seriously: my husband is a bad bad snorer.I cannot sleep anymore.?
546446
I so know what you mean. Sleep deprivation in these circumstances can make a person feel homicidal. Seriously. Inadvertently, my ex's snoring led to the end of our marriage (a long story which I will not bore you with here but suffice to say there were other things going on too!). \n\nThere are non-prescription nasal sprays that you can buy for him to try. If this fails, tell him to haul himself down to his doctor as there are lots of things that can be done to alleviate his condition before surgery becomes necessary.\n\nGood luck!
841338
I have sleep apnea...ask me anything you want to...send me your email address via IM and I'll send you a note
564316
lots of things could be the cause. if you snore you may have sleep apnea. see your doc.
865758
The best course is to have a sleep study. These are becoming more available and usually covered by health insurance. Look in your Yellow Pages for Sleep Centers. Snoring by itself is usually a problem for your bed partner, but may indicate a serious sleep disorder like apnea which can cause sleep deprivation and cause you to suddenly fall asleep. If this happens while driving....well you can imagine
707798
There are lots of old wives tales to stop snoring. Your best option is to buy her some earplugs for Christmas! ;o)
963967
There is a possiblity you have sleep apnea.  My husband had sleep apnea and he would stop breathing for a few seconds up to 2 minutes, then wake up and gasp for air.  This is a seriouse disease and people who are not treated can die from it.  \n\nI highly suggest you tell your doctor about it and have him schedule a sleep lab test.  You will go to a sleep lab in your area and spend one night.  They hook you up on a monitor with a lot of little wires that is painless and attached to your head, arms and legs.\n\nOnce you have compleated the over night sleep study lab, your doctor will receive the test results.  If the sleep lab says you do have sleep apnea, there is an easy corrective surgery that will take care of it.\n\nYou will be sent with your doctors orders to the hospital.  You should have your tonsils, adnoids, uvula (the thing that hangs in the back of your throat), the back part of your pallet, septum (bone in your nose straightened out or removed), and soft tissue removed from your throat.  This is what they did with my husband.  You will most likely be in the hospital for an over night stay while they monitor your sleeping.  You will be able to eat popsicles and ice cream only while at the hospital.  Once you get home, you will need to drink luke warm soup broath for a few days before trying to eat.\n\nThis surgery will save your life and there is a possiblity you will not need to be on a C-pap breathing machine.\n\nAlso you will have to loose some weight becasue if you continue to gain weight, then your tissues in your throat will become thick again and you will begin snoreing.  Sleep on your sides or stomach and this helps with the snoreing problem until you get to a sleep lab.\n\nHere is a web site that describes sleep apnea:  \n\nhttp://health.yahoo.com/topic/sleep/overview/article/healthwise/hw49129;_ylt=Ajdqgr1NywQiAi5btkhLdj36urcF\n\nGood Luck.
127019
Yes Yes Yes.  Get him an appointment with your physician.  At a basic level, there are sprays that will help.  More drastic--surgery.  But, snoring can be strenuous on the heart, so treat it right away!
819886
I taught my daughter to do some breathing exercises and that helped her. Its my conclusion that people who snore are not breathing properly and thus the strange nosies when they are sleeping. They should learn how to take deep breaths with the eyes and mouth closed. Inhaling and exhaling gentle but deeply. It helps.
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I really suggest you go with Kristine M's advise and take him to a sleep clinic and have a test done. Your husband's doctor can make a referral through your insurance company for that. I have a CPAP machine and I sleep very well at night since I have gotten it.
644484
This is so weird. My hub and i were just talking about this ten minutes ago. He wants to go away Memorial Day Weekend and I don't travel well. I said to him, you know i have a hard time sleeping some where else except our own bed, unlike you who can sleep on rock with a blanket.
546508
Your husband seems to be on a second shift work schedule. There is nothing wrong with him. But when he comes home from work he isn't ready to go straight to bed. He needs time to wind down. And by that time it could be 1 or 2 in the morning. This is very normal for someone who works any shift other than first. \nPeople who don't work, or work first shift can not understand someone who works second or third shift. It's not the same amount of sleep nor is it the same quality of sleep. \nDon't worry he is fine....
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I have been with my husband for 15 years and I have to say the snoring is the worst part.
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If snoring is a problem then see a doctor.  Whilst it does cost money my brother in law recently paid £120 for a mouth brace which pulls the bottom jaw forwards slightly to open the airway an extra half cm.  As such snoring has gone!\n\nThere are loads of remedies for snoring which the doctor can pass on, or at least he can refer you forwards to the hospital whom will do a throat nspection and see what the problem is.  Quite often its a flap of skin in the throat which causes it.
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I haven't seen the TV ads, but most snoring requires more than throat rinses, nose strips, etc, although you can get him some of the rinse and see if it works - I'm dubious.\n\nSnoring can be a symptom of a very serious disorder called sleep apnea, which can, if untreated, lead to heart damage and even death. \n\nIf you snore softly once in a while, then this is probably not apnea, but if you shake the house, snore like a bear, and drive your spouse to the guest bedroom, then apnea is a distinct probability. Sounds like your husband is in the second group, so he needs medical help, not poking, smothering, or kicking!\n\nApnea is usually treated with the use of a device called a CPAP. He can't just buy one of these - they are sold only on prescription, as the pressure needs to be adjusted to his individual needs, with too high pressure being as dangerous as too low. CPAP stops snoring 100% and usually makes the patient feel generally more energetic and alert during the day as well.\n\nPlease get him to ask his doctor to refer him to a sleep clinic right away. They usually have a long waiting list, and it's important to get the process started ASAP.
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Yep always!\nI sleep, try not 2 snore 2 much & him Ditto.
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He should get an appointment with a sleep specialist. Snoring can be a symptom of a serious condition called sleep apnea. If untreated it can damage his heart or even kill him!\n\nSleep apnea is easily treated with the use of a night-breathing aid called a CPAP machine. This COMPLETELY eliminates snoring, and the user typically starts feeling more energetic and alert within a night or two of use.\n\nSnoring is not just an inconvenience - please urge him to make an appointment to be tested right away.\n\nI hate it when people urge violence towards snorers, even as a joke. The snorer CANNOT control the snoring without help. This is not something people do voluntarily, hoping to make their bed partners miserable! If you wouldn't attack someone for having diabetes or some other serious disease, don't attack them for having sleep apnea. The better approach is to solve the problem, not blame the sick person.
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my husband does snore and it seems to have gotten worse over the last year. I had him go to the Dr. for a physical and  the Dr. referred him to a sleep lab where they do whats called a sleep study. Turns out my husband has sleep apnea( this is where he actually stops breathing many times a night) scarey huh? He is going back to the sleep lab in May for another study this time they will be using a special type of breathing mask to see if it helps keep the airway from collapsing while he sleeps.