Posted: 2/8/2017 1:34:49 PM EDT
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My snoring is getting worse and is really starting to piss off my better half. Sleeping on my back, side, stomach, doesn't matter. Haven't done a sleep study yet.
Do the mouthpiece/mouth guardthings work? I absolutely dread having to be hooked up to a bunch of hoses just to sleep. |
| Properly crafted mouthpieces/guards work. It's about keeping the jaw open enough to allow free nasal aspiration, versus closing the epiglottis, limiting aspiration to the oral airway. Breathe-Right nasal strips foster the same thing, externally - whether they work well depends on your neck angle/pillow while sleeping, and your personal physique. |
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For God's sake man get the sleep study done and explore your options from there. There any many types events that can cause sleep problems including apneas. All with multiple options as solutions. Talk a lot with your sleep study technician. They are the ones "in the trenches" and know the ins and out of all of it. The first step is getting a quality sleep study done.
The new CPAP's and BiPAP's are whisper quiet and new masks or nasal pillows are unobtrusive and allow sleeping in all positions. Quite literally this machine SAVED MY LIFE. I look forward to putting it on every single day. |
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This is gonna sound dumb/offensive, but do you drink before bed?
A lot of people do. Not drunk, just a little nip to help get to sleep. Well, you fall asleep great, but then your body continues to absorb the alcohol, and it relaxes everything too much and you start snoring. It's super common. And it won't show up on a sleep study, assuming you don't sneak in minibottles with you or something... Not trying to be accusatory, but it's something to rule out. |
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My snoring is getting worse and is really starting to piss off my better half. Sleeping on my back, side, stomach, doesn't matter. Haven't done a sleep study yet. Do the mouthpiece/mouth guardthings work? I absolutely dread having to be hooked up to a bunch of hoses just to sleep. 
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Properly crafted mouthpieces/guards work. It's about keeping the jaw open enough to allow free nasal aspiration, versus closing the epiglottis, limiting aspiration to the oral airway. Breathe-Right nasal strips foster the same thing, externally - whether they work well depends on your neck angle/pillow while sleeping, and your personal physique. |
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For God's sake man get the sleep study done and explore your options from there. There any many types events that can cause sleep problems including apneas. All with multiple options as solutions. Talk a lot with your sleep study technician. They are the ones "in the trenches" and know the ins and out of all of it. The first step is getting a quality sleep study done. The new CPAP's and BiPAP's are whisper quiet and new masks or nasal pillows are unobtrusive and allow sleeping in all positions. Quite literally this machine SAVED MY LIFE. I look forward to putting it on every single day. I was literally, LITERALLY, about to start a snoring thread. I could copy/paste what OP said re: significant other. Calling my local sleep center now. mug |
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I can tell you from personal experience that the mouth piece worked for me. I purchased the Snore RX product and on the first night the snoring was gone.
My jaw hurt for about 10 days but is fine now. Rinse and wash it often to help keep from having 'muck' mouth in the morning. My wife is very happy with the results and I feel more rested in the morning. The Snore RX is adjustable to move the lower jaw forward opening up the airway. YMMV |
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Go see an ENT. I went and it turns out that I have a somewhat large tongue and as I have gotten older the muscles have weakened to some degree causing my snoring to get worse. I wear a custom mouth guard now that has made my wife very happy.
