snoring again

rjgreen3 · Post by **rjgreen3** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:13 pm

I do not know if this is possible or not but wifie says that I was snoring again last night. Can someone tell me if this is possible. I do know if I open my mouth with the cpap on it is very irritating. I find this hard to believe but I thought that I had better put this out there just in case

rjgreen3

birdshell · Post by **birdshell** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:46 pm

I can only share with you my experience.

My sleep doc asked if I was still snoring when I saw him about a month after starting therapy. From that I assume that it isn't too unusual to do so.

I DO still snore, lightly and only sometimes, when using the CPAP. However, I've not been back to see him. I would like to know if that is acceptable, too.

bdp522 · Post by **bdp522** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:04 pm

When the software showed I was still snoring I raised my pressure. The snoring is almost gone and my other numbers are better too. Maybe you need to change your pressure?

Brenda

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:46 pm

bdp522 wrote:When the software showed I was still snoring I raised my pressure. The snoring is almost gone and my other numbers are better too. Maybe you need to change your pressure?

Brenda

Brenda is right. When you are titrated in the sleep lab they will raise the pressure until snoring is eliminated. If you are receiving the proper amount of pressure you should not be snoring.

If what your wife describes as snoring is really mouth-breathing, that's a different story. Maybe try taping a few nights to see if snoring is eliminated. How is your leak rate?

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:06 pm

sometimes you cannot stop the snores with pressure, if they are palatal snores for example.

you would have to consult with your diagnostic PSG to be sure you don't have any CA or MA's listed, if not you can try increasing pressure by 1cm to stop the snores.

However, if you have any CA noted on your diagnostic study you have to be careful increasing pressure as that may be the reason your are now snoring (e.g. pressure is high enough to elimnate obstructive events, yet not high enough to eliminate snores because central apnea may have been seen on PSG, so titration was stopped to avoid centrals). Avoiding CA events is more critical than stopping snoring.

When you are titrated they increase pressure until the best sleep is acheived, they continue increasing pressure to eliminate any snores and/or until you have a CA event or are awaken. If you have for example good sleep at 11cm and at 12cm you start having CA events (while still snoring) they will stop at the 11cm and that becomes your titrated pressure.

Go by how you feel, sometimes snores are not bad they don't usually result in a drop in oxygen levels or arousal to your sleep.