Can you intentionally make a snoring sound?

Wacky, off the wall comment for the evening:

I have "fake snored" for my wife on occasion and she will say "that's not the sound I hear." Then I will relax my soft palate and she will say "That's it!"

My question, for those of you who share my "gift" is: should I be able to do this with my machine on and my mask in place? If so, does it mean anything?

Sorry for the zany question.

Yes you can snore whilst hooked up to your bedside buddy. it means that your pressure is too low.

:twis ted:

I am on 14 but can snore & snort easily (ACTIVA nasal mask).

This snoring that I can (as above) seems to be more in the nasal area than the lower back part of my throat (more like a nostril snore than a throat snore). I can do a throat snore without the mask on. Haven't actually really tried to do one with it on though (don't want to encourage the critters ).

DSM

chrisp wrote:Yes you can snore whilst hooked up to your bedside buddy. it means that your pressure is too low.

This I believe is a fallacy and a pitfall the sleep docs and cpap manufacturers all seem to have fallen into. I believe my AHI hits a minimum well below the pressure where my snoring stops completely. At the pressure where my snoring stops, my AHI is up, and continues to increase as pressure increases.

I know this goes against the simple model put forth by the sleep establishment, where the air pressure in effect is inflating your airway, like a balloon. But the data doesn't lie. I'm not exactly sure what mechanism is causing my AHI to go up as pressure increases, but there must be some secondary effect happening. While I'm sure I'm in the minority on having this effect, but I do know there are a few others on this board who have reported the same thing.

Ron