Lets talk Snoring...

  • For a long time I was ashamed to share a room with someone. More exactly, to share a bed.

    My self- image played a big role in that, I just thought I wasn't good looking enough, that I wasn't worthy. After I met my partner, I begin to feel better about myself. I was no longer trying to hide myself under the covers.

    However, I still had a big problem - I used to snore very loudly. You can't imagine how I felt when my partner made a remark about me ,,waking up the neighborhood"...

    I knew my weight played a big part. I looked for remedies, my mother bought me a nasal dilatetor. It helped, I saw some results but because of a rough time in my life my snoring got back...

    In the last months I tried to make more major changes to my life. I found a treatment plan that aligned with my weight loss goals. I stopped drinking so much during the week, only indulging myself on weekends. I tried to limit fast food to once a month(Thats still a work in progress). I found out that my sleep problem can also be because of stress- so now I try to meditate here and there.

    I'm happy to know I'm making progress. Maybe is baby steps progress, but if I learned something from my weight loss journey is that, this is the only way...

    Does anyone else has a snoring problem? Am I the only one? How are you dealing with it?
  • My snoring was caused mainly by Sleep Apnea, and I now use a Cpap machine. My husband used to snore but after he had a heart attack and was treated for blocked arteries he only snores occasionally, and then, only lightly.
  • My late mother was the champion snorer of all time, and without apnea. She was hospitalized for a cerebral aneurysm and the doctor showed me her CAT scan to explain what was going on and one of the things I couldn't help but notice was that she had a SEVERELY deviated septum. Deviated enough that me, a layperson, could see it.

    Snoring NOT accompanied by apnea (your partner can tell you if you have apnea, it's gasping following an extended pause in breathing), particular in a person who suffers from frequent sinus infections or just general trouble with breathing, should be brought up to either your doctor or directly with an ENT.
  • I am a banshe snorer, stress and weight gain I assume. You aren’t the only one!
  • As I gained some weight, I snore regularly....also, have no idea, how to handle it. Hope, when I lose some weight, everything will be ok