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Snoring

  • 02-01-2014 8:19am
    #1
    cathy01
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    I love my husband with all my heart.20 years together but enough is enough.
    His snoring is bad, really bad. Even if I go downstairs I can still hear him.
    He smokes and wont go to the GP as he is convinced they will say, surgery. His sister has sleep apnoea and got a little machine to help.

    Things where that bad before Christmas that he slept in our sons room for a couple of days as I would lie awake for hours trying to sleep.
    I cant wear ear plugs .He looks grey skinned for lack of sleep as I wake him up about 5 times a night to stop snoring.Does anyone have any advise .Over the counter products that really work.
    We have tried nasal plug things, nasal strips , something called silence and snoreze.
    I did reply to an add on boards that said it does no invasive procedures to help. But health insurance does not cover it ,so I would think it cant be well, Good, if anybody used lazer to help could you share your experience.
    I will try to get him to the doctor, but honestly I cant see it happening.

    Thanks for advice.


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  • #2
    Tropheus
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    If there is sleep apnoea in the family then it's worth getting that checked out. The only way to do it is by an overnight sleep study. Some hospitals let you do them at home and others do it as an in-patient. Does he have any other symptoms like day time sleepiness or waking up gasping for air? A GP can recommend a sleep consultant.

    A CPAP machine would sort the snoring. I was diagnosed recently with sleep apnoea. While I wasn't a very bad snorer, my wife has commented that the snoring has now stopped although there is now the noise of the CPAP, but it's not too bad.


  • #3
    cathy01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,269 ✭✭✭cathy01


    Tropheus wrote: »
    If there is sleep apnoea in the family then it's worth getting that checked out. The only way to do it is by an overnight sleep study. Some hospitals let you do them at home and others do it as an in-patient. Does he have any other symptoms like day time sleepiness or waking up gasping for air? A GP can recommend a sleep consultant.

    A CPAP machine would sort the snoring. I was diagnosed recently with sleep apnoea. While I wasn't a very bad snorer, my wife has commented that the snoring has now stopped although there is now the noise of the CPAP, but it's not too bad.

    I don't think he will go to the doctor . Is the cpap machine available to buy over the counter. ?


  • #4
    Tropheus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,943 ✭✭✭Tropheus


    cathy01 wrote: »
    I don't think he will go to the doctor . Is the cpap machine available to buy over the counter. ?

    Not sure if you can get them without a prescription. They cost around €1k to buy, but most people rent them for around €100 per month. The advantage of renting is that it includes service and parts and a replacement machine every 4-5 years.

    Everyone requires a different level of pressure depending on the severity of their sleep apnoea. Determining the correct pressure is normally done in a sleep lab. I don't think buying one off the shelf would be an option.


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