Anti-Snoring devices....

12 years ago

Hi - I've been a lurker on these boards for quite awhile, enjoying reading other members posts & gaining some knowledge from them as well. But now, I've got my own question to post to other members. I am a horrible, chronic snorer and I hate to have to start sleeping in a separate bedroom from my partner before we're even married! Anyway, I was wondering if anyone out there has any suggestions on snoring devices that work? I use the Breathright nasal strips with limited success (and they are costly). Am apprehensive to try something else I can find on the internet without hearing some true reviews first. Thanks all!!!! Paula

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wildchild
12 years ago
The first thing to do is to tell your doctor and get tested for sleep apnea. Chronic snoring is the major sign. Sleep apnea can kill you. It's very common. So eliminate that before looking for other solutions.

If you do turn out to have sleep apnea sleeping with a properly adjusted CPAP will give you a safe good nights rest and also your partner.
Adella Bedella
12 years ago
You need to go see a doctor and get booked for a sleep study. Snoring is potentially a precursor of heart problems. My dh was a horrible snorer. Finally, he listened to someone and did a sleep study this last year. He has terrible sleep apnea. Dh now has a cpap machine he sleeps with at night. He doesn't snore anymore and he feels better during the day.
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We sleep separately as well. I also have a very hard time falling asleep unless the room is ABSOLUTELY quiet. Husband isn't a terrible snorer but he sleeps on his back and he sort of 'puffs' as he breathes till he gets into deep sleep at which the snoring does start....totally keeps me awake. We also have entirely different sleep patterns as he likes to go to bed and get up very early, while I like to stay up a bit later and wake later too. He gets up several times a night for bathroom visits, etc. Even the *bed* style we like is opposite: he prefers a rock hard mattress and I'm a cloud-soft kinda woman. Oh, and he gets cold if the temperature goes much below 80 while I cannot sleep in such swelter. I also find as I've gotten older if I have a sleepless night (or series of nights) I feel really, really awful and dysfunctional. Those youthful days of being able to function on a handful of hours of sleep are long gone for me. So yeah, separate rooms works very well for us :). One of the highlights of a typical day now for me is when I finish the chores, shower, get into my nightgown and then settle down in my super comfortable bed with a good book to relax while I read til I'm drowsy, then turn the lights out to sleep in peace and quiet. It was such a revelation when I could finally do that every night after years of reading in the living room so I didn't wake him up followed by lying sleeplessly in bed trying desperately to go to sleep-and I tried earplugs, melatonin and all kinds of other tricks. I understand about being embarrassed because it seems to be one of those commonly accepted marital rules, but sleeping in the same bed/room just doesn't always work and as Jen said, different bedrooms doesn't mean there's no intimacy or that you're living in an unhealthy marriage. We'll be celebrating our 30th anniversary in a few months--each ensconced in our nice cozy beds in our own rooms LOL.
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petaloid
12 years ago
Add my name to what wildchild and adellabedella said.

I am hoping you have medical insurance, because that would cover the sleep study and CPAP machine.
pekemom
12 years ago
My husband and my SIL both use a CPAP machine.
DH has been on it for years. SIL just got one in the past year, she says it has helped her a lot.
patti43
11 years ago
Welcome, AlmostAGranny, come sit down and have a cuppa with us.

First, I'd listen to the people who tell you to see a doctor rather than "stevhardy1" who just registered at the KT today and is definitely trying to sell something.

Second, not all people who snore have apnea, but the only way you'll find out is to do the study. I couldn't believe how little Harry was breathing and it scared the daylights out of me.

So please have the test if you can and come back and "talk" with us some more!
shell1989
11 years ago
Like the others have said get a sleep study! My husband did and now he has a cpap machine and he sleeps like a baby! No more tossing and turning and best of all no snoring!! Good luck to you!
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
11 years ago
I love my CPAP. I put it off for too long. My sleep study showed a severe restriction of O2 at night. The CPAP is quiet, comfortable, but ugly as heck, lol. But, I love my peaceful nights and so does my wonderful husband.

If you have insurance, a good portion of all costs will be covered.
paleblue
11 years ago
I use a FLENT BREATHING DEVICE. Get them on EBAY for about $4.00 each (search for cheapest). They are
reuseable and were replaced by breath strips, which
are not reuseable..
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
11 years ago
A sleep study should be the first step.
When you sleep many people the jaw drops down and out of alignment which is one of the things that starts the chain of events that cause snoring. For some people a device from a dentist that holds the jaws in proper alignment can stop snoring. This is one such device, you can check with a dentist in your area for help in this area.
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My husband snores very bad, refuses to do a sleep study but by watching him I know that his jaw is dropping down dramatically hanging open and causing his tongue to drop back in his throat and block his airway.
Ask someone to watch you when you start snoring to see if that type of thing is happening.

My sister did the sleep study and was amazed at how little she was actually breathing. She is now on a cpap it took her some time to find the proper type mask for her she had to try a few different ones but she has had good success using the cpap.

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