They'll probably push you to get a sleep study, but my ENT took one look at my mouth and told me what the problem was. |
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Go see a ENT. I went and it turns out that I have a somewhat large tongue and as I have gotten older the muscles have weakened to some degree causing my snoring to get worse. I wear a custom mouth guard now that has made my wife very happy. They'll probably push you to get a sleep study, but my ENT took one look at my mouth and told me what the problem was. |
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Where do you people come up with this 'insight'? Fuck. Weight loss does exactly what for Central Apnea? Â  Quoted:
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Lose weight. Also, 100% of people who go to a sleep study end up "needing" to purchase a CPAP. Fuck. Weight loss does exactly what for Central Apnea? Â I'd guess that people come up with it from..."science". You have no idea what type of apnea he has, the suggestion to lose weight is a simple one, a good, and has many other benefits as well. ETA- central apnea is much more rare as well. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/snoring/basics/risk-factors/con-20031874 http://umm.edu/health/medical/reports/articles/obstructive-sleep-apnea https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3021364/ "Obesity is considered a major risk factor for the development and progression of OSA.8,19,20,27,28 The prevalence of OSA in obese or severely obese patients is nearly twice that of normal-weight adults. Furthermore, patients with mild OSA who gain 10% of their baseline weight are at a sixfold-increased risk of progression of OSA, and an equivalent weight loss can result in a more than 20% improvement in OSA severity.28 Moreover, the higher prevalence of OSA in obese subjects is not limited to adults; recent data show that obese children have a 46% prevalence of OSA when compared with children seen in a general pediatric clinic (33%).29 This finding is further aggravated by the obesity epidemic among children and adolescents.30 In fact, there are data suggesting that children and adolescents with OSA have more than a sixfold-increased risk of having metabolic syndrome,31 when compared with children and adolescents without OSA. These findings highlight the need to develop screening and prevention for these conditions, even as early as in childhood" |
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Where do you people come up with this 'insight'? Fuck. Weight loss does exactly what for Central Apnea? Â I find it interesting you're convinced it's Central Apnea when all he's said is that he is snoring a lot. My insight came from my snoring also disturbing my wife, and weight loss fixing it. You seem awful certain it's Central Apnea with exactly zero reason to think so. |
| Get the study done via referral from a reputable ear/nose/throat doc. My study only turned up very mild apnea, have more of a passage way issue. I say this as I'm getting ready to go to the Doc to get the tubes pulled out of my nose from Sinus surgery last friday. Had deviated septum straightened and nasal tubulars opened up. After a few weeks i'll go back for palate work most likely (uvula chopped, etc. ). Goal is to finally be able to sleep through the night and not have the wife smack me to get me to stop snoring. |
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Sleep study! Now! While you're still able to!
Worth browsing: http://www.cpaptalk.com/CPAP-Sleep-Apnea-Forum.html, the ArfCom for people with SA. Lots of good info to be found there. The hosting company is a good place for supplies. |
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Thanks for all the information!
To answer a few of the questions: I'm 6'1 190 lbs. and have been the same weight for 10 years + - So not fat and in good shape and in good health according my last physical and blood work about 6 months ago. BP could be a little lower, but both the doc and I attribute that to stress from my business. He wants to keep an eye on it anyway. I do have a couple beers or glasses of wine with dinner and I typically do not eat till 730 pm or later. Eating that late and going to bed an hour later is admittedly not the best way to go. She has recorded my night time "opera" on a few occasions. It's not terribly loud, but is somewhat sporadic. She says I seem to breathe a bit shallow here and there. Normally I sleep like a stone, as in it takes a lot to wake me up. My dentist feels that I grind my teeth and clinch down while sleeping. |
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My snoring is getting worse and is really starting to piss off my better half. Sleeping on my back, side, stomach, doesn't matter. Haven't done a sleep study yet. Do the mouthpiece/mouth guardthings work? I absolutely dread having to be hooked up to a bunch of hoses just to sleep. I recently got a Tuft and Needle bed and some really nice pillows. My wife claims I went from snoring a shit ton to basically not at all. |
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Lose weight. Also, 100% of people who go to a sleep study end up "needing" to purchase a CPAP. No so Wife has apnea and a machine for fifteen years. Last sleep study said she didnt have apnea and didnt need a cpap. Of course study was fubar as can be and tech literally didnt know crap but its not a sure thing. |
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Thanks for all the information! To answer a few of the questions: I'm 6'1 190 lbs. and have been the same weight for 10 years + - So not fat and in good shape and in good health according my last physical and blood work about 6 months ago. BP could be a little lower, but both the doc and I attribute that to stress from my business. He wants to keep an eye on it anyway. I do have a couple beers or glasses of wine with dinner and I typically do not eat till 730 pm or later. Eating that late and going to bed an hour later is admittedly not the best way to go. She has recorded my night time "opera" on a few occasions. It's not terribly loud, but is somewhat sporadic. She says I seem to breathe a bit shallow here and there. Normally I sleep like a stone, as in it takes a lot to wake me up. My dentist feels that I grind my teeth and clinch down while sleeping. There's a pretty strong correlation between obstructive sleep apnea and clenching/grinding.  In a lot of cases, correcting the apnea helps with the grinding.  Oral OSA appliances will also protect your teeth from grinding like a basic nightguard. |
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I recently got a Tuft and Needle bed and some really nice pillows. My wife claims I went from snoring a shit ton to basically not at all. There is no blanket solution to this problem. I've seen dozens of these threads over the years and my take away from them is that each person has their own particular issues. Perhaps 100's of potential solutions. Losing weight, not drinking and don't eat a big meal and then get in bed. |