Snoring Questions
Snoring Questions
Hello,
I haven't been on in a while.
Had a question about snoring.
Can snoring cause airway obstruction and thus reduce O2 to the brain?
I haven't been on in a while.
Had a question about snoring.
Can snoring cause airway obstruction and thus reduce O2 to the brain?
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Re: Snoring Questions
I think that snoring is a result of the obstruction of sufficient air. Though we are all different, the obstruction will reduce oxygen in your bloodstream which supports the brain, lungs etc...
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Re: Snoring Questions
Take 15 minutes and review this youtube video it will help you understand what is going on:tlewis303 wrote:Hello,
I haven't been on in a while.
Had a question about snoring.
Can snoring cause airway obstruction and thus reduce O2 to the brain?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gie2dhqP2c
This video put the whole thing in perspective for me
I wish you well
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Re: Snoring Questions
You have it incorrectly worded.tlewis303 wrote:Hello,
I haven't been on in a while.
Had a question about snoring.
Can snoring cause airway obstruction and thus reduce O2 to the brain?
Snoring IS (caused by) an airway obstruction. It's a "sound" that's produced while inhaling. Nasal or mouth or both.
If you don't or can't breathe through your nose, it becomes necessary to breathe through the mouth.
Doing nasal cleansing can reduce snoring.
Here are a few links that may help.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-cond ... n-20031874
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoring
http://www.sleepeducation.com/sleep-dis ... -and-facts
http://www.entnet.org/content/snoring-and-sleep-apnea
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/snoring
By the way, I haven't found any evidence that says that snoring in itself lowers O2. It's always mentioned that it's a possibility that the snorer could have Sleep Apnea.......which CAN lower O2.
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Re: Snoring Questions
Thanks for all your help
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Re: Snoring Questions
The other question is if the cpap pressure is increased will that decrease snoring events?
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Re: Snoring Questions
It does for me. Apparently I don't snore at all anymore (according to my husband)
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Re: Snoring Questions
Maybe. (along with nasal cleansing)tlewis303 wrote:The other question is if the cpap pressure is increased will that decrease snoring events?
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Re: Snoring Questions
I've been using sinus rinse with a steroid per my ENT for 2 weeks now, not helping much. May have to have surgery to straighten septum and remove some tissue in order to breathe well through my nose.
Sucks.... Maybe if I did that I would need cpap anymore...
Sucks.... Maybe if I did that I would need cpap anymore...
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Re: Snoring Questions
Try saline rinses - less chance of backlash effect that steroids can have... and (can't remember earlier thread of yours) have you turned down (or up) the humidifier to try and fix things?
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Last edited by Julie on Fri Oct 24, 2014 1:21 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Snoring Questions
I really want to add to this thread. I believe that not long ago a Nobel Prize winner gave a statement to the “press” that snoring is really bad for you. This was in the context of snoring without OSA. I always believe that snoring has as its result suffocation. I found this video while searching for the PHd’s statement. Please; all of you out there; please comment and give your opnions.
http://www.dw.de/snoring-why-do-we-do-it/av-16974691
Thanks
Harold
http://www.dw.de/snoring-why-do-we-do-it/av-16974691
Thanks
Harold
Re: Snoring Questions
I have tried humidifier both on and off with just nose pillows and full face mask, doesn't seem to help. I tried pillows for the first time. They seem to cause my nose to become sore inside with all that air blowing up there as I guess its not use to it, the tissue I mean.
I think the ENT wanted to see if the salt/steroid solution would reduce inflammation first before considering surgery. Who even knows if my insurance will cover it...lol
I think the ENT wanted to see if the salt/steroid solution would reduce inflammation first before considering surgery. Who even knows if my insurance will cover it...lol
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Re: Snoring Questions
I've heard that around 90% of people who chronically snore most likely have some form of OSA.
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You can get saline rinses at the drugstore, cheap compared to prescription stuff.
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