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sansa -> RE: Your Dom(me) snores (1/10/2011 1:05:18 AM)
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My dad used to snore so loudly it would literally shake the walls of the house and though he slept in the front bedroom, downstairs, and my sister and i were upstairs, in the room to the back of the house, we could still hear him loud and clear. Granted, we lived in an old farmhouse built around 1880 or 1890.
He went to an Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) specialist, who had some scans done of his head and throat, and they determined it was a combination of smaller than normal nasal passages combined with larger than normal tonsils and adenoids (sp?). He had a sleep study done, then had the tonsils and adenoids removed, his nasal passages surgically widened, then a second sleep study was done. The surgeries helped, but not completely. He now uses a BiPAP machine, which he was told is better than the CPAP, and instead of the regular mask, he uses the nose pillows. He said they're more comfortable than the mask.
My suggestion would be to see an ENT and have them check your nasal passages, sinuses, tonsils, and adenoids, to see if there's any irregularity to any of them. If this is already done, then the best bet would be to warn subs before things move past simply play and into something more serious and to find alternative methods if you simply cannot handle the machine. The mouth guard is an option, unless you have a habit of sleeping with your mouth open, as are the breathe right strips. Another possibility: one of those beds that mechanically raises the head and/or feet some, or a wedge under your pillow to elevate your head.
Hope these suggestions help.
sansa
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