Sleep Disorder Reviews

Are you always being told that your snoring is keeping your partner awake? My wife kept telling me that and I’d often get a poke in the ribs to wake me up. I was always insisting that I didn’t snore but eventually had to concede that in fact I did. My snoring was annoying for us both as neither of us were getting a good restful night’s sleep. But that was all in the past and now we both sleep all night like a baby. I’ll explain why in a moment.

It’s usually the noise a snorer makes that is most irritating but it can be caused by sleep apnoea, which is a more worrying condition. That is what I suffered from. The sleeper suddenly stops breathing, often for several seconds which, to an onlooker seems much longer and they can tend to panic. However, with a great gasp and a sudden intake of air, the moment passes and all is well – until the next time. This can happen several times in the night.

Just imagine what this can do to your poor body. Apart from waking up even more tired than when you went to bed, sufferers can doze off during the day. Do this when you are driving and the consequences can be catastrophic. This condition can, and often does, put a severe strain on the heart and therefore it would appear to be sensible to get a medical opinion to be on the safe side.

There are various treatments available to help stop snoring but some are of little use so you would need to be selective and take advice first. The main cause of snoring is the blocking of the airways and this could be fatty deposits in and around the throat or possibly the tongue slipping to the back of the throat, amongst others. Vibrations of the soft palate membranes can also cause snoring as can the tonsils although apparently the latter tend to shrink with age.

Self help ways to ease the problem of snoring is, stop smoking, lose weight, cut back on alcohol consumption. Don’t drink alcohol late at night or have a heavy meal just before retiring. Sleep on your side rather than on your back.

Controlled Night-time Breathing Using A CPAP Machine

I think that I must have had a severe case of snoring and sleep apnoea and although I tried all of those things I still snored and gasped with sleep apnoea. This became a worry, so much so that I eventually sought medical help. This arrived in the guise of a mandibular advancement device or nasal CPAP machine, (continuous positive airway pressure) and this device pumps a controlled stream of air through a flexible hose to a mask worn over the nose. This may sound like a drastic way to prevent snoring but in my case it has, and still does, work beautifully and I now sleep well all night without a single snore to disturb us, as my happy and well rested wife can testify.

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