Snoring!

My husband’s snoring has ruined many occasion for us.

Finally we went to his GP, following an examination of his throat she suggested a specialist dentist who had a retainer made for him.
It pulls his jaw forward allowing a good passage through his airways. No more snoring, thankfully. We can now share a hotel room happily.
An extra bonus is that he can’t talk while wearing it 😉

Franbern

icanhandthemback

My husband was renowned for his snoring and the GP suggested that he saw a sleep apnoea specialist but she would stop him driving immediately. He managed to convince her not to do that and immediately went on a crash diet. He lost a couple of stone and now his snoring is minimal.

If someone has sleep apnoea, then they are dangerous to be driving any vehicle. It is not a punishment stopping a person driving, but a serious safety issue both for the sufferer themselves and any passengers they take and anyone else using the same roads. Untreated sleep apnoea will negate any insurance.
Sleep apnoea is usually treated with a cpap machine, and once the patient can show they are using this regularly, they can re-apply for their driving licence.
As has been said, these machines are supplied by hospital trusts via their sleep clinics, and automatically send results of usage direct to hospital computers.
It is very irresponsible of anyone who may have sleep apnoea to try to disasaude anyone from reporting this onwards. Whereas, some Sleep apnoeas may be caused by and/or worsened by excess weight, this may not be the main or only cause.
Also...Apnoea in itself is dangerous to the person, insofar as it can cause many sort of serious health problems up to and including fatality.

With all due respect, Franbern, the GP said he "may" be suffering from sleep apnoea and he went to the Dr because I insisted having read about it, not because he was tired. I was more worried about his heart. It was agreed that he would try this for a short period of time and return to the surgery for another assessment which he did. He lost 1/2 a stone within the first week and that did make a big difference so when he lost another stone and a half, he didn't snore at all. If that hadn't worked, he would have course stopped driving and gone for tests. I am sure that if the GP had thought it essential, no way would they have agreed to this. The same GP wouldn't let me drive a week early even when I thought I could after a specific op because of the guidelines. I didn't like it but accepted it.

icanhandthemback

My husband was renowned for his snoring and the GP suggested that he saw a sleep apnoea specialist but she would stop him driving immediately. He managed to convince her not to do that and immediately went on a crash diet. He lost a couple of stone and now his snoring is minimal.

If someone has sleep apnoea, then they are dangerous to be driving any vehicle. It is not a punishment stopping a person driving, but a serious safety issue both for the sufferer themselves and any passengers they take and anyone else using the same roads. Untreated sleep apnoea will negate any insurance.
Sleep apnoea is usually treated with a cpap machine, and once the patient can show they are using this regularly, they can re-apply for their driving licence.
As has been said, these machines are supplied by hospital trusts via their sleep clinics, and automatically send results of usage direct to hospital computers.
It is very irresponsible of anyone who may have sleep apnoea to try to disasaude anyone from reporting this onwards. Whereas, some Sleep apnoeas may be caused by and/or worsened by excess weight, this may not be the main or only cause.
Also...Apnoea in itself is dangerous to the person, insofar as it can cause many sort of serious health problems up to and including fatality.

My DH used to snore not all the time but loud when he did. He went into hospital when he was ill because his oxygen levels were really low. They found he had sleep apnoea and now has a CPAP machine. He doesn't snore at all now. It doesn't make any noise.

It affects pretty much the entire maternal side of my family. None of us is overweight except my brother who has been given a CPAP machine. DM was petite, her mother (DGM) and she rattled the ceilings! Neither drank, neither was overweight, and neither said they slept badly (to my knowledge). At a recent (maternal side) family wedding the majority of us admitted to snoring, whereas DS1 & DD don’t snore at all and DS2 is just like me. He, btw, is incredibly fit and active. We snorers don’t get wakened by our snores, although I can’t say the opposite for our partners!

Sleep apnoea is deadly.
Not just because of the strain in the heart, but driving or operating machinery can be lethal if sleep deprived, and that goes for everyone he wakes up with the noise, and anyone he runs over and kills in the roads.

Snoring isn’t normal at all.

Get him checked out urgently.

He may have a fatty tongue or neck in which case he needs to lose weight immediately. He might benefit from a pressurised air machine.

If he sleeps with other people, walking them, they need to be respected too. Sleep deprivation is a form of torture.

Scoring is not normal.
There’s a problem.

He needs to accept responsibility, and get it sorted out before anything terrible happens to him or to others.

I wear retainers with extra bits to keep my mouth open and my jaw slightly forward. No more snoring

I too have a snorer. So many disturbed nights over the years. After losing a couple of stones in weight he is much improved. Fast forward to now and we have a cavalier king charles spaniel who puts him to shame!! He raises the rafters. Surpringly I find that cute and quite soothing ..

My husband was a very bad snorer even when he was fairly young and much thinner. He was diagnosed with sleep apnoea over 25 years ago and given the CPAP machine which he still uses and can't sleep without it. We now live elsewhere and the NHS here don't want to know so he has to buy all the parts for the machine himself and has never been checked since we moved. He did have to inform the DVLA especially as he was on the road a lot but it wasn't a problem. I would definitely get your husband checked out as it puts a huge strain on the heart.

My husband only snored when he rolled on to his back or when he had had a few drinks and slept more heavily, it was unbearable then but otherwise very rarely. Thankfully he mostly slept on his side.

My husband was renowned for his snoring and the GP suggested that he saw a sleep apnoea specialist but she would stop him driving immediately. He managed to convince her not to do that and immediately went on a crash diet. He lost a couple of stone and now his snoring is minimal.

My late DH was a snorer. Constantly nudging him to change position didn't help. I eventually started counting the length of each of the snoring episodes and the length of his stopping breathing in-between (watched his chest fail to rise). This convinced him to see GP the stopping breathing was the sign of
sleep apnoea and mask supplied. Sleep apnoea can be dangerous.

My husband also snored loudly for years and would wake himself frequently through his breathing being obstructed. He tried the usual things, sprays, pillows, mouth guard, nose pegs to no avail. He was finally sent for an overnight appointment at the sleep clinic, where, despite having wires and monitors attached (but no CPAP) he had the best night's sleep of his life, so they said there was no problem!
After retiring from a very stressful sedentary job, he started going to the gym every day, and completely remodelled our garden by himself, doing lots of heavy physical work. Consequently, he lost a lot of weight and built more muscle. He also got a more supportive pillow. His snoring has improved to almost nothing most nights.

I wear ear plugs by the aptly named Snoozle brand. They have been a game changer for me. Might have been easier to buy the guests a pair each!

My husband had terrible snoring, for many years. He tried everything. Eventually, he was diagnosed with sleep apnoea a year or so ago, and the consultant said it was the worst he'd seen for a long time. He was given a CPAP machine, which makes practically no noise and sends readings to the hospital. The difference has been incredible.

He needs to get it checked out as he could have sleep apnea. I would suggest he goes to the doctor