BillSteamshovel
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Didnt want to hijack the other thread .....
@Hrungnir @ShawnM @Antii @Essexman You mentioned your CPAP machines in another thread
Have you had a red hot go at trying the alternatives ? ie things like ....
If I wear a backpack ($7.50) from Kmart stuffed with a 10 Litre Wine Cask Bladder full of air, it is absolutely impossible to rollover and sleep on my back therefore for me no apneas and minimal snoring. American soldiers discovered this hack during the civil war - legend says the enemy could no longer hear them snoring .... a nice story. Works if your apneas are posture dependant ie sidesleeper vs backsleeper
Mandibular splint - expensive but effective for many and not noisy definitely better than CPAP and no more expensive mine was $660 in subsidised AUstralian Health SYstem but usually $2000 full price and might let you sleep on your back
EPAP - - The opposite of CPAP approx $150 for Optipillow EPAP You breathe out against a resistance and this resistance creates a backup pressure that holds the airways open when you take the next breath. Works by using a nosepiece similar to some CPAP machines, again works for me - Took a bit of mucking about and experiments to get it working properly another brand is Bongo RX
Mouth Tape - Works for many, ridiculously cheap - forces nasal breathing - decreases my snoring but not my apneas
Lose Weight - I ran a survey on a sleep forum, losing weight and no alcohol came out as easy low hanging fruit for improving sleep and decreasing snores and apneas. Alcohol relaxes the throat muscles making them a bit more floppy and collapsible and fat in the throat is loose and floppy as well. - Personally I've never really liked that explanation, but weight loss and no alcohol certainly helped me- Ask your partner if you snore more after a few drinks.
The cure depends a lot upon what causes the snoring/apneas in the first place and this varies from person to person and different treatments suit different people.
@Hrungnir @ShawnM @Antii @Essexman You mentioned your CPAP machines in another thread
Have you had a red hot go at trying the alternatives ? ie things like ....
If I wear a backpack ($7.50) from Kmart stuffed with a 10 Litre Wine Cask Bladder full of air, it is absolutely impossible to rollover and sleep on my back therefore for me no apneas and minimal snoring. American soldiers discovered this hack during the civil war - legend says the enemy could no longer hear them snoring .... a nice story. Works if your apneas are posture dependant ie sidesleeper vs backsleeper
Mandibular splint - expensive but effective for many and not noisy definitely better than CPAP and no more expensive mine was $660 in subsidised AUstralian Health SYstem but usually $2000 full price and might let you sleep on your back
EPAP - - The opposite of CPAP approx $150 for Optipillow EPAP You breathe out against a resistance and this resistance creates a backup pressure that holds the airways open when you take the next breath. Works by using a nosepiece similar to some CPAP machines, again works for me - Took a bit of mucking about and experiments to get it working properly another brand is Bongo RX
Mouth Tape - Works for many, ridiculously cheap - forces nasal breathing - decreases my snoring but not my apneas
Lose Weight - I ran a survey on a sleep forum, losing weight and no alcohol came out as easy low hanging fruit for improving sleep and decreasing snores and apneas. Alcohol relaxes the throat muscles making them a bit more floppy and collapsible and fat in the throat is loose and floppy as well. - Personally I've never really liked that explanation, but weight loss and no alcohol certainly helped me- Ask your partner if you snore more after a few drinks.
The cure depends a lot upon what causes the snoring/apneas in the first place and this varies from person to person and different treatments suit different people.