Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by college_student: how can I stop my husband’s snoring?
My husband snores so loud I can’t stand it! I end up waking up to his snoring in the middle of the night and have to go and sleep on the couch. Even then sometimes I can still hear him so I have to turn on the tv to drown him out! He is not overweight, so I know it’s not sleep apnea or anything. Short of putting a pillow over his face,(LOL)how do I deal with the snoring?

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Answer by HearKat
Bring him to the ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist) for evaluation. Snoring can actually be dangerous if he also has apnea (stops breathing) which can occur in people that are average weight, too!

A sleep study will probably be recommended. There are different possible causes with different medical treatments and procedures that can help. The only way to know for sure is to get an accurate diagnosis.

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Question by carolle015: How to stop my roommate from snoring?
My roommate snores, and it’s very annoying. Her snoring isn’t always regular either, sometimes it get’s VERY loud all of a sudden like a “CAH” sound, as if she’s hacking something up or gasping for air. (I asked her if she had sleep apnea, but she doesn’t know.) Are there any remedies or products that can help her snoring? Do those snore sprays or mouth washes work? I don’t think the nasal strips would work because she said she doesn’t breathe through her nose. (I think she consciously can, but not when she’s asleep.) For a while I made her sleep with an extra pillow to keep her head higher, and it worked a little.

Help! It bothers me so much I want to throw things at her!

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Answer by knicname
Get an anti-snoring pillow. It keeps the person sleeping on their side so they won’t snore.

You can also have her tie a tennis ball to back of night clothes which will stop her from sleeping on her back.

It does sound like she has sleep apnea. She ought to get a referral from a pulmonary MD to go for overnight sleep test.

Buy ear plugs for yourself or get one of those white noise machines.

If she’s congested she can try Benedryl or Zyrtec (at night).

Best of luck

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Question by nerds 1: Is there any other way to stop sleep apnea besides a cpap?

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Answer by redhawk
1 losing weight helps and sleeping on an incline but if it is bad cpap is best

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Does sleep apnea machine usage stop/prevent snoring?
Does the machine make noise?

My husband is getting a machine this week. I would like to know if he will stop snoring and I can sleep better. Or, will the machine be loud and disturb my sleep?

We have been on a search to find out why my husband has non stop migraines…how about a sleep disorder.. He sure does try to suck in the ceiling through his nose by snoring?