Input please: Snoring, I'm going for a sleep study

[lsdesign]

After a month of DH not sleeping in the same bed I have visited a ENT and will have a sleep study performed next month. From there there are surgical procedures that will become a possiblity to cure my snoring. There is also an oxygen mask rememdy which I am not wild about. Any one out there gone through this process?

[funnybone]

I used to work with a lady whose husband went through the sleep study and found out he has sleep apnea. From what I remember, he was told to have the surgery, but he was too chicken to go through with it. He also was about 50 lbs overweight and I think losing some weight could help as well. We moved not to long after that, so I don't know how he is today.

[Sandy1]

I live with a 'snorer' and most nites I am forced to move to the spare bedroom. I know that this makes him feel very guilty, so I can sympathize with your plight.
I (we) have spent a lot of time researching the various methods of alleviating the problem. I had a boss that had the surgery; but the results were minimal....I think success differs from patient to patient.
We have a niece who works for a dental surgeon and she was telling us that there is a new appliance available that is getting some dramatic results in treating snorers. You wear it at nite (I think it's like a mouth guard of sorts) and she said most people find it comfortable. We're planning on checking it out.
Hubby isn't overweight (neither was the former boss). His snoring is soooo bad that we've had company stay overnite and they've had to move to the basement bedroom to sleep!!
I've had to elbow him on airplanes, poolside, just about anywhere he has the opportunity to fall asleep:rolleyes:
Good luck and please keep us informed as to how things work out for you.....
Sandy.

[caregiver50]

My DH is a big time snorer. We could not sleep in the same room for years. Finally, he spent the night at the sleep lab and was diagnosed with sleep apnea. He sleeps with the C-PAP machine, which basically forces air onto the soft tissue in the back of the mouth that creates the snoring. We have a friend ENT and he did not reccommend the surgery at the time. Each case is different and it may be right for you. My husband sleeps so much better with the machine and I can get a good nights sleep also. Good Luck!!!!

[Luiza]

A friend of ours is sleeping with one of the dental appliances Sandy mentioned. What it does is move the jaw slightly forward to open the airways. He says that the appliance makes it impossible to talk and scares the children, but he sleeps so much better and he'd recommend it. He needed less than two weeks to get used to sleeping with the appliance in his mouth.

Snoring is indeed more prevalent among overweight people and those with thick necks (the latter being my DB's case). Losing weight does help. Sleep apnea can be another story alltogether, unfortunately.

Good luck with the sleep test. I wish you a happy resolution!

[jnelson]

Did you consult a doctor or a dentist about the dental appliance? It has recently become a problem for us. I am reluctant to go the surgery route because I have heard it doesn't solve the problem, but I really want to find a solution other than sleeping in separate rooms.