Snoring

[Sonya]

Apparently, according to my husband I snore, and quite loud at that. I do have sinus issues...don't know if that's the reason or not, but according to him it sounds like a freight train. I have tried those little strips that you put on the bridge of your nose. I ripped them off in the middle of the night. I tried different pillows, didn't seem to make a difference. He says it's worse when I lay on my back, I go to sleep on my side but flop around quite a bit. I do take pills for my sinus', but apparently they don't help in regards to snoring.

Does anyone know any methods, products that can help?...I mean I'm fine and sleep fine, but I guess I must think of him in all this

 

[sfmini]

You might want to consider a sleep study to make sure that it isn't more than "just" snoring. The specialists can then help you with a device or even surgery to take care of the problem.

If it isn't "just" snoring, a sleep study can become a life saving move on your part.

 

[Sonya]

You might want to consider a sleep study to make sure that it isn't more than "just" snoring. The specialists can then help you with a device or even surgery to take care of the problem.

If it isn't "just" snoring, a sleep study can become a life saving move on your part.

I probably should and will check into it...he said sometimes I will just stop for a few seconds and then start right back up as loud as ever but he said it appears I'm still breathing...my father has sleep apenia (sp?)...i should research it more I know very little about it. Is loud snoring a sideaffect of that do you know?

I haven't always snored...just the past year or so.

he also said that if he shakes the bed (which sometimes wakes me, sometimes not) I will stop for a while even if I haven't moved.

 

[Debby - LB]

Me too! I'm watching for any tips from others. My husband snores too, he's supposed to have one of those sleep studies. I told the Dr. that husband should not complain about my snoring, he shakes the whole bed and sometimes wakes me up choking... Dr. said that's not good.

 

[sfmini]

Sleep apnea can be devastating to your health and you really should be checked. Yes, loud snoring and stopping breathing are the symptoms, the damage that can be done is devastating.

Untreated, sleep apnea can cause high blood pressure and other cardiovascular disease, memory problems, weight gain, impotency, and headaches. Moreover, untreated sleep apnea may be responsible for job impairment and motor vehicle crashes. Fortunately, sleep apnea can be diagnosed and treated. Several treatment options exist, and research into additional options continues.

Here is a website with more info. http://www.sleepapnea.org/

 

[Sonya]

Thankyou for the website Jody...as I said I know very little about it...wasnt even spelling it correctly.

 

[HGFarm]

Ok, if you stop breathing when you are snoring, this is sleep apnea, and you need to get in for a test a.s.a.p!!!! As Jody said, this is a life saving thing!! Sleep apnea IS deadly, for some sooner than others. It can cause heart problems, heart attack, stroke, organ failure, high blood pressure, etc.... And I know someone who died of it because they refused to treat it. Their heart finally gave out from the stress of it all. He was only about 40 yrs old.

 

[Sonya]

How terrible Laurie. My husband says it does look like I'm breathing when I stop snoring...although he said they aren't very big breathes. I will get it checked out to be safe asap. It is funny that I never really snored until about a year ago. I've always had sinus/allergy issues...I haven't gained any weight or anything, nothing has really changed much in a year except my age...turned 40 last year. I would love to find something that helps keep the snoring down for the time being or someone may be sleeping on the couch...even though I'm the noisy party I think it best if he sleeps on the couch...lol

 

[wrs]

I encourage you also to get checked to make sure it isn't something more serious. Our vet died 2 years ago from sleep apnea.

I noticed you mentioned you had sinus issues also. My husband has improved alot in his snoring by using a neti pot to wash his sinus' out every night. He's also not had as many sinus infections since doing that.

 

[Holly at WhiteTailsMinis]

just a question, have you had your adnoids (sp) looked at or removed???? When I was younger I used to snore. My mother took me to the ENT doctor they checked and my adnoids were large. So while I was having my tonsils removed they also removed my adnoids. I no longer snore, unless I have a sinus problem and I am sleeping on my back. Hope this helps. But if you have sleep apniea, I would defiently have a sleep study done to make sure.

 

[Sonya]

Holly...yes I still have my adnoids and tonsils. I do use the nedipot that someone else mentioned, but not every night, just a couple times a week. It seems that I snore regardless of having a bad sinus night or not. And it is worse when I'm on my back according to my husband. I will talk with my doc to rule out any sleep disorders. Has anyone ever heard if that stuff you spray on your throat (I saw it on tv) works?

 

[miniwhinny]

Tempurpedic pillow.

One of those strange hard looking preformed foam pillows.

Hubby snored SO loud that there were times I wanted to go to bed with ear plugs. Someone suggested one of these pillows. From night #1 he STOPPED completely and hasn't snored since !!!!! In two years !!! Not only that they are very comfortable once the first few nights of getting used to them are over. We even bought them for our RV so we get peaceful nights when we travel too lol

 

[HGFarm]

My friends husband also has sleep apnea, but HORRIBLE sinus problems. He had his tonsils and adnoids removed last year (not fun for an adult!!) but it has helped so much and he also had surgery on his sinuses. His apnea is somewhat better now but not gone. Yep, get yourself checked out completely so you dont develope other health issues- and dont let your Dr. blow you off. Some do!!!

