Salop Matt Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 Okay guys, About 6 months ago I started snoring buts its got worse as the time has passed ! Some times now I have to sleep in the spare room so that the MRS can get some sleep ! Now I have put on a little weight thats taken me up a trouser size but surely it cant be that. Iv tryed these snor strips over my nose and they mad no difference at all ! So have any of you successfully cured or stopped snoring, if so how ? Please tell as am really getting fed up quick ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 You may have a touch of apnoea - Have a chat with the quack and if it's bad enough, they can link you up with a CPAP machine - All very easy and solveable. Try to avoid sleeping on your back as that is the optimum snoring position Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agusta Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 If you have a large neck this can also contribute to the snoring (excess pressure on the airways), best to have a word with your GP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gloker Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 Spot on advice there, There are no quick fixes with snoring over the counter. All the strips and mouthguards in the world wont help if it is sleep apnoea. There are other options to CPAP (continuous positive air pressure.) masks too. First port of call should be your GP. (Take the wife looking tired and grumpy!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytie Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 From the other side of this, the wife snores for England, i use hypo-allergenic foam ear plugs. ft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted June 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 Spot on advice there, There are no quick fixes with snoring over the counter. All the strips and mouthguards in the world wont help if it is sleep apnoea. There are other options to CPAP (continuous positive air pressure.) masks too. First port of call should be your GP. (Take the wife looking tired and grumpy!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted June 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 (edited) Spot on advice there, There are no quick fixes with snoring over the counter. All the strips and mouthguards in the world wont help if it is sleep apnoea. There are other options to CPAP (continuous positive air pressure.) masks too. First port of call should be your GP. (Take the wife looking tired and grumpy!) I sure will, not sure though if i should mention she has her own gun and knows how to use it ! lol Edited June 21, 2010 by salop sniper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BattleFieldRelics Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 Weight can be a factor and so is drinking alcohol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrwood Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 Definately could be weight and if you like a few beers. My Dad used to snore chronic, and then he went and did a tour of afghan, stopped drinking and lost a few pounds and has come back and doesnt snore at all. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilvy Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 I snore like a pig with its throat cut lol wor lass goes mad all the time ... she often uses ear plugs! ... She's always on my back to get my snoring sorted aswell she makes me sleep on my stomach ... which is not the easiest as i have a larger than normal fuel tank!!!!!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 I recon it's almost certainly weight related considering that it has only recenly happened and you admit you have put on weight. It has happened to a lot of people I know. Lose the weight and I bet you'll stop snoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 My wife was complaining about me snoring. I saw one of these electronic gadgets that you put on your wrist . They sell for £9.99 so I thought it was worth a try. The idea is that if you snore for three times on the trot then it gives a mild electric shock to the wrist. This is just enough to disturb you and stop the snoring without actually waking you up. The power is adjustable. First night I used it it was great. I had a great nights sleep and realised that the snoring had been disturbing me too. I woke fresh as a daisy. Three or four nights later I woke with a start. I was twitching like I was wired to the mains and this thing was zapping my wrist like a cattle prod. Then I realised. My wife was snoring her head off and setting the thing off!!! :blink: I'm not overweight so that's not a problem but I did find that the throat sprays that you can get from the Chemist definitely helped. They mildly anaesthatise the throat. Along with nasal strips, I don't have any trouble now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 I used to suffer with sleep apnoea. Went to the doc's and was given a machine to take home which i had to wire myself up to when i went to sleep. Long story short, i had an operation where my uvula was lasered out and my soft pallette was lasered and tightened. I can honestly say i've never felt so much pain when the anaesthetic wore off. I couldn't eat for two weeks, only liquids. The back of my throat was white where the laser had burnt the tissue. Nasty. I'm not sure the pack of Tunes my brother brought me were much use either :blink: Had the op about 8 years ago and i still snore like a Rhino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 One of colleagues had an uvulectomy a while ago and he said pretty much the same as Poontang - that it was unspeakably painful. It is supposed to be one of the most painful operations there is. My snoring would put the engine in a Russian tank to shame (Mrs B swears blind that the windows shake sometimes), but there is no way on earth I would have it done. I have told her she can have her eardrums lasered if it gets too much :blink: ZB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STOCKY A391 Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 snore badly myself, definetly weight related ,( 5' 8 " tall, 16 1/2 stone, 19" neck , 52" chest) . Doc suggested quitting smoking too , and not eating / drinking to late in the day , (after 8 pm ) . The wife was also gonna sow a tennis ball onto the back of the t shirt i sleep in to stop me sleeping on my back ! Best of luck with it , i know from personal experience how bad it can disrupt you life . :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Okay guys, About 6 months ago I started snoring buts its got worse as the time has passed ! Some times now I have to sleep in the spare room so that the MRS can get some sleep ! Now I have put on a little weight thats taken me up a trouser size but surely it cant be that. Iv tryed these snor strips over my nose and they mad no difference at all ! So have any of you successfully cured or stopped snoring, if so how ? Please tell as am really getting fed up quick ! Go to a sleep clinic and get tested for sleep apnea, or worse stil obstructive sleep apnea. I use a cpap machine at night, it totally stops the snoring, and your quality of life will improve over night. I bet your neck size is 16/17". if you want to talk to me about it drop me a pm, the machine is not an attractive piece of bedroom attire but if it keeps you good health it is a minor sacrifice Terry "bakerboy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipa Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 I know I snore and I know it's mostly because I'm a fat g.i.t. but I do think there may be more going on than just snoring as I always wake up more tired than I did when I went to bed and then just want to curl up in a ball and sleep all day!