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snork1
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| Sleepy Stoboy wrote: | Just a suggestion Snork, but it worked for me...
My wife snores and I'm a light sleeper (I know, the reverse situation). I found great success by using a white noise machine to produce a repetitive sound. I found a good machine at Sharper Image, which has 20 such choices, and I find that her light snoring doesn't wake me up anymore.
Some people seem to have success with this, and in my case I did. |
Thanks for the suggestion, but my wife is so sensitive to noise that she turned OFFour very quiet "white noise generator" box fan, that was turned on Low, in the middle of the night, in the middle of our recent heatwave. I thought we had a power outage at first, but she said she just couldn't stand "all that racket". That pretty well told me that a white noise machine would be a waste of money.
And ear plugs are "just too uncomfortable".
Lets just say she is a bit "sensitive".....sigh..... |
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waters96
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| Posted: July 27 2006 Post subject: |
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| Snork, I think you and I are married to the same woman. I have never seen anybody complain so much about the slightest of noise - be it a bird, a bug, the dog shaking her ears, or of course, my snoring. It makes it very difficult for me to sleep with her because not only do I have to worry about my own snoring and RLS, but also her own sensitivities. Although, I have slept with her several nights and she really does not complain about my snoring anymore. Now it's that I'm moving around too much or hogging the bed. Anyway, sleep is a very complicated thing once you start having problems with it, but each day I use the TAP, I become more confident in my ability to sleep, and sleep with snoring. Good luck with your wife. |
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snork1
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| Posted: July 27 2006 Post subject: |
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| waters96 wrote: | | Snork, I think you and I are married to the same woman. I have never seen anybody complain so much about the slightest of noise - be it a bird, ......, the dog shaking her ears, . |
OK, I had to laugh. I did leave out the complaints about the birds, the dog rustling, and of course if I actually move in bed.
Interestingly, she is starting to develop a bit of snoring herself. And she does admit she is a "light sleeper" and pretty restless. Even when I am out of the bedroom she will watch TV in the middle of the night because she can't sleep. She is lucky we live in a very quiet neighborhood! She does have a theory that being pre-menopausal messes up her sleep. And I certainly would not want to argue her point.....
Whoever thought simple sleep could be so complex!
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I cranked out the TAP another full turn last night. O2 looked great and my wife said it was only a one time light bit of a snore that she noticed. Which is a long way from where I began before starting all this, when I would start filling the room with snoring and gasping as soon as I drifted off. |
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snork1
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| Posted: July 31 2006 Post subject: |
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I still had a tiny bit of snoring and although my SaO2 was staying above 90% it was still a bit "jumpy" so I cranked my TAP out another half turn yesterday, bringing me to 13 HALF-turns.
If I snored last night, neither my wife or I noticed it, and it just about flat lined my SaO2 for the night at around 95-97% with a single dip to 92%.
I definitely seem to need the jaw exercises to keep my jaws loose in the morning, but as long as I "limber up" my jaw a bit, it isn't a problem....so far.
I am sleeping like a ROCK, and soooooo much better than CPAP.
Sorry I can't make the description as exciting as dealing with CPAP with talk of duct taping, and heated hoses and endless modifications to an endless stream of masks that ALMOST work....Or heck, even full long topics just dealing with cleaning the equipment.
And gosh, I won't even have "Rainout" season to look forward to as the weather turns cooler in the Fall. Yes, dental devices just take the thrill out of apnea treatment. All you do is climb into bed and go to sleep....  |
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Paul
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| Posted: August 08 2006 Post subject: |
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| Snork, I am so happy this is working out for you. A few more weeks of catching up with your sleep and you will feel like a new person. |
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snork1
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| Paul wrote: | | Snork, I am so happy this is working out for you. A few more weeks of catching up with your sleep and you will feel like a new person. |
I am walking around in a "Is this too good to be true?" state of being.
Its just seems too easy and too effective to be tossed out in favor of exclusively using CPAP for treatment.
I am dropping into the CPAP forum and getting this feeling like I am stepping out of a bad dream of dealing with CPAP, after reading through the all too familiar struggles.
Maybe I am just one of the lucky few for which the dental device approach works, but I sure am HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel that my QUALITY of sleep is better than trying to sleep with a mask strapped to my face and air inflating my stomach while trying to keep from getting entangled in a hose. Wonder why that is? |
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humaliens
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Hey Stork,
I haven't been posting as much, still kind of struggling with TAP II and PILLAR but for the most part managing okay.
I have been told by my ENT I have a deviated septum and possible actually both septums are a moderate problem. My left nostril is bad though. I noticed you mention the septoplasty and turb reduction helped your AHI or not?
I probably will end up doing the procedures. About six months ago he suggested laser, what process did you get for the sugery and how soon did you get results and do you have to do the saline flush for months on end?
I guess from what I've heard the procedures do help. But for apnea reduction i was wondering. I have the TAP II for 18months and pillar for one year.
I'd guess to reason I'm getting 90percent help, still feel my nose could kick me to near 100%?
I appreciate your response,
Thanks
Rick Humaliens |
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snork1
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| humaliens wrote: | Hey Stork,
I haven't been posting as much, still kind of struggling with TAP II and PILLAR but for the most part managing okay.
I have been told by my ENT I have a deviated septum and possible actually both septums are a moderate problem. My left nostril is bad though. I noticed you mention the septoplasty and turb reduction helped your AHI or not?
I probably will end up doing the procedures. About six months ago he suggested laser, what process did you get for the sugery and how soon did you get results and do you have to do the saline flush for months on end?
I guess from what I've heard the procedures do help. But for apnea reduction i was wondering. I have the TAP II for 18months and pillar for one year.
I'd guess to reason I'm getting 90percent help, still feel my nose could kick me to near 100%?
I appreciate your response,
Thanks
Rick Humaliens |
My OPINION is that for ANY apnea treatment to work WELL, you need to get your nose working. WHATEVER it takes to do that is worthwhile. |
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