How to Stop Snoring?

collage1
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:09:32 +0000

What good company I’m in! My DH has snored since I’ve known him and he’s quite slender. He wouldn’t go to a sleep dr/ENT for years but finally relented a couple of years ago. He didn’t have traditional apnea but had some kind of vague issue for which we were presented with a variety of options, all of which we were told may or may not work. One is the CPAP which DH refused to consider, another was the mouth guard–hilldweller, our dentist charges about $800 so I don’t know if it’s as customized as yours, another was a surgery to the palate that sounded awful and another was a surgery to the tongue that could result in a change to the taste buds. The problem was that the doctor, who was highly recommended and quite frank with us, said she couldn’t promise that any of these options would work. So, we’ve done nothing.

Last night was so bad that I once again resolved to replace the uncomfortable futon in our office with a nice bed that I can use when I just can’t take it although I know it will bother DH. I’ve never brought home the breathe right strips as, years ago, dh said he wouldn’t use them; I think he’s mellowed a bit over the years and might give them a try. Hate to waste the money but, if the strips don’t help, I can try the $100 pillow.

Thanks for initiating this thread OP! It snapped me out of my “I’m stuck with no options” mode into thinking about options.

Oh, and my dh snores on his back, on his front, on his side, in a recliner…with a fox, in a box ;)