Snoring, my personal cross to bear

[Boris_natasha]

Searching for a holistic remedy for extreme snoring. Yes, I could drop several pounds. But I need a quicker solution. The teasing can get brutal.

[FunkyTown]

Some options:

Those noseguard thingies.

A humidifier.

A tube for your nose.

Basically, anything that opens up the airways will work.

[Tarnished]

The nose guard thingies are called Breathe Rights. My husband uses them.

[Guest mormonmusic]

You can go to a clinic where they will do a sleep study. Then they can prescribe a C-Pap machine that blows humidified air up your nostrils. My dad uses one of these and gets a REALLY good sleep as a result.

I tried Breathe-right strips and they were useless. They are an adhesive splint that you stick to the front of your nose, above the nostrils, and they open up the airways a bit.

[pam]

Extreme snoring is a possible sign of sleep apnea. Like mormonmusic said, I would recommend getting tested by a sleep study.

[Dravin]

Wouldn't it be the people around you who have to bear that burden? :)

[funkenheimer]

I had the same problem and did the sleep study. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and prescribed a cpap machine. Luckily my health insurance paid for most of it. They are very expensive. It took some getting used to, but now not only do I not snore, I sleep much better at night.

One side note to this - I used to often wake up with splitting headaches. The doctor told me it was because my brain wasn't getting enough oxygen. Since using the machine I haven't had a single headache.

[Tamiele]

You can go to a clinic where they will do a sleep study. Then they can prescribe a C-Pap machine that blows humidified air up your nostrils. My dad uses one of these and gets a REALLY good sleep as a result.

I tried Breathe-right strips and they were useless. They are an adhesive splint that you stick to the front of your nose, above the nostrils, and they open up the airways a bit.

This entire post describes the experience of my husband. Now we both sleep in peace.

[Boris_natasha]

Thanks to all for the advice. I've had friends who suggestf the sleep clinic, but the cpap machine is something I've never heard of. My husband and sons only complain about the snoring once in a while. My sons giggle about it mostly. The only real drama occurs when I'm sleeping in someone else's place.

[dazed-and-confused]

i've used the breathe-right strips and found them to be very effective. my wife, on the other hand, simply refuses to accept the fact that she, too, snores...lol

you mentioned one other factor...losing weight. my weight sometimes goes up and down, right now it's up, and i've noticed how much better i sleep without snoring when i'm slimmer. i guess that wherever the snoring comes from, that gets fat too and inspires the snoring. weird.

Edited June 18, 2010 by dazed-and-confused

[roundtable]

try sleeping without a pillow...

[Vanhin]

I would go to a sleep specialist, as suggested, and have a sleep study done. It could change your life.

I have sleep apnea, and I sleep with a CPAP machine. It's main job is to maintain positive pressure by adjusting itself when you breathe in and out. It gets tuned to the specific pressure that you need based on the sleep study, and modern devices include humidifiers (which I wouldn't go without) and settings to adjust for altitude and stuff. Real fancy.

Though it took a little getting used to, the CPAP (mask and all) has made a huge difference in my life. I actually sometimes zonk completely, where I wake up 8 hours later but I don't remember sleeping at all (no dreams or anything). Like when I was a kid - fully rested.

For me the nasal pillow type masks are the most comfortable, but another type might work better for you.

One thing is for sure, the CPAP ends my snoring completely, and I have servere sleep apnea.

Anyway those are my thoughts.

Regards,

Vanhin

[pam]

For me the nasal pillow type masks are the most comfortable, but another type might work better for you.

That's the kind I use. I like sleeping on my back at times. I can't do this without a cpap machine as I have obstructed sleep apnea and my throat closes off without the air to keep it open.

[Guest nataliecarter]

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