What do about my boyfriend snoring?
My boyfriend is only 20 and his snoring is awful most nights. It keeps me awake and is frustrating. I know their are surgeries out there to fix it, and some say exercise helps. The nose strips and sprays do not work because it is coming from his throat, not his nose. He believes he has sleep apnea, but we do not have the money to test for this. Anyone else experience this and can reccomend a solution thayt worked for them?
Sometimes not sleeping on his back works, but when it is really bad snoring, sleeping on his sides does not help at all still.
Sorry, one more thing. I have considred ear plugs, but I have to hear the alarm to get up. An alarm rarely wakes him up, I have to wake him up usually.
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Filed under: Sleep Apnea Solutions
Your boyfriend needs to seriously consider testing for sleep apnea, especially if the snoring seems to be throat-based. I'll just bet he has it, too. Age is not a factor; I am told kids as young as 12 can have it.
I have it and didn't know it. For me, it wasn't a snoring issue; it was an issue with not getting a restful night's sleep. I'd wake up in the morning and feel completely exhausted.
I was tested three years ago and was shocked to find out that I stopped breathing 30 times in three hours, which essentially woke me up. When the clinic stirred me, they put me on a CPAP (controlled positive air pressure machine) and I fell into deep REM sleep for the first time in I can't remember. Since then, I use the CPAP every night and sleep like a baby. You will, too.
I can't stress enough the health implications of this beyond the lack of sleep. It is a severe drag on the heart and respiratory system.
I can't speak to your financial issues, but medical insurance should cover this if your doctor makes the referral.
According to my doctor, surgery has only a 35% success rate. I didn't like those odds. My experience with Breathe-Rite strips was largely negative although they were helpful when I was at the gym (-:
don't let him to sleep on his back. it works
I feel your pain.
Honestly, the only thing that has worked for me is ear plugs (same situation, we dont have money/time to test for anything, and some nights the walls shake!). Try the foam earplugs that expand in your ear, they sell them at any drugstore. Also, sometimes humidifiers help, if the air in your bedroom is really dry.
Good luck!!
I have heard that if you sew a small pocket onto the back of whatever he wears as a shirt to bed and put a ping-pong ball in the pocket he will be unable to comfortably sleep on his back.
I hope you find a solution. It's a nightmare.
i have the same promble with mine but he always sleep on his side or on his side and that works VERY well but everyones different but that might help u and the cheap nose sprays work reallly good tooo!!!!
my wife can snore anywhere, on her back, on her side, sitting in a chair, it doesn't matter. it does occur less frequently when she is in a position other than her side, but the problem stems from a restriction in the amount of air that is being drawn across the septum. a Breathe-Right nasal strip can alleviate the problem. this allows for increased air flow through the nose.
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as for your boyfriend… well hit him with the pillow