CPAP And Snoring

Tampa Tom · Post by **Tampa Tom** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 12:10 pm

OK, so, I'm over the shock of yesterday's appointment.

So, now, I started doing some research. According to Yahoo Health (brought to you by A.D.A.M.com) and WebMD, they BOTH say that CPAP is an effective treatment for chronic snorers who have significant sleep problems.

Does anyone have any other sources of research on this topic?

Titrator · Post by **Titrator** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:18 pm

Hi Tampa Tom,

I would say that cpap eliminates snoring if titrated properly. But, having said that, if you do not have full blown apnea or hypopnea, the insurance company may not want to pay for your machine. If i am not mistaken, your doctor wants to take your tonsils. This may be something that you keep as an option as you move forward. Though it is painfull, the doctor is advocating a simple tonsilectomy, not a full bore UPPP.

Either way, you can probably talk the doctore into giving you a prescription for an auto cpap and if the insurance company will not pay, you can show online for a good machine at a lower cost

Ted the Titrator

derek · Post by **derek** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 11:59 am

Here's a graph of the effect of CPAP pressure on my Snore Index (Snores/hr) based on almost 600 hours of usage

Effect of APAP pressure on Snore Index

You can see the trend.

Sportacus · Post by **Sportacus** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:54 pm

Does that mean that cpap should stop all snoring or just greatly reduce it? I still have a few snore indices show up each nite.

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 1:17 pm

Sportacus, I have a few snores ticked off on the data on about half my nights. If it's just a few each night, I wouldn't worry about it. (I'm not a doctor, though!)

meister · Post by **meister** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:21 pm

He never reached a point at which NO SNORES were recorded. So I
think if the treatment cuts down greatly on your snoring, you are
making progress. At least the walls in my house are no longer
shaking wildly each night. However, the dog still goes to the other
end of the house. But seriously, these snore detecters could be
detecting lots of noises and recording them as snores ... smaking of
your lips, grinding of your teeth, loud wild moaning as you dream ...

IWannaSleep · Post by **IWannaSleep** » Sun May 01, 2005 12:21 am

Yeah I've wondered if they detect throat clearing and coughing as snoring.

sgrol · Post by **sgrol** » Mon May 02, 2005 7:55 pm

About 4 years ago I went to ENT because my wife could no longer stand my severe snoring (have snored all my life, 48 yrs old). He set up sleep study and it ended up I had moderate sleep apnea. I immediately started using CPAP, and, according to my wife, have not snored since. Works for me.

FL andy · Post by **FL andy** » Wed May 04, 2005 6:09 pm

For me, it all depended on getting the correct pressure settings.

My BiPap at 13/6 had me snoring at a rate of 52 to 110. I changed it on my own to 13/9 and snoring went down to anywhere between 10 to 24. About 10 days ago I went to a new pulmonologist and he changed the settings to 16/11. The snore reading is now between 1.0 and 1.8.

I'm satisfied with that.

Andy

CPAP And Snoring

CPAP And Snoring

Look at Derek's graph