Snoring - Need Help - Funny but true and need help

[drakethib]

Ok guys.

I am a very loud snorer. It has began keeping my wife up at night almost to the point were we are sometimes sleeping in different bedrooms.

While it is kind of funny, after the laughter it is serious.

I have had a surgery in the past for a deviated septum (not just for snoring) to no avail.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks

 

[YellowMickeyPonchos]

When you snore, do you have an all-of-a-sudden loud snort? The kind that will wake your wife up because she is startled? Have her listen to and maybe audio record your patterns for a while. If this is the case, you may be having a bit of sleep apnea.

Bad news, This can be minorly dangerous, as it means you stop breathing for a bit and are not getting oxygen at that time. The "snort" is your body's way of dealing with it.

Good news, it's treatable. You might have to sleep with a CPAP machine - to give you additional oxygen, but it helps relieve some of the snoring issue. To diagnose, your MD will have to get you a sleep study done - where you go to sleep for the night at a clinic or the local hospital's center for sleep disorders.

It may be a long shot, but worth investigating. My brother had it. His snoring drove his wife crazy until he had it diagnosed (sleep disorders run in our family apparently, as I have a very minor case of narcolepsy...). I can tell you from experience that doing the tests is nothing. They hook some wires to your scalp and a band around your chest to monitor your breating patterns. It's a little odd at first, but not bad at all.

Best wishes!

 

[Dismom+two]

My dh says that I snore as well.
I am over weight which I have heard does not help with the snoring either.

I use the nasal strips which does help with my snoring.

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Shall I soundproof the cistern?

 

[cocowum]

I just wear ear plugs. Paul snores like a wild animal.

 

[drakethib]

I just wear ear plugs. Paul snores like a wild animal.

I have snored as long as I can remember (or have been told). It is really getting bad for my poor wife.

 

[jcb]

No one could snore louder than my petite grandmother, at least while she was alive, but DW has said I must be a close competitor. DW makes me roll over and face the wall and the breath-right strips are next to the bed.

 

[sixbits8]

I also use the nasal strips. Sometimes they work better then others. Snoring usually begins around 2-3am. At least that what she tells me. My doctor wants me to go in for a sleep study but I'm trying to lose weight first to see if that helps first. Good luck.

 

[LilGMom]

Like YellowMickeyPonchos said, if you are snorting and occaisionally gasping for a breath you could have sleep apnea. Another sign of it is how tired are you after what you think is a good night of sleep? Do you find yourself falling asleep easily during the day if you are sitting still for a long time? Sleep apnea can be pretty serious and can have other health problems associated to it. And because your body is snorting/jerking/gasping for air throughout the night you aren't getting the good REM sleep that your body needs. The test for it is painless and you might be surprised with the results.

 

[firemanx]

Possibly Sleep Apnea. Which is a fairly common problem. CPAP usually helps with the problem. Also depending how you sleep you can sometimes stop snoring. If my dad sleeps anyway beside on his back he rattles the windows from snoring so loud.

 

[Iggipolka]

Fellow snorer checking in! It runs in my family as my tiny grandmother, my mother, my brother and I all snore. My DW says that my snoring has gotten worse with my being pregnant, probably due to both increased estrogen and body weight.

My doctor has recommended using a Nettie Pot every night, which is just so disgusting that I haven't tried it yet. She also suggested raising the head of the bed with a couple books under the legs to make breathing easier.

I hope this helps for you! Snoring can really mess with marital happiness.

 

[miss missy]

If its a weight thing, dropping weight helps. I know people that have CPAP machines and swear by them. They say you have to get used to it, then you can't live without it.

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

A former next door neighbor of mine told me her FIL used to snore really bad. Her MIL cut off one leg of a pair of pantyhose and put a tennis ball inside towards the middle and knotted it on both sides to keep the tennis ball in place. At night her husband would tie it around his chest so the tennis ball was positioned in the middle of his back. This forced him to sleep on his side because whenever he'd roll on his back (which was usually when he'd start snoring), the tennis ball would be really uncomfortable and he'd automatically roll back onto his side. I guess this helped quite a bit. However, you really should have a sleep study done because sleep apnea can be very dangerous.

 

[janiejake]

My DH was a champion snorer. While I could sleep through all his noise, it was so loud that his hunting party made him sleep separately from the group! Took me ages to talk him into mentioning the snoring (and the sleep apnea I had noted, waking him at night to change position) to his MD. He had a sleep study. He was diagnosed with fairly severe sleep apnea. He wears a CPAP at night. They are not the big noisy honkers they used to be years ago. I can barely tell he is wearing it. And there is no more snoring. Only when he falls asleep without it. I highly recommend you consider a sleep study. (he had tried the nasal strips. He also has lost weight, but the monitor for his CPAP reports he is still apneic). Could be you are just a loud snorer, but it bears looking into.

 

[LilGMom]

If its a weight thing, dropping weight helps. I know people that have CPAP machines and swear by them. They say you have to get used to it, then you can't live without it.

My DH uses a CPAP and I swear by that thing too!! We have to take it with us whenever we travel.

My DH was a champion snorer. While I could sleep through all his noise, it was so loud that his hunting party made him sleep separately from the group! Took me ages to talk him into mentioning the snoring (and the sleep apnea I had noted, waking him at night to change position) to his MD. He had a sleep study. He was diagnosed with fairly severe sleep apnea. He wears a CPAP at night. They are not the big noisy honkers they used to be years ago. I can barely tell he is wearing it. And there is no more snoring. Only when he falls asleep without it. I highly recommend you consider a sleep study. (he had tried the nasal strips. He also has lost weight, but the monitor for his CPAP reports he is still apneic). Could be you are just a loud snorer, but it bears looking into.

The CPAP is more of like white noise than anything.

 

[YellowMickeyPonchos]

I used to be wierded out by the Neti Pot thing, but now.... I do the Neti pot thing - actually with a squeeze bottle and not the pot - and it makes a big difference when I have sinus issues. It's not all that gross and really, you get used to it pretty fast. It can also help you ward off sinus infections by washing the back walls of the sinuses.

 

[Iggipolka]

You don't feel like you're drowning with you do the Neti Pot thing?