Help me stop snoring

[Kelemvor]

OK, my wife tells me I snore at night and keep her up. I always sleep fine and don't wake myself up but sometimes she wakes me up and tells ms to roll over.

I think it comes because I have a lot of "gunk" that seems like it drains (or seems to start to) from the back of my nasal cavity at night.

When I shower in the morning, I always feel like I have really think mucus that I try to snort down and then hack out.

My chest is not congested at all and I don't have a cough.
My nose isn't stuffed up or runny and I can breathe through it just fine.
I snore regardless of if I sleep on my back, side, or stomach.

Also this just started within the past few months and was never a problem before.

I was thinking of trying something like Mucinex to try to loosen up whatever it is that stuck up in the back of my throat but don't know if it will help or not.

Any other ideas anyone has?

I'm heading to Walgreens in a while to see what they might have that might help too.

Thanks.

 

[Ns1]

I find that the breatherite strips help a little bit

alternatively you can just stop breathing

and i snore like a fucking chainsaw (i swear it's hereditary)

 

[z0mb13]

are you fat? if so lose weight.

 

[xeemzor]

Liposuction.

 

[Kelemvor]

I don't think breathe right strips will help because my nose isn't plugged up at all.

I'm not fat either. Sure I could lose a few pounds but I'm around 190 and 5'11.

 

[z0mb13]

I am pretty sure you can do an operation to fix this

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: Kelemvor
I don't think breathe right strips will help because my nose isn't plugged up at all.

I'm not fat either. Sure I could lose a few pounds but I'm around 190 and 5'11.

Well try it. Mine aren't either, but they seem to work pretty damn well. Granted even with them on it's still a racket, but better than nothing

 

[AnyMal]

Get a sleep study done. You may have sleep apnea.

 

[Wesori]

It would probably be sleep apnea if he stopped snoring and then gasped for breath.

 

[Bryophyte]

Originally posted by: Kelemvor
OK, my wife tells me I snore at night and keep her up. I always sleep fine and don't wake myself up but sometimes she wakes me up and tells ms to roll over.

My spouse snores too. He says the same thing, that he doesn't have a problem sleeping. I did the "make him roll over every half hour" routine for 13 years, then I finally gave up because I was tired of being a zombie during the day, and I just wear earplugs so I can get some sleep.

Originally posted by: AnyMal
Get a sleep study done. You may have sleep apnea.

Originally posted by: Wesori
It would probably be sleep apnea if he stopped snoring and then gasped for breath.

My spouse does that too. He refuses to have a sleep study done.

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: Kelemvor
I don't think breathe right strips will help because my nose isn't plugged up at all.

I'm not fat either. Sure I could lose a few pounds but I'm around 190 and 5'11.

Well try it. Mine aren't either, but they seem to work pretty damn well. Granted even with them on it's still a racket, but better than nothing

I bought some Breathe Right strips for my spouse and he won't use them because they "feel funny" or something like that.

 

[MaxDepth]

Sew a tennis ball into the lower back of a t-shirt. Wearing that at night it make it uncomfortable for you to sleep on your back. Instead, you will sleep on your side or on your stomach and snore less.

 

[moonbit]

My sister had a chronic snoring problem (no matter what condition her sinuses were in, she snored...even as a baby), and used breathe right strips for awhile. It was a miracle. She stopped. After several months, she stopped using the strips, and she started snoring again, but very softly. She used to snore as loud as my dad. I've heard that somehow, the strips "retrain" your breathing. That sounds odd, but I don't know how else it would permanently change my sister's snoring.

Before using the strips, my parents were discussing having her adenoids removed to correct the problem.

 

[Lalakai]

definitely try the sleep strips, they will help.

sleeping on your side will also help. The tennis ball trick mentioned by Maxdepth is actually in production; you can buy a pair of shorts that have the tennis ball sewn into a back pocket, that encourages you to sleep on your side. Another good tool for helping you sleep on your side, is a "body pillow" (no comments about opposite sex being the body pillow). Get a body pillow and sleep with it; makes it easier to sleep on your side. You (or your mate) have probably learned that the more tired you are, the more you snore. Try getting more sleep.

 

[nanette1985]

Another vote for those strips. I had the flu or something a while ago and the doctor recommended that I try them. Big difference in breathing.

They're cheap and non-toxic, give them a try.

 

[Phoenix86]

If you get a sleep study, and you have sleep apnea don't buy a CPAP machine. Try it out first. They are very expensive and NOT comfortable to use. Many people get the machines and stop using it shortly after.

Good luck.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: Kelemvor
I don't think breathe right strips will help because my nose isn't plugged up at all.

I'm not fat either. Sure I could lose a few pounds but I'm around 190 and 5'11.

Well try it. Mine aren't either, but they seem to work pretty damn well. Granted even with them on it's still a racket, but better than nothing

Aye, strips FTW!

I don't snore anymore, but when I did these things worked wonders.

KT

 

[zanejohnson]

yeah, the breatheright strips work well...

 

[sandorski]

Don't sleep.

You're welcome! That'll be a $150 consultation Fee.

 

[Kelemvor]

Well I tried the sleep strip things last night and also took some nasal spray that's just a saline solution to moisten whatever is up there. My wife said it helped a bit. She only had to poke me to roll over once. We'll see how it goes and then may consider calling the doc to get her take.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: Kelemvor
Well I tried the sleep strip things last night and also took some nasal spray that's just a saline solution to moisten whatever is up there. My wife said it helped a bit. She only had to poke me to roll over once. We'll see how it goes and then may consider calling the doc to get her take.

Yup, that's pretty much my story. It's not "as bad" lol..