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QDOG5 said:
What medication are you taking. PM me if you wish. I've been dealing with breathing issues for awhile. I had turbinate reduction and balloon sinuplasty and they didn't work for me.
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Hey, try DMing me. For some reason I don’t see how to start a new conversation in my DM page.
 
Waquoit said:
I'm not sure anything works to stop it. Can you maybe adjust your position and still sleep? Your wife needs ear plugs and zen. I buy the former on Amazon by the jar. Use the link and the Yard gets a cut. THE LINK

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I can't buy these because reading the description on the bottom of the label gives me Maui nightmares.
 
I also mentioned a Whoop fitness band. It has a super detailed sleep tracker that shows how often you were awake, light sleep, REM sleep. And it grades your sleep score. That’s what alerted me to there being a real problem aside from just noise.
 
Really good comments here - very off brand for the Yard. I would say to first determine if it’s sleep apnea - where you stop breathing periodically through the night or if it’s just snoring. Might be able to tell from recording but a sleep specialist is preferable. For apnea, you should get a CPAP as this is harmful long term. If it’s just run of the mill snoring, the issue is mouth breathing. If you can improve the airflow by sleeping on your side and adjusting your pillow so your head is elevated at the neck but has a slight downward tilt - that seems to work for me some. Get used to having your tongue pressing lightly on the roof of your mouth and that seems to open things up up.

A CPAP keeps your mouth closed as the air going down your nose makes opening your mouth uncomfortable.
 
Conndog said:
Getting older, I guess. My wife said “listen to this” and played a recording of me sleeping last night- she was awakened and took it then. I’ve known I snore for years now- my parents sure snored- but this is first time I actually heard myself. It isn’t extended silence and then gasping as I breathe again, so I’m ruling out sleep apnea. Sleeping on side helps, but I guess I move around. I have been using a mouth guard for last two weeks (dentist says I need to protect teeth from grinding) that claims to reduce snoring, but it isn’t working yet.

Has anyone tried something that helps reduce snoring? I don’t know if I need a cpap unit but they look scary and way too intrusive. Wife uses ear plugs which lets her sleep better, but I’d like to eliminate the snoring at the source if possible.
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Not sure what your insurance/financial situation is, but if you end up needing a cpap, I've got an extra. I'm told it's illegal to sell or give one away, but I may go to a game in the future, and leave it in my unlocked ;-) ;-) ;-)

The newer ones find the right setting for the user.
 
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Deepster said:
I also mentioned a Whoop fitness band. It has a super detailed sleep tracker that shows how often you were awake, light sleep, REM sleep. And it grades your sleep score. That’s what alerted me to there being a real problem aside from just noise.
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The FitBit app does as well. I have the Pixel Watch 3 and started wearing it to bed. I don't snore but it's very interesting to see your sleep activity and resulting "fitness".
 
Taco said:
Really good comments here - very off brand for the Yard. I would say to first determine if it’s sleep apnea - where you stop breathing periodically through the night or if it’s just snoring. Might be able to tell from recording but a sleep specialist is preferable. For apnea, you should get a CPAP as this is harmful long term. If it’s just run of the mill snoring, the issue is mouth breathing. If you can improve the airflow by sleeping on your side and adjusting your pillow so your head is elevated at the neck but has a slight downward tilt - that seems to work for me some. Get used to having your tongue pressing lightly on the roof of your mouth and that seems to open things up up.

A CPAP keeps your mouth closed as the air going down your nose makes opening your mouth uncomfortable.
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When I read the last part explaining the strategy behind cpap machines (it keeps the mouth closed), it made me wonder if some kind of simple mask might also work. Wouldn’t need to be drastic like taping the mouth closed, but something that just covers the mouth, and then you’d have to breathe more through the nose
 
Conndog said:
When I read the last part explaining the strategy behind cpap machines (it keeps the mouth closed), it made me wonder if some kind of simple mask might also work. Wouldn’t need to be drastic like taping the mouth closed, but something that just covers the mouth, and then you’d have to breathe more through the nose
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There are a lot of chin straps out on the market if you'd like to test that theory.
 
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Baltic said:
I agree that the prudent approach would be to get tested for sleep apnea in a sleep lab. The results will probably enlighten and astound you. One caveat, I know of no one who has experienced the sleep lab who has not been diagnosed with sleep apnea. As noted in posts above the medical implications could be severe, predominantly stroke and AFib.

The solution, if indeed sleep apnea, will probably be a Cpap. I have been a long time user of a CPAP, probably over 20 years. Takes a little while to get accustomed to but it is now automatic. There are a number of options for masks and your doctor can experiment which one suits you best. Some individuals can never adapt to use of a CPAP, I suspect for some portion of individuals in this category it is their preconceived notion that they don’t require a CPAP.

