cure for snoring/sleep apnea?

Answer 1

If either is severe you should go to a pulmonologist. If they find there to be reason, they'll have you go to a sleep lab. Based upon those results, you may need a c-pap machine and a mask, with or without a chin strap. It's important to treat apnea through a doctor since you can put your heart through a great deal of strain otherwise as well as affect your memory and quality of life and risk life threatening accidents (vehicular or heavy machiner).

Answer 2

From the simplest solution: Nasal strips that widen the air passage in the nose, like Breathe Rite nasal strips. That MAY help some people and won't cost much to try.

Sleeping on the side may work for some people.

Yes, heavy people can develop that condition because the flesh at the back of the throat is larger, and looser. Losing weight MAY help, but the fat at that location is almost the last to go.

Surgury is an extreme solution, but removing tissue in the back of the throat will tighten up the parts that rattle and cause the snore.

Sleep apnea is very serioius and potentially life threatening. If the simple solutions do not work, the a doctor will prescribe a CPAP machine. This blow positive air pressure into the person the entire time he is asleep. It sounds inconvenient as hell, but well worth it, beginning with the first night's deep sleep.

This usually needs to be done long before any weight loss solution has time to work.

Answer 3

Weight and sleep apnea are related. Losing weight would help the sleep apnea. I am wondering though because you say you gasp for air, sometimes panic attacks will do that too. I took paxil for years and then all of a sudden it just stopped working and I had to have my meds changed.

Answer 4

Don't ever take the sleeping pills route!!

1. They will damage your liver big time and you can get into serious health problems.

2. You will get hooked up on them and you won't be able to have a normal life any more if you don't take your pills everyday.

The sleeping pills industry is damaging our health by capitalizing on our ignorance, and by distracting people from effective and natural ways to deal with this problem. I had been taking prescription sleep medications [Ambien] for over 5 years. It stopped working and I simply took more. Still did not work. Nights were very difficult - medication put me to sleep but I would wake up after 2–3 hours with a strong sympathetic response (fast pulse, pounding heartbeat, wide awake alert). It was a very difficult cycle to break. I was really in bad shape due to lack of sleep.

After years of struggling I was able to cure my insomnia naturally and pretty fast. I followed the Sleep Tracks sleep optimization program, here is their official web -site if you want to take a look: http://www.insomniacure.net

Ohhh..and Good Luck!

Answer 5

There are nasal strips that help with snoring, since it has alot to do with your sinuses, and there are machines that help you breathe better while sleeping. Look into them. Otherwise, try some of the home remedies like sleeping on your side and things liek that, might work for you.

Answer 6

I am not sure but I have also hear about removing tonsils/adnoids help and sleeping on your side both. There used to be some type of spray to spray in your throat before bed...I am not sure if it works though. Ask a doc they will have the best solution.

Answer 7

most drs say loose weight, and most of the time that works, ive had my cpap machine for years , and would not sleep without it,im trying to loose weight, so i can get rid of this machine, but everybody must know that sleep apnea is a serious problem, if not treated , you can die in your sleep

Answer 8

See an eye, ear and nose Doctor for an evaluation and probably an operation.

Answer 9

Getting you tonsils removed helps.

Answer 10

sleep on ur side and u wont snore