2007-08-04 16:38:12 · 12 answers · asked by manangl 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
As others have said, snoring could be a symptom of obstructive sleep apnea. This causes the oxygen level in your blood to drop dangerously low and can damage your heart, lead to constant tiredness and more car accidents due to drowsiness. You should talk to your doctor about getting a sleep study done. This will show if you have sleep apnea and how severe it may be. Your doctor can then order treatment for it. Only a sleep study can diagnose this.
2007-08-04 19:06:48 · answer #1 · answered by Caring 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on why you're snoring. You could have sinus/allergy problems. In that case, you'd probably need to take a daily allergy pill. You could have a deviated septum, in which case surgery would help. Or you could have sleep apnea, in which case you would need serious medical treatment. The best thing for you to do is talk to your doctor about your snoring. Once you find the true cause of it, you can eliminate it or at least tone it down.
2007-08-04 23:41:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I also had a bad snoring problem and would quit breathing numerous times during my sleep. My family told me this when we all stayed in a hotel suite at Disney World. I made an appointment with a sleep disorder clinic. You spend the night and they monitor your sleep patterns and breathing with equipment. I quit breathing 100 times between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. I was prescribed a C-Pap machine which gives me continous oxygen during the night for sleep apnea. Sleep apnea left untreated can cause serious problems such as heart problems, fatigue and sudden death. You need to call and make an appointment with a sleep disorder clinic. If you don't have one in your town, get your local doctor to refer you to one. Good luck.
2007-08-05 04:31:51 · answer #3 · answered by princeton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
besides what everybody else said, i have a friend who uses the "nose clipse" which goes into the nose around the separator nasal thing (septum?) and is held in by magnets. he said he wakes the most rested he has in a long time. he doesnt know if he is snoring now or not but has been told that he snored before he used them. good luck :)
2007-08-04 23:53:30 · answer #4 · answered by AlwaysWondering 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
THERE are nose strips on the market now.They help in stopping that. You put them on at nite , THE druggist can help you, just mention to him the product that is strips 4 the nose that helps stop snoring. Best of luck star
2007-08-04 23:42:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
snoring is often a sign of obstructive sleep apnea, you need to get a sleep study done.
2007-08-04 23:40:22 · answer #6 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried teh BREATH-RIGHT strips? They work - or sleep on your stomach.
There is a surgery now that opens up your throat ~ it is new but I think it has been approved by the AMA & FDA.
2007-08-04 23:42:38 · answer #7 · answered by MELANIE 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can go to the doctor for this. Doctor can help you. Good luck.
2007-08-04 23:46:41 · answer #8 · answered by belle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
find the cause -make an appointment with your doctor.
2007-08-05 01:17:31 · answer #9 · answered by KitKat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried those BreatheRight strips for your nose. They saved my marriage.
2007-08-04 23:41:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