Arranging for a sleep study would be the prudent approach. A major benefit would be domestic tranquility.
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Agree with much of this, but... as a cpap user for 25+ years, no one is going to help you get the right mask. You find it through trial and error, and then they stop making it and you try again. I have lost about 60# from my peak weight, and I have tried napping (for the last hour or 2) without the mask, and my fitbit says I'm ok. Might get the notion to give it a full night some time.
 
@QDOG5 ...what's it like sticking your tongue out all night?
 
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@Dove, I bought the apparatus three weeks ago and haven't tried it yet. Tonight is the night I will try it because my wife and I are going on vacation Saturday. If it doesn't work I might spend the week sleeping in our hotel bathroom.
 
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I bought a Zyppah too. Just arrived today. I've been sick all week so my wife hasn't been sleeping with me. I guess the first night to try the new devices will be Saturday night. If neither appliance works hopefully she can take some solace that at least she's not getting any sleep in Maui.
 
Deepster said:
I also mentioned a Whoop fitness band. It has a super detailed sleep tracker that shows how often you were awake, light sleep, REM sleep. And it grades your sleep score. That’s what alerted me to there being a real problem aside from just noise.
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I had a Fitbit Versa, and now a Fitbit Sense2, and neither work very well at providing a good info on my sleep. They often miss an hour or two. What I hope is that they measure oxygen variation well. I had O2 with my CPAP for years, but finally seemed to have lost enough weight that I didn't need it. I see spikes every couple of days indicating low O2, for short periods (maybe 15 minutes), but my wife hasn't noticed me gasping.

Is the Whoop accurate? Is there a better product out there? Just wondering.
 
I would read up on it. It's pretty detailed. It's not a typical tracker for steps. It basically tracks your strain (physical and mental) vs your recovery (sleep, low stress, heart rate variability) to optimize you pushing your body by working out, then recovering properly. Here is a readout of a typical night. If you click on the sections (Awake, Light, etc) it will light up in the chart where they occurred.

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CL82 said:
Good luck! I'm curious to hear how it goes.
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Due to getting whipped by the flu last week, and lingering congestion, I'm holding off the debut. Wednesday should do it
 
Dove said:
Due to getting whipped by the flu last week, and lingering congestion, I'm holding off the debut. Wednesday should do it
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Good luck! I hope it works out for you!
 
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CL82 said:
Good luck! I hope it works out for you!
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After a delay, I debuted the device on Monday night. Hit the sack with it and I started salivating a tone and had to figure out how to swallow the saliva. I wretched a couple of times. Finally fell asleep.

My wife said I did good.

Last night, the salivating was so much less and I slept pretty damned good. No snoring.
 
Dove said:
After a delay, I debuted the device on Monday night. Hit the sack with it and I started salivating a tone and had to figure out how to swallow the saliva. I wretched a couple of times. Finally fell asleep.

My wife said I did good.

Last night, the salivating was so much less and I slept pretty damned good. No snoring.
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That's awesome. If that resolves your issue and you don't have to resort to a CPAP, that's a huge win, in my opinion.
 
Having bad luck with the Zyppah. On my 3rd one ) got a free replacement for the first.)

It definitely reduced snoring by about 90%. But I seem to be gnashing the device to hell overnight. Shredding the soft inventing material thus making the Zyppah hard to keep in place.

Just ordered Deep's recommendation. Hoping he won't need to reimburse me.
 
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The Deepster device from Mediwell Solutions arrived. Such a simple device. I bought one, but got three.

Four nights in and my wife has not elbowed me in the face or jabbed my ribs to get me to move. So, not bad.

The device forces me to breathe totally through my nose so I am working on positioning. Easy to apply but can easily pop out during sleep.
 
Dove said:
This thread fell asleep.

The Deepster device from Mediwell Solutions arrived. Such a simple device. I bought one, but got three.

Four nights in and my wife has not elbowed me in the face or jabbed my ribs to get me to move. So, not bad.

The device forces me to breathe totally through my nose so I am working on positioning. Easy to apply but can easily pop out during sleep.
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Good luck! I thought you had scored a win with the other one. This one looks pretty dopey, but if it works, it works.
 
Was tested for sleep apnea many years ago at a hotel where L&M hospital rented 2 rooms see through mirror, etc.
The test showed I had 145 episodes, any one could kill you!
I was worried about wearing a mask as I'm a hyper/finicky sleeper! At 77 I now sleep through the night! I have the below nose small mask!
I now use a Bi-pap (same idea more advanced) and I just saw my sleep Doctor last week and she said my machine says I average 4.5 episodes a night! Excellent under 5.0!
I used to snore I don't think I snore now but I live alone so even if I did I don't disturb anyone!
Please check for sleep apnea! Insurance paid for the testing for me!
 
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