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I'm 6'2 225. It used to be muscle but has turned into belly fat over the last 5 years. I'd say I have some weight to lose, but I'm not obese or anything.
I occasionally snore when I drink (pretty rarely as a ratio to how often I drink - seems for me somehow hard liquor makes me snore but beer doesn't
). My wife has once or twice (ever) left the bed because of my snoring.
Agree but based on my conversation with an ENT and research I would advise people to start there for a variety of reasons.
Kick her out of bed first.Max Power said:
My wife basically has a second bedroom to escape to when needed...
Same here. Our guest room is basically my bedroom at the moment. I hope a sleep study can answer this.
ACTUALLY.... we sorta do. Snoring has been correlated to a range of ailments ranging from pulmonary and heart issues to fatigue to hypertension. It can very much be both a symptom of and possible contributing factor toward serious illness.
To your point, it wont (likely) kill you tonight. Seriously, its a slow build.
I'm entering my second week with a cpap after developing heart palpitations in December. I went through a battery of tests and was deemed perfectly healthy with no explanation for the palpitations except lack of sleep (babies) and snoring (booze cuz babies). I use the nose mask even though it was determined I sleep with my mouth open. It's been great for the snoring but it takes some getting used to. I had them dial back the pressure because it increases during the night and it was waking me up. Jury is still out if it will help the palpitations. So far I would reccomend it.
I plan to get a study done. I wake up at least 4-5 times a night due to snoring. Its starting to cause problems in my everyday life. I get sleepy at work when I"m at my desk.To your point, it wont (likely) kill you tonight. Seriously, its a slow build.
But let that reality be motivation to get it checked out.
How hard is it to fall asleep though? I have trouble normally, I think with a mask its going to be impossible...
Hard for me to say because I've never had trouble falling asleep. As long as I can get horizontal I can be asleep in any conditions within 60 seconds. It's my superpower.
Dropping weight would probably be the best course of action you could take for results. If it doesn't stop the snoring then get the help of an MD to determine if there are other causes.
Im going to try this route. I cut my drinking in half, so I hope I naturally lose the pounds. I will get the sleep study done soon enough. Does anyone know if this could be genetic? My parents both snore and they aren't really "overweight"
There are other physiological causes besides weight. I think a deviated septum is one of the biggest causes. Are you sleeping on your side or back?
That's odd. In my experience snoring usually happens when people are on their back and rolling them on the side helps. Sounds like it's the other way around for you. I'm not sure what to make of that.
Sounds like a pretty normal weight but worth a shot to drop some pounds anyway and see if it helps.
I'm going that route, its just going to take a bit. Right now I'm looking for an overnight solution if there is one....
well, it's the underlying issues causing the snoring and the issues that result because of snoring that kill people.. not so much the snoring itself.
Although no apparent causes found for tour palpitations, you might want to go an Electro Physiologist (EP) (cardiologist with specialty in heart electrical signals/heart rhythms). Palpitatins can develop into other issues. Most common issues is atrial flutter and afib and as mentioned earlier there can be a relationship with snoring/sleep apnea. Many times can be treated by an ablation. If it goes untreated it tends to gets worse as surrounding heart cells try to accomodate the palpitations.Nick Vermeil said:
Done that. Part of the battery. They want to try the cpap before the ablation. I'd rather not have one to be honest.
The z-quiet has been comfortable for me. It doesn't hurt my jaw when I sleep, and it doesn't hurt my teeth. If I were rating comfort between 1 (extremely uncomfortable) to 10 (most comfortable) I would probably put it at 7 or 8. It still moves the jaw so you can feel it, but I haven't experienced any pain with it at all in my teeth or jaw.
I wanted to give an update on my snoring devices. So... the mouthguard just isn't working out. It works well. I didn't mind using it at all. The problem is with what I mentioned above in how it messes up my bite. It got really really annoying after a while. I would wake up and when I attempted to chew anything my top front teeth and bottom front teeth would land exactly on top of each other. It turns out that my bottom teeth move when I use these mouth guards.
in hindsight.
Sure, the cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy were just contributing factors. It was the sleep apnea that really did her in.
