OMG can someone stop my hubby SNORING!?!?!?!!

[belfie]

They said maybe smashing his lower face and reconstructing it along with adonoids & tonsil removal MIGHT help, so it wasn't worth it

my goodness, that's a difficult solution to sell! I'll send you a PM, I think an assessment is definitely the way to go. I think my DH is putting it off, cos he knows if he loses weight that helps, and I don't think he wants to hear someone say it. But, he snores at any weight anyway... so that's it, I'm just gonna book him an appt - fait accompli!

Btw, do we need a dr's referral for the specialist?

[belfie]

Just for the record. In case there was ANY doubt... SNORING BITES!!
I think I should go back to the store where I can return my defective snoring husband and get the new quieter model.

*stomps off for a hot chocolate with baileys*

[Fleur]

oh.... I was watching this thred in hopes of a miracle cure

and my DH isn't as bad as some of yours from the sound of it. It's just that he gets up earlier than me, so goes to bed earlier, and is almost always snoring by the time I come up to bed.

I don't think there is any more infuriating sound. Even the smallest snuffle makes me want to thump him

He is getting worse too. I t used to be only if he was really tired or drunk, on his back. Now it's every night, back, side, tummy... doesn't matter. And he gave up smoking! Whats up with that!

Hope you ladies find a solution soon

[Lulu]

I just read a little article in a magazine and it said a banana smoothie before bed has helped lots of blokes. Something to do with the nanas....

[belfie]

Right. DH will be turning INTO a banana smoothie, thanks Lulu!

jasp - DH is so the same. He's procrastinated re following up with docs, but finally made GP appt for next Weds to get specialist referral... ... that's after he got the following email at 2am Thurs morning:

Step 1: Call doctors, make appointment
Step 2: Call Cabrini and make appt for sleep specialist (BEFORE GP appt because there might be quite a wait)
Step 3: STOP SNORING!!!
Step 4: Keep wife.

I'll let you know how we go.

[Yael]

Just to encourage him to do something about it, if he does have undiagnosed sleep apnoea, not only will he feel SOOO much better getting it sorted out, but leaving it untreated puts people at higher rates of strokes and other problems because of constantly denying oxygen to your body in little amounts all the time.

[Mr Squidipa]

i would highly recommend that if you notice that your partner stopps breathing several times a night that he/she goes for a sleep test i have just recently been for one and are waiting for th results as i stop breathing times a night and i am a snorer