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 I know I snore and I know it's mostly because I'm a fat g.i.t. but I do think there may be more going on than just snoring as I always wake up more tired than I did when I went to bed and then just want to curl up in a ball and sleep all day!!!!!!! Almost certainly sleep apnoea. Book yourself into the doc's and get the tests done. When i was wired up it showed that i stopped breathing for anything up to a minute on a regular basis due to my uvula inflaming and my soft pallette collapsing and shutting off my windpipe. As i said earlier i had my uvula and throat lasered which helped a bit but not totally as i still snore like a hog, but am not as tired as i used to be. I'm built like a Greek God, without an ounce of fat (good looking too) but if you're a tub of lard he might just put you on a diet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipa Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Almost certainly sleep apnoea. Book yourself into the doc's and get the tests done. When i was wired up it showed that i stopped breathing for anything up to a minute on a regular basis due to my uvula inflaming and my soft pallette collapsing and shutting off my windpipe. As i said earlier i had my uvula and throat lasered which helped a bit but not totally as i still snore like a hog, but am not as tired as i used to be. I'm built like a Greek God, without an ounce of fat (good looking too) but if you're a tub of lard he might just put you on a diet I'm like a greek god who ate all the pies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 I snore like a train since piling on the pounds. I sometimes wake up with a sore throat from snoring so much. It is much worse if I drink copious amounts of alcohol, so at the weekends or if I know that I am gonna have a beer (or ten) I offer to sleep on the beer (sofa) bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony9r Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 I found that taking away one of my pillows (I sleep with two) helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djgeoff Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 yep i agree with all these post so far , i have just been diagnosed with sleep apnea about 4months ago the first thing doc said was wieght, smoking, drinking etc but because my other half said i stop breathing in my sleep for a very long time,( she could not sleep incase i did not start again). also i found i was falling asleep all the time, even when i was stationary at traffic lights,it was bad! i had hell of a job fighting it. i even fell asleep 5mins into a works meeting, and the big boss had to nudge me one of my mates said it was funny, ive never seen anyone sleep/snoring with one eye open and one closed. anyway doc sent me for tests where they fitted a device that monitored my sleeping and breathing, it was worn on the wrist and if i can recall a tube thingy at your nostrils. after this another visit to consultant, who would confirm my sleep apnea was severe and said i would have to inform motor insurance, DVLA and my employer. dont worry though, i thought the worst , no driving etc no job. but the way the consultant said do it was: while he was ordering a machine for me which would take some time. if i was to inform the DVLA, by the time you got the forms ( you can download these forms of thier site, but that would be to quick, do it via postal service)from them and sent them back and they contacted me you would have your machine and i could verify that your ok. re insurance they were no bother just made a note of it, said yeh thats ok we have loads of customers with this conditon. while i waited for my machine , my company were good too, as long as i was aware of my condition and if i felt it was getting to bad for driving then they would find me other work. the machine takes a bit of getting used to, which way to lie with this dam tube to mask getting in the way, some times in your sleep you might move the face mask seal and it blows air in you eye. the only thing that i am still having probs with it makes the mouth and throat very dry and you wake with a real bad throat. but at the end of the day it makes one hell of a differance, its that or no driving licence, no job etc really i should try and loose weight but i think that may be easier said than done. all the stuff i like is bad for you. and i cant stand rabbit food ( salads) hope this helps but dont worry machine is A1 if you require consultants name i could find it for you, hes a specialist in this field and hes from wales and travels to hostpitals as required regards geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 I know I snore and I know it's mostly because I'm a fat g.i.t. but I do think there may be more going on than just snoring as I always wake up more tired than I did when I went to bed and then just want to curl up in a ball and sleep all day!!!!!!! Get tested for sleep apnoea, the difference is life changing, trust me I have been there, pm me if you want discuss it. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 (edited) Okay guys, About 6 months ago I started snoring buts its got worse as the time has passed ! Some times now I have to sleep in the spare room so that the MRS can get some sleep ! Now I have put on a little weight thats taken me up a trouser size but surely it cant be that. Iv tryed these snor strips over my nose and they mad no difference at all ! So have any of you successfully cured or stopped snoring, if so how ? Please tell as am really getting fed up quick ! This is not bakerboy it's his BOSS the wife Lesley. Get your wive's involved in this snoring problem, we will let you know all about it. Help is out there, it made a major difference to Terry, who is now awake a lot more the time with a lot more energy, so I /we are able to get things done that before were left. "SORT IT" Edited June 23, 2010 by bakerboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 My old man also snores like a pig with its throat cut its so bad i refuse to share the same bed as him .. he wont go to the drs as he knws he will tell him to stop drinking which i believe is the problem I have near combusted more than once when laying wide awake at 3am .. its no fun sleeping next to someone who vibrates the bed like a pneumatic drill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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