Snoring

[Marilyn. 340]

my hubby doesn't snore but I think I do

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Snoring

Uvula...LOL

Forty-five percent of normal adults snore at least occasionally, and 25 percent are habitual snorers. Problem snoring is more frequent in males and overweight persons, and it usually grows worse with age.

More than 300 devices are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as cures for snoring. Some are variations on the old idea of sewing a sock that holds a tennis ball on the pajama back to force the snorer to sleep on his side. (Snoring is often worse when a person sleeps on his back). Some devices reposition the lower jaw forward; some open nasal air passages; a few others have been designed to condition a person not to snore by producing unpleasant stimuli when snoring occurs. But, if you snore, the truth is that it is not under your control whatsoever. If anti-snoring devices work, it is probably because they keep you awake.

What Causes Snoring?

The noisy sounds of snoring occur when there is an obstruction to the free flow of air through the passages at the back of the mouth and nose. This area is the collapsible part of the airway (see illustration) where the tongue and upper throat meet the soft palate and uvula. Snoring occurs when these structures strike each other and vibrate during breathing.

People who snore may suffer from:

* Poor muscle tone in the tongue and throat. When muscles are too relaxed, either from alcohol or drugs that cause sleepiness, the tongue falls backwards into the airway or the throat muscles draw in from the sides into the airway. This can also happen during deep sleep.

* Excessive bulkiness of throat tissue. Children with large tonsils and adenoids often snore. Overweight people have bulky neck tissue, too. Cysts or tumors can also cause bulk, but they are rare.

* Long soft palate and/or uvula. A long palate narrows the opening from the nose into the throat. As it dangles, it acts as a noisy flutter valve during relaxed breathing. A long uvula makes matters even worse.

* Obstructed nasal airways. A stuffy or blocked nose requires extra effort to pull air through it. This creates an exaggerated vacuum in the throat, and pulls together the floppy tissues of the throat, and snoring results. So, snoring often occurs only during the hay fever season or with a cold or sinus infection.

Also, deformities of the nose or nasal septum, such as a deviated septum (a deformity of the wall that separates one nostril from the other) can cause such an obstruction.

http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/snoring/snoring.cfm

Edited November 2, 2007 by Mister Fancypants

[Nessa 23]

I sleep with a pillow under my heard, one above my head, I take sleeping pills, wear earplugs and Charles wear nosestrips. Crazy, eh? Well, I have to sleep.

Try the combination of nosestrips (for him) and earplugs for you. IF you want something more radical, convince him to see a doctor. There's surgery to fix many breathing problems.

Edited November 2, 2007 by Nessa

[peejay 327]

I've been working offshore in the US Gulf Of Mexico oilfields for 24 years and sometimes have to share a room with 4 or more coworkers. The ones with sleep apnea are the worst, but there is no shortage of wall shaking snorers and I'm a light sleeper.

What do I do? Soft ear plugs and a white noise machine next to my head. And a loud alarm clock next to the white noise machine to wake me up for my shift.

Here is the white noise machine I own:

http://www.white-noise.us/screen580_980.htm

[Ban Hammer 13,622]

I sleep with a pillow under my heard, one above my head, I take sleeping pills, wear earplugs and Charles wear nosestrips. Crazy, eh? Well, I have to sleep.

Try the combination of nosestrips (for him) and earplugs for you. IF you want something more radical, convince him to see a doctor. There's surgery to fix many breathing problems.

and worse comes to worse, banish him to the couch

[Amby 490]

Place pillow over where the sound is coming from. Hold for about 10 seconds and then remove.

I usually shove hubster and tell him to roll over. Snoring seems to be worse when he's on his back. Bless him, when he does roll over, he's quiet as a mouse...

that's what I do too. I also read online that if the person sleeps with one pillow if you take one of their pillows out from under their head it makes the snoring stop I tried it and it worked only for a bit but I got to sleep.

[*JG* 2]

Place pillow over where the sound is coming from. Hold for about 10 seconds and then remove.

Can't say the thought hasn't crossed my mind j/k

I have a pillow (case) with my husband's name on it. I tell him that all that time, too!

[TracyLuis 0]

I have to wear ear plugs every night, but when my hubby's snoring seems relentless, he rolls over to his right side, and that usually helps.

When the baby comes, and I won't wear ear plugs anymore (obviously), hubby will probably find a semi-permanent bed on the couch

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I sleep with a pillow under my heard, one above my head, I take sleeping pills, wear earplugs and Charles wear nosestrips. Crazy, eh? Well, I have to sleep.

Try the combination of nosestrips (for him) and earplugs for you. IF you want something more radical, convince him to see a doctor. There's surgery to fix many breathing problems.

Oh my...time to see a surgeon, Charles...have your Uvula circumcised.

[NavarreMan 10]

ear plugs??

'Fraid so. Shove them right up the snoree's nostrils and they work a charm!

My co-worker is wondering why I was on the floor crying!

That was priceless.

[Nessa 23]

I sleep with a pillow under my heard, one above my head, I take sleeping pills, wear earplugs and Charles wear nosestrips. Crazy, eh? Well, I have to sleep.

Try the combination of nosestrips (for him) and earplugs for you. IF you want something more radical, convince him to see a doctor. There's surgery to fix many breathing problems.

Oh my...time to see a surgeon, Charles...have your Uvula circumcised.

good luck convincing him. He won't see a doctor unless they put a gun in his head.

[♥JP♥ 5]

Yeah the shoving thing works for about 30 seconds. Sleep clinic may be out of the question for some time, he doesn't believe that he snores.

The worst part is at night, he will grab me closer to him so we can cuddle and then start snoring right in my ear!

[Ban Hammer 13,622]

I sleep with a pillow under my heard, one above my head, I take sleeping pills, wear earplugs and Charles wear nosestrips. Crazy, eh? Well, I have to sleep.

Try the combination of nosestrips (for him) and earplugs for you. IF you want something more radical, convince him to see a doctor. There's surgery to fix many breathing problems.

Oh my...time to see a surgeon, Charles...have your Uvula circumcised.

Yeah the shoving thing works for about 30 seconds. Sleep clinic may be out of the question for some time, he doesn't believe that he snores.

The worst part is at night, he will grab me closer to him so we can cuddle and then start snoring right in my ear!

you are a newlywed, you ain't supposed to be sleeping at night

[Jasman0717 9]

Place pillow over where the sound is coming from. Hold for about 10 seconds and then remove.

Can't say the thought hasn't crossed my mind j/k

[natty bumppo 297]

I sleep with a pillow under my heard, one above my head, I take sleeping pills, wear earplugs and Charles wear nosestrips. Crazy, eh? Well, I have to sleep.

Try the combination of nosestrips (for him) and earplugs for you. IF you want something more radical, convince him to see a doctor. There's surgery to fix many breathing problems.

Oh my...time to see a surgeon, Charles...have your Uvula circumcised.

good luck convincing him. "He won't see a doctor unless they I put a gun in his head."

Nessa … and that's a problem ???

(sorry charles ... I probably need to visit one before Isa does just that very thing to me )