I have started making a strange noise.

Well, starting this thread seems to have cured me for the time being.

Funnily enough, last night DH started on it. I didn't wake him up.

I’m reading this in bed. I’m trying so hard not to laugh that I’m shaking and DH has just told me to be quiet and go to sleep!

I often make a grunt just as I am on the edge of sleep; by turning over on to my side, this stops the grunt and I go to sleep. I've noticed this is much worse when I have a cold, so it must be to do with the ear, nose and throat connection. And, like others, it sometimes happens when I'm drifting off while watching television!

I can’t stop myself from talking as I drop off,the other night I said “ summerhouse” my husband who wasn’t quite asleep said “I don’t want a summer house” I’d woken up by then and said” I don’t want a summerhouse either.How strange, it must be another age related thing.

"sleep" tut...

One of the "sleep apps on your phone" reveals some interesting noises l as you seel during the night /day lol.

I used mine once, that was enough, you would think I had slept in the jungle lol.

Granny Grunt.

Well I grunt as I go to sleep and I know I do it as I jolt myself slightly

Try as I might, I cannot make a snore sound when I am awake. But DH has complained about my snoring in bed.

OH’s snoring seems to have quietened down recently. It used to be so loud it could be heard from the pavement outside our house - and he was sleeping in the back bedroom! He used to give a little ‘pu’ sound after each roar.

DD2 has sleep apnea but rarely uses her breathing apparatus as it makes her skin sore and she says she doesn’t want to frighten her toddler.

I'm going with the purring. I do actually enjoy making this noise. (Yes, I know that's weird!) It's DH who doesn't enjoy it.

Alexa that is interesting about a pouch in the upper esophagus. I could well have that.But I don't think it's connected with this particular thing.

Mine is a croak, not a snore, grunt or purr.
Nothing so cute.

its air trapped in your throat, try lying on your side .not your back.......

Gone Girl, have you tried using a triangular pillow so that you're not lying flat in bed? It's definitely helped me!

I grind my teeth - apparently ?

Maybe you have developed a pouch in your upper oesophagus. I have, and it can make that noise.

Welcome to the wonderful world of snorers.... www.nhs.uk/conditions/snoring/

I wonder if some of you may be suffering with Sleep Apnoea?

I have it and it can lead to all sorts of noises!

Apparently I have started to 'grunt' - I have no idea why or even that I am doing it but my DD recorded it, and I am most definitely grunting, nothing to do with sleep though ....

Callistemon

I do wonder if it's a form of purring. I like nothing better than be tucked up cosily in my bed.

Oh, I’ve caught myself doing that too, I’m so pleased I’m not alone! Luckily DH usually falls asleep first so I don’t think he’s noticed!

Well it's likely to lead to sleep problems for you as well as him if he wakes you up when you do it. You'll end up with that thing where you wake up with a start every time you start to drop off, in anticipation. If you have a spare bedroom, move into it, then you can whirr and hurrr in peace.

DH purrs - its quite comforting.

Purring?