Loud snoring

[JohnK]

This passenger really needed to do a sleep apnea test.

And what will that achieve?

I snore. I'm 99.99% certain I have sleep apnoea. I'm claustrophobic and I'm not going to wear a mask.

Is there a simpler cure for snoring?

 

[Hvr]

Is there a simpler cure for snoring?

When I had my sinuses straightened I breathed so much easier. I'm sure it stopped me snoring as well but since my cat snores she hasn't said anything.

 

[Deleted member]

I snore, CPAP makes it impossible for me to sleep as it is way too bulky and I’m a restless sleeper anyway

 

[cove]

I use the ResMed S8 without the humidifier and I use a Respironics face mask that suits me. Over the last fifteen years I now don’t like sleeping without it.
My S8 is about 15 years old now and I have 4 of them at various locations.
The new models may be superior but I haven’t needed to find out.
A good sleep is a really valuable part of living a healthy life.
In the first 6 months I was only 32% compliant but I persevered so it took me quite a while to succeed.

 

[Forg]

I snore, CPAP makes it impossible for me to sleep as it is way too bulky and I’m a restless sleeper anyway

I can’t imagine you wheeling a compressor onboard & firing it up (*putt-putt-putt*) would necessarily go down any better with fellow passengers than just snoring, anyway.

 

[Steady]

I can’t imagine you wheeling a compressor onboard & firing it up (*putt-putt-putt*) would necessarily go down any better with fellow passengers than just snoring, anyway.

Seems to me you have a really good imagination

 

[Forg]

Seems to me you have a really good imagination

Well obviously it’s an electric compressor, your average aircraft seat doesn’t have a petrol or diesel outlet.

 

[Milboo]

And what will that achieve?

I snore. I'm 99.99% certain I have sleep apnoea. I'm claustrophobic and I'm not going to wear a mask.

Is there a simpler cure for snoring?

You know snoring and sleep apnoea are not the same thing right?

I would have thought reducing daytime sleepiness, dry mouth, headaches, irritability, chances of heart attack, high blood pressure and developing type 2 diabetes would all outweigh adjusting to wearing a mask (which can be as simple as nasal pillows and not cover mouth at all) and perceptions of claustrophobia.

More energy for golf, work and time with your daughter. Might help those ongoing mouth issues you have too. And losing those kilos you’ve been worried about.

 

[cove]

Milboo I find I had much more energy once I did the work with my sleep specialist. I never had a heart attack 24 years ago but I had a bypass operation as my arteries were clogged. Since then I have had my cholesterol ratio at around 3.0 together with about 10 hours a week of exercise and I am still here.
Lots of males have sleep issues in their sixties and seventies it seems.

 

[JohnK]

You know snoring and sleep apnoea are not the same thing right?

Yes but they are related. Too late for type 2 diabetes. Oh while we're at it lets cross off heart attack at 39.

I have plenty of energy for golf but it's the muscles and joints that let me down.

 

[bsb]

I’m 52 super fit and not overweight and suffer from both. I wear a cpap - yes it somewhat sucks and took some getting used to but once I found the right attachment it worked fine for me. I now can’t live without it. I have a travel one and sleep like a baby on a plane and no one can hear it (or me) at all. Lots of pax ask me about it for their own condition.

 

[cove]

Once you have a cpap machine and the output pressure is set all you have to do is experiment with the masks.

 

[kaktusdigital]

Has anyone had any success with the Nightlase procedure?

NightLase Laser Snoring Treatment Melbourne - Laser + Holistic Dental

It certainly sounds promising. Reducing the soft tissue at the back of the throat via a laser tightening up skin. Seems most places are charging around 2K for 3 to 4 sessions. Apparently the results last for around a year.

 

[bosox76]

Yes but they are related. Too late for type 2 diabetes. Oh while we're at it lets cross off heart attack at 39.

I have plenty of energy for golf but it's the muscles and joints that let me down.

Hi JohnK. You sound just like a lot of my patients. It’s never too late. The energy you think you have is nothing compared to what you could have. Lose the weight and then the joints and muscles won’t hurt so much either. The diabetes improves, less meds are needed. Your daughter will definitely appreciate having you around for longer too. Tech changes so quickly. Not all masks are full face. The advancements are pretty impressive these days.

 

[cove]

bosox76 I totally agree with you on this. I think the fail rate of users of sleep machines is higher than you would expect. I had to persist for a year to succeed.
Losing weight takes quite a bit of effort too and many just give up.
Each time we go to the US you get offered large plates of food. I do now like getting back to Perth weighing a kilo less than my departure weight.
Going borderline diabetic seems to be quite reversible as does high cholesterol.
There is so much to live for so it is worth the effort.
My youngest son was two when I needed my heart operation. He is now 26 and I have enjoyed his development along with his older brother.

 

[Milboo]

Yes but they are related. Too late for type 2 diabetes. Oh while we're at it lets cross off heart attack at 39.

I have plenty of energy for golf but it's the muscles and joints that let me down.

Type 2 diabetes can be righted with diet, exercise and weight loss.
Risk of heart condition - well if you have history there so anything to mitigate risk of further attacks can only be good!
Joints work better with less weight on them.
Muscles need oxygen - and there are studies tying apnoea with musculoskeletal pain.

 

[JohnK]

Tech changes so quickly. Not all masks are full face. The advancements are pretty impressive these days.

Thanks for the advice. The technology would need to change drastically. I cannot handle any type of mask while I am sleeping and I do not want to try. For me it is a case of better the devil you know.