 

[candycar]

My hubby snores bad also. He uses the OTC snore spray (whatever is at walmart, He's used them all) and it helps a bunch. It's kind of spendy but really helps quiet him enough for me to get to sleep. He is snoring way less now that he quit drinking every day and lost 35 lbs. But still uses it on the days he does drink. It helps! Good luck!

 

[Connie Ballard]

I was just tested in June, got my CPAP machine July 8, 2010. Tim has had one for 15 yrs and like your husband...he said...you snore so bad...you need to be checked. I've never slept well, hard to go to sleep, hard to stay asleep..in recent years, just tired all the time. AND...get this...my family doc put me on anti-depressants last fall...then my BP started rising...normally 60ish on bottom, now 98 on bottom.....AFTER my sleep apnea testing...they realize...I am not depressed...just TIRED!!!!!!!!!!!

I hate it when they throw drugs at you and dont investigate the problem. MY HUSBAND....told me to tell our family doc that I need to be sleep apnea tested so I did. She says..."Do you want to be tested"....I said I guess...she says I can order it. Grrrrrrrrrrr!! So....when I go back and tell her the results: They measure it from 5 to 30...I am a 26 which is Severe Sleep Apnea....waking 26 times an hour or over 200 times a night. My REM sleep (deep sleep where your body is almost in a paralyzed state resting, replenishing itself...was disturbed 60 times a night. No wonder I feel so tired and rung out. I wasent depressed just exhausted.

NOW...get this...I only got the machine July 8....but I am feeling SOOOOO much better it is amazing.

The sleep doc said "Connie you wont believe how much better you will feel"

Talked to a friend who's son was put on anti depressents only to find out he too had sleep apnea.

It IS INHERITED too.

It is really easy to do...they put electorde monitors on you..like one on top of your head to monitor brainwaves, next to your eye to monitor rapid eye movement, leg to monitor restless leg syndrome, then a heart monitor, oxygen monitor on your finger. I thought..sleep...yeah right...I dont sleep well anyhow...now I have to wear this stuff and sleep at the hospital (2nd time in my 55 yrs ever been in the hospital)...but they did let me take a sleep aid so got to sleep and tests were successful.

Week later I went back for testing WITH a CPAP machine so they could set the machine to my specific needs...same prep putting on the monitoring electrodes..but with the mask on..I slept really good and felt good that day! I know it sounds strange...but couldnt wait to get my machine. I LOVE IT!!!

I am excited about feeling good again! Let us know how your testing goes. Call now!! (sounds like an infomercial doesnt it...lol...but Jody is so right on...it makes a huge difference. She's been coaching me (thank you Jody!!!)

 

[Sonya]

Connie...so glad you are feeling better, that's awesome. I feel rested when I wake up in the morning, I fall asleep easy for the most part. I have used the pillows that are made of memory foam, but not the specific brand that miniwhinny mentioned, I will look for it...and the spray that candycar mentioned. I will talk to my doc too and see if he thinks it's necessary to have a sleep study. Maybe I will start using my nedi pot more too...I just hate it though.

 

[Connie Ballard]

My allergist has me use a Neil-Med Sinus Rinse 2x day, everyday. It is a squeeze bottle...sooooooooo much easier and more effective than the netti pot for me. He says I'm allergic to every weed known to man...my reply was...soooooo you are saying I should not do the mowing on our farm? (I love to mow...veg out time).

Tim tried every sleep aid...sprays, nose strips, sleeping this way/that way, many..many different pillows. His snoring/breathing was so loud, spent so many sleepless nights. He finally went for sleep study after I told him that I dreamed I was about to put a big pillow over his face one night!!! tee hee

 

[yankee_minis]

I vote for sleep apnea. 1 in 15 people have it. I have severe apnea-- I wake up 55 times an hour. Funny but for years and years I realized I wasn't dreaming. I thought it was the anti-depressants. Looking back it was because I wasn't sleeping.

Your oxygen levels go down so low it's dangerous. I used to sleep one whole day on the weekend-- 24 hours-- in order to recover from the previous week and prepare for the upcoming week. I would get sick all the time.

Of course this was all normal to me.

So was the high blood pressure, the weight gain, the depression...

I got my c-pap last fall. It made a difference. At work it was amazing to me that I wasn't literally falling asleep at my desk. This is how regular people live and work?? It was hard to believe. I thought everyone was as tired as I was. My family thought I was lazy.

In addition when I wear it I notice I have energy-- I am not weak and shakey when I walk upstairs. My limbs don't weigh a hundred pounds. I am not huffing and puffing walking a 1/4 mile- the length of my driveway.

The study-- which I thought would be a waste of time-- was kinda interesting with all the things stuck all over my head, chest and legs. Apparently I do a lot of muscle jerking which also kept me awake.

You know, sleep deprivation is a form of torture...