CPAP for non-apnea snoring - is it quiet

[OttawaGirl]

Hi guys:
This is my first post but I have been reading for a bit. I have been a loud snorer for years and had a sleep study 8 years ago that showed no apnea.
A few months ago I started waking myself up just before falling asleep with my own snoring. It is very upsetting and causes me to have a hard time falling asleep. I had looked into UPP laser surgery but after investigation it seems to not be very successful and it is also expensive and quite painful. So I am now going to see a second ENT doc to look into other options. I am fairly certain I don't have apnea. I am divorced so I don't have someone to say if I stop breathing but I have the SnoreLab App and it always shows a regular breathing pattern. Also, I am almost never tired during the day, if anything I have trouble falling asleep.
One of the reasons I want to do something about the snoring is so that I could share a room when I travel and also looking to the future if I was to have a relationship I couldn't stand to share a room with my snoring the way it is. I have tried this and I basically lay awake all night afraid to snore.
So my question is, would a CPAP machine stop my snoring and are they quiet?
Also, does anyone have any info on the UPP surgery if no sleep apnea is involved.
Thanks for your help.

[Goofproof]

Snoring is just one sign of Sleep Apnea, however, using XPAP just involves a little air pressure no harm no foul. A APAP with the software to monitor your results might help you in the least it could rule out problems. Jim

[Julie]

As far as apnea goes, UPPP is known to fail over and over... seems to be ok for a few months, then you need to go back on Cpap, and often in a 'more so' way than you otherwise wuold have.

[palerider]

So my question is, would a CPAP machine stop my snoring and are they quiet?

Yes, and way way quieter than your snoring. Like, have to listen for 'em to hear 'em quiet.

[cpap626]

I was very surprised how quiet the cpap unit was. I have an s9 and you really cannot hear the machine much at all. I think resmed states its the same sound level as normal breathing. When you put the mask on it get very quiet, they only think that makes noise is when I exhale. but that sounds more like taking a big breath...much more pleasant than someone who snores:)

[Okie bipap]

The UPPP may solve your snoring problem. I had it done about twenty years ago, and it stopped my snoring. It helped with my sleep apnea for several years, but I finally ended up getting a machine after seventeen or eighteen years. The recovery is painful. The back of your mouth and throat will be raw, and everything will irritate it for several days. If you decide to do it, I suggest you stock up on a spray oral anesthetic. It will help quite a bit with the pain. Talk to an ENT to see if he or she would recommend the surgery to control your snoring. I CPAP machine may do a good job of controlling your snoring, and could possibly cost less than the surgery, depending on your insurance.