Conditions
Snoring
Many people will have experienced sleeping with a snorer. In fact, some may even have been driven to the point of hovering menacingly over their partner’s face with a pillow, fully intending to suffocate them with gleeful abandon. However, 41.5% of the UK population snores, which amounts to 15 million snorers – 10.4 million males and 4.5 million females – so we shouldn’t turn these adenoidally challenged folk into pariahs. The sound of snoring is made when you breathe through your mouth and nose when you’re asleep. But when that air doesn’t move smoothly through your air passages, it makes tissue in your mouth, nose and throat vibrate as the air passes through. Some causes of snoring are related to lifestyle, (being overweight, smoking, drinking alcohol etc), so there are changes you can make to minimise the snoring. But if the self-help methods don’t work, then there’s only one thing for it…no, not the pillow…visit your GP.
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hi, Im a 25 yr old male and snore very heavily. I fell over when i was 15 and damaged my nose which is now partially blocked all the time and i also have permanently scarred (swollen) tonsils which i also think may be causing bad breath can any one help me with this as i don't fancy surgery - Thanks very much
hello my son is 3 and since he was born he snores and stops breathing then gasps for breth when he is asleep (sleep apnia), i have slept with one eye open just incase he doesnt start breathing, its very scary but is now being given an operation to remove his tonsils and adinoids so hopefully my boy will breath easy and mum can sleep a full night with both eyes closed :-) hope this helps anyone with a problem like this i say see your gp.
Hi Glad to hear that I am not the only mum that sleeps with one eye and ear open all night.My son is also age 3 with the same symptoms which he has had since birth he also had alot of ear infections within his first year and we had to have a full hearing test done last november just to check on his hearing and with regards to the snoring.His hearing turned out to be fine but we have been told that he might need to have his adinoids out as they could be enlarged but they have told us they would not consider doing this for some time due to his age.Just wondered if you had any of advice with your son having already had them removed.
Re the episode on snoring on 12th March, I'm surprised that the doctor didn't recommend one of the classic treatments for sleep apnea, the sleep mask, which is hooked up to a machine which restores lost oxygen to the snorer. That mask has given a friend of mine a new lease on life. Not only does he now sleep soundly all night, but also he no longer has those dangerous long periods without breathing. Admittedly, not everyone takes to the sleep mask, but when other method haven't worked, it's worth knowing about.
my son is only 12 years old hes snoring is that wright at his age
Hi there, does anyone know what the name of the lazer treatment that was featured on EB that opened up the airwaves of the girl shown?
hi my partner snors realy badly and half the time he keeps me up at night because of it also he wakes me up every night and he also wakes himself up plz help us coz some nights i have to sleep in my living roon to try and get a good nights sleep ubt yet even being in a diffrent room i can still her him plz help i cant take it any longer
my wife snores really bad i wear ear plugs and can sleep downstairs and she still wake me up she is a little over weight and does smoke but it is driving me mad
I have a problem with snoring very badly. I can't have a relationship with anyone because i am so self embarressed by this. i am a 34 year old woman and have been single now for 10 years because of this. I have always suffered with sinus infections, which i get every few months. When i go to bed and my body relaxes it feels as if my throat is closing up even if i am laying on my back or my side. Please help me this is driving me nuts now because i even wake myself up.
I am a 28 year old male 14st 5ft 7 i have had a procedure which told me i snore from my throat i have already lost weight but down on the alcohol and cigs but there is on change ! I also suffer with smelly feet that sweat a lot i have tried numerous things any thoughts would be eternally greatful and my partner too i have going to peoples houses as i am so embaressed about it although i have tried numerous things
my husband snored extreamly bad. eventualy doctors removed his tonsills and shaved his throat, although it has healed, he now makes a totally different noise instead of snoring. its just as loud and just as annoying for me, it also wakes our children, its that bad. we very rarely sleep in the same bed anymore. please help if you can, thankyou.
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