Operation to cure snoring - anyone had it?
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No but would be interested,
By snoring s horrendous. It disrupts the wife and I also wake myself up. Seems to be worse the more tired I am. So if I get run down and excessively exhausted, the snoring gets louder which disrupts me further. It's a vicious cycle.
Also get sleep apnia as well though where I stop breathing for up to a minute then wake myself up with a big gasp of air.
Wife wants me to go to a sleep clinic to try and get a diagnosis and see what help I could get.
By snoring s horrendous. It disrupts the wife and I also wake myself up. Seems to be worse the more tired I am. So if I get run down and excessively exhausted, the snoring gets louder which disrupts me further. It's a vicious cycle.
Also get sleep apnia as well though where I stop breathing for up to a minute then wake myself up with a big gasp of air.
Wife wants me to go to a sleep clinic to try and get a diagnosis and see what help I could get.
boroboy6872
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Hi B_G
Do you find yourself very tired and nodding off during the day?
Also when you wake up and take a big gasp of air do you then go to the toilet?
Personal question I know so sorry for the intrusion.
I have sleep apnea and wear a CPAP machine and before I went to get it sorted I sounded just like you have described above.
You have absolutely nothing to lose by going to get checked out. Please do.
Billingham red
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My mates snoring was horrendous, he had the op about 3 years ago, it did get better , but back to being horrendous again now, and he can't get another op on nhs now .
Billingham red
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Where do you start this process? Just visit your GP ??
Aztec chimera
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Yes. He/she will then refer you to a sleep clinic.
I have sleep apnoea and use aCPAP machine. If you are diagnosed with sleep apnoea don't forget to to inform DVLA
boroboy6872
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As @Trug has already mentioned. Yes contact your GP with your concerns.
boroboy6872
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You have just reminded me of a very good pointSounds like you should go mate
The Missus god rest her, always said my snoring was terrible. She snored like a trooper herself but every time I tried to record her to prove it she'd stop. Crafty buggers women
@Billingham red and @B_G You can get sleep apps for your phone that will record you when you are asleep...i.e for your snoring
Do that and listen back, you will be surprised just how loud it is and the disruption it will be causing those next to you
Also take any recordings you have of snoring to the doctors, it may help towards confirming a diagnosis
Good luck to all
Don't usually go to the toilet no.
And yes I do find myself nodding at work if I'm not busy. I can find afternoon meeting particularly hard.
Although I did put some of that down to the fact I get up at 4.50 to go to the gym before work. I aim to get to sleep for 9.30 so getting 7 hours+ sleep but I think with the disruption I'm getting a lot less than this in reality
boroboy6872
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Get checked out mate
I took my missus with me to the appointment with the docs, just to give her side of how bad my snoring was
He/She will ask plenty of questions, be truthful and then take it from there, the doc will take you through next steps, which if there are concerns will no doubt be a referal to a sleep clinic.
Good luck mate whatever you decide to do
boroboy6872
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@B_G and @Billingham red
Check this page out
Epworth Scale
it`s the Epworth Scale which is used diagnose obstructive sleep apnoea
See what you come out at
Check this page out
Epworth Scale
it`s the Epworth Scale which is used diagnose obstructive sleep apnoea
See what you come out at
I had the op probably about 10 years ago.
It was general anesthetic rather than local although I was still in and out in the same day.
Whilst the anesthetic is still numbing it is OK. But trust me, when it wears off you have the sore throat to end all sore throats.
I couldn't talk or eat solids for about a week.
The op did work for a while however now when I wake up more often than not she is in the spare room.
It was general anesthetic rather than local although I was still in and out in the same day.
Whilst the anesthetic is still numbing it is OK. But trust me, when it wears off you have the sore throat to end all sore throats.
I couldn't talk or eat solids for about a week.
The op did work for a while however now when I wake up more often than not she is in the spare room.
Really appreciate the info.
I know my Mrs would love me to go to the GP so maybe I'll give it a ago.
@Trug how is life with the CPAP machine?
I know that feeling.
I usually wake myself around the 1am mark and my wife is in with my 4 year old who has his own double bed.
I'm sure she got that for him for this reason
I hate that it puts distance between us though in honesty. It makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong
From experience I can say with 100% confidence the best cure is to lose weight, I stopped completely, I've since put the weight back on and I'm terrible again, less weight on your windpipe equals less snoring.
Last week I got kicked out of bed after a few beers and went to the spare room, fairly confident I got woke up by the neighbours banging on the wall
Last week I got kicked out of bed after a few beers and went to the spare room, fairly confident I got woke up by the neighbours banging on the wall
Borobuddah
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Completely worked for me too!From experience I can say with 100% confidence the best cure is to lose weight, I stopped completely, I've since put the weight back on and I'm terrible again, less weight on your windpipe equals less snoring.
Last week I got kicked out of bed after a few beers and went to the spare room, fairly confident I got woke up by the neighbours banging on the wall
On The Bob
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I don’t snore too much apart from when I’ve had a drink but when I’ve had a drink it’s the other end of the spectrum.
I used to just sleep in the spare room but that’s now the baby’s room and the other spare is my office so I have to settle with the sofa!
I used to just sleep in the spare room but that’s now the baby’s room and the other spare is my office so I have to settle with the sofa!
I'm 5ft10 and 12 stone. And without trying to sound big headed I'm in good shape. I train 5 times a week.From experience I can say with 100% confidence the best cure is to lose weight, I stopped completely, I've since put the weight back on and I'm terrible again, less weight on your windpipe equals less snoring.
Last week I got kicked out of bed after a few beers and went to the spare room, fairly confident I got woke up by the neighbours banging on the wall
I spent most of my early adult life underweight. Sub 10 stone. I still had this problem then.
I see a lot of the advice online is to lose weight but I my case I don't think that's the problem. I have also read that enlarged tonsils can cause a problem and my tonsils do seem to be bigger than average. So I am wondering whether having them removed would help.