Snoring!

Russ · 11-08-2005, 10:47

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4141030.stm

Makes interesting reading. I'm a very loud snorer, which is causing problems when my daughter stays over - a hyperactive 2 year old needs her sleep! I'm currently on the waiting list to see a ENT specialist as it looks like surgery is the only option. I'm not overweight, I don't drink or smoke and I snore no matter how I sleep, on my back or front. I've tried chin straps, sprays, all kinds of suggestions so it seems I'm left with the laser treatment to zap my palate. Yuk!

Jules · 11-08-2005, 10:54

That's a shame Maki got this stop snoring stuff from Boots and now he just snores quietly instead of like a pneumatic drill!

Xaccers · 11-08-2005, 10:56

I don't suffer from snoring, my gf suffers from me snoring!
She's very good tho, just prods me awake and generally I roll onto my side and stop for a little while.
I think only a couple of nights she's got narked off enough to growl at me, but I'm sure it's been a particularly bad night for her.
Wish I didn't snore though as it does keep her awake, and while she doesn't need beauty sleep, she does need sleep sleep!

marky · 11-08-2005, 10:57

i wake up with a dry sore throat my wife says its unbearable she once stuck her fingers down my throat "ouch" and we once got a complaint whilst camping

let us know how it goes SHE really wants to know

Shaun · 11-08-2005, 11:04

When I saw the ENT people they just told me my tonsils were rather large and sipped them out. Trouble is, it didn't fix the problem

**Chris** · 11-08-2005, 11:06

Sipped them out?

/has very, very disturbing mental image

fireman328 · 11-08-2005, 11:35

I usually get banished to the spare room but as this is next to the main bedroom all it does is attenuate it slightly (so she says).
We were in Istanbul last month for a friends wedding, staying in a small hotel with a bacony looking across the Bosphorus and The Golden Horn, so there was no escape for her. She now thinks she could get an Istanbul sea pilots licence as she spent a lot of time at night on the balcony watching the super tankers from the Black sea manouvering through the marked channels.
I also think she spent some time at breakfast apologising to other guests about the noise from our room !

Graham · 11-08-2005, 13:46

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Originally Posted by whyme38

That's a shame Maki got this stop snoring stuff from Boots and now he just snores quietly instead of like a pneumatic drill!

I use Boots' own brand version of Vicks Nasal spray which stops my nose clogging up and helps to stop me snoring.

Jules · 11-08-2005, 13:47

This is a spray that he sprays on to his throat and it is all natural stuff. Best of all it works

Salu · 11-08-2005, 15:46

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Originally Posted by Graham

I use Boots' own brand version of Vicks Nasal spray which stops my nose clogging up and helps to stop me snoring.

Just a general comment as I am sure you will do what it says on the packet but....which one is it? If it is one that contains Oxymetazoline or Xylometazoline then you should not use these long term (> 1 week) as they have a rebound effect which worsens the inflammation.

As the nose and nasal sinuses produce something in the region of 1 litre of mucus per day it's no wonder that through various mechanisms people suffer from congestion and subsequently snoring.

I would always advise seeing a health care professional about snoring especially if you find you are treating nasal congestion yourself.

The laser uvulopalatoplasty requires several trips back and is quite painful. Often patients are really put off returning because of this.

There is a new technique evolving for this called a somnoplasty. I don't know much about it or it's efficacy but it seems to be attract some interest from my ENT colleagues....Again it is performed as a course but instead of being surgical or via laser, it uses ultrasound. The pallate is heated to a high temperature which causes some form of sub mucosal lesion in the pallate which stiffens after the body has reabsorbed it....stopping the vibrations......

That's the theory anyway...

**Maggy** · 11-08-2005, 16:22

Ear plugs or sleep in separate rooms..I frequently end up in the spare bedroom 'cos himself says I snore and I get sick of being poked awake.

Graham · 11-08-2005, 18:51

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Originally Posted by Salu

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Originally Posted by Graham

I use Boots' own brand version of Vicks Nasal spray which stops my nose clogging up and helps to stop me snoring.

Just a general comment as I am sure you will do what it says on the packet but....which one is it? If it is one that contains Oxymetazoline or Xylometazoline then you should not use these long term (> 1 week) as they have a rebound effect which worsens the inflammation.

It's the first one, however I only use one "shot" per nostril per night and it's not left me feeling more "clogged up" than before I started using it. I've always had problems with nasal congestion as has my mother, so I think it's something "genetic" as it were.

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I would always advise seeing a health care professional about snoring especially if you find you are treating nasal congestion yourself.

I'll certainly have a think about it if things get worse.

budwieser · 11-08-2005, 19:15

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Originally Posted by Incognitas

Ear plugs or sleep in separate rooms..I frequently end up in the spare bedroom 'cos himself says I snore and I get sick of being poked awake.

" I get sick of being poked awake"

marky · 11-08-2005, 19:18

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Originally Posted by budwieser

" I get sick of being poked awake"

my wife says that

Graham · 11-08-2005, 19:19

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Originally Posted by budwieser

" I get sick of being poked awake"

That sounds like Australian foreplay:

"You awake, Sheila?"