SNORING!
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Einthewoods
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I have never heard myself snore. 
I had a hunting buddy that he and my family remote hunted for many years together. After year one, we all learned that we needed to try and fall asleep before he did. If not, you would be awake for a long while.
None of the folks in camp ever worried about bears or anything else. Can't think of anything dumb enough in the wild to come near our camp with that sound going on.
I had a hunting buddy that he and my family remote hunted for many years together. After year one, we all learned that we needed to try and fall asleep before he did. If not, you would be awake for a long while.
None of the folks in camp ever worried about bears or anything else. Can't think of anything dumb enough in the wild to come near our camp with that sound going on.
Yes I do and that is one reason I need to calm down the racket. I snore worse than her and if she is a Tractor, I am a Freight Train! Her earplugs have failed so I am now on a diet. If losing the weight doesn't work, it's off to the sleep doctor with a bucket full of money.
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thepumpguysc
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My snoring was from a deviated septum, broken nose.. I lived w/ it for 35 years until my breathing became an issue..
couldn't breath outa 1 nostril.. the snoring was wall shaking bad..
Hold your finger on 1 nostril & breath in & out..ok?? NOW do the other.. does it collapse??
My surgery was slightly painless.. recovery was about a week & back to work..
couldn't breath outa 1 nostril.. the snoring was wall shaking bad..
Hold your finger on 1 nostril & breath in & out..ok?? NOW do the other.. does it collapse??
My surgery was slightly painless.. recovery was about a week & back to work..
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I've written it before - SWMBO could cause the plaster to fall. She tried everything - weight loss, sprays, nose straps. But then several years ago she got a wedge pillow and it virtually stopped the snoring. The weight loss was good for other things but didn't seem to affect the snoring. The rare occasion we stay in hotels and don't have the pillow, she snores loudly.Yes I do and that is one reason I need to calm down the racket. I snore worse than her and if she is a Tractor, I am a Freight Train! Her earplugs have failed so I am now on a diet. If losing the weight doesn't work, it's off to the sleep doctor with a bucket full of money.
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Because snoring was causing me and the family a lot of stress I found a CPAP machine for sell on eBay in 2004 and trained myself how to set it up and use it and other used ones since that time. When I stopped eating foods containing added sugars and or any form of any grain in 2014 to try and reverse the arthritis pain and joint damage I lost 50 pounds and now four years later still eating the same way I have the setting on 8 vs 12. Sleep apnea can be a killer I learned from family members and a friend that had an unexplained heart attack.
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Snoring is no laughing matter. It is the result of partial airway obstruction, which can end up causing DEATH.
Snoring is almost always related to obstructive sleep apnoea. The causes of the obstruction can be varied, and include deviated septum, enlarged turbinates, enlarged tonsils and/or adenoids, obesity, narrow palate, large tongue, to name just a few.
If there is obstruction from a deviated septum, enlarged turbinates, tonsils and adenoids, etc. these need to be addressed by an ENT. if the problem persists once one is satisfied that 'the pipes are clear', the most commonly used methods to try to improve airflow are CPAP or dental splints that hold the lower jaw forward which in turn hold the tongue forward, thereby reducing the obstruction caused by the tongue.
Obesity is a major factor in obstructive sleep apnoea.
It really is prudent for anyone who snores, or who is constantly tired or who falls asleep when not actually in bed (micro-sleeps or falling asleep when driving is an obviously lethal problem), to see a specialist sleep physician, who almost certainly will arrange for a sleep study to be done. Once one knows the extent of the problem and the likely causes, one can address the causes properly.
When people talk about someone 'dying peacefully in their sleep' they are very often referring to someone who suffocated to death when their airway completely obstructed while they were sleeping.
Two simple and short questionnaires (STOP-BANG) that will help you to identify if you are at risk of sleep apnoea can be found on my website Snoring and Sleep Apnoea - Dr Ken Lipworth They are not diagnostic, but will help you to identify your potential risk.
Ken
Snoring is almost always related to obstructive sleep apnoea. The causes of the obstruction can be varied, and include deviated septum, enlarged turbinates, enlarged tonsils and/or adenoids, obesity, narrow palate, large tongue, to name just a few.
If there is obstruction from a deviated septum, enlarged turbinates, tonsils and adenoids, etc. these need to be addressed by an ENT. if the problem persists once one is satisfied that 'the pipes are clear', the most commonly used methods to try to improve airflow are CPAP or dental splints that hold the lower jaw forward which in turn hold the tongue forward, thereby reducing the obstruction caused by the tongue.
Obesity is a major factor in obstructive sleep apnoea.
It really is prudent for anyone who snores, or who is constantly tired or who falls asleep when not actually in bed (micro-sleeps or falling asleep when driving is an obviously lethal problem), to see a specialist sleep physician, who almost certainly will arrange for a sleep study to be done. Once one knows the extent of the problem and the likely causes, one can address the causes properly.
When people talk about someone 'dying peacefully in their sleep' they are very often referring to someone who suffocated to death when their airway completely obstructed while they were sleeping.
Two simple and short questionnaires (STOP-BANG) that will help you to identify if you are at risk of sleep apnoea can be found on my website Snoring and Sleep Apnoea - Dr Ken Lipworth They are not diagnostic, but will help you to identify your potential risk.
Ken
YLee Kioti
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Anyone look into rhinoplasty?
I suffered from chronic oxygen deprivation for over 35 years. All from a deviated septum.
Could sleep for 10 hours and wake up still fatigued.
The deviated septum was corrected and also rhinoplasty.
A balloon is inserted into sinus cavity, which is a spongy porous cavity. The balloon compresses the material and the cavity is enlarged.
The results are incredible. Waking up rested and ready to go was a new experience.
We go through life and never realize our entire life is affected by chronic fatigue and never know it.
I would fall asleep in class, meetings etc. Very poor quality of life. Now in my mid 60's work longer and harder then ever before. Well yeah I do take naps at noon to cool off and take B12.
Anyways, rhinoplasty is painless and the results are truly priceless. Yes, on occasion still snore, but have to be really fatigued for that.
I suffered from chronic oxygen deprivation for over 35 years. All from a deviated septum.
Could sleep for 10 hours and wake up still fatigued.
The deviated septum was corrected and also rhinoplasty.
A balloon is inserted into sinus cavity, which is a spongy porous cavity. The balloon compresses the material and the cavity is enlarged.
The results are incredible. Waking up rested and ready to go was a new experience.
We go through life and never realize our entire life is affected by chronic fatigue and never know it.
I would fall asleep in class, meetings etc. Very poor quality of life. Now in my mid 60's work longer and harder then ever before. Well yeah I do take naps at noon to cool off and take B12.
Anyways, rhinoplasty is painless and the results are truly priceless. Yes, on occasion still snore, but have to be really fatigued for that.