Spouse Snoring - when to insist on sleep study?

[Anonymous]

My husband’s snoring has gotten quite loud and uneven. It woke me up and I’m listening to it right now. He is 49. He is very fit, so this just seems like a loosening of tissue issue. He never sounds like he stops breathing, but his dad has a cpap for sleep apnea. My mom does too actually. In addition to this loud version of his snoring, sometimes he makes a quieter effortful puffing sound - that happens earlier in the night. When is demanding a sleep study going to be worth the time and inconvenience? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Have him stop drinking alcohol, and elevate his head with an extra pillow. Not because a sleep study isn't warranted already, but those are easy to try first.

Also, as a temporary intervention, when he snores ask him to roll onto his side.

[Anonymous]

Worth it now in my opinion. Ent would refer him somewhere. It's damaging to heart and brain.

[Anonymous]

Agee with PP- lots of data out there on the risks with sleep apnea. Both my brother and I started using a machine in our mid 50s. We are both in good shape, eat well and exercise regularly.

[Anonymous]

Is he aware of what happens when he’s sleeping? I took a video of my husband snoring so he could see his mouth wide open and hear the sounds he was making.

[Anonymous]

Highly highly recommend you have him do it asap. It took years of asking my husband and I also had never seen him stop breathing had actually only ever seen that puffing thing you mention. Finally my husband went in and he actually was able to do it at home - it is so much easier now. They gave him the stuff and he did it right at home. Turns out he had stopped breathing 47 times that night. 47! He feels much better now with his cpap and I sleep much better. If his dad has it that is 1000% more reason to do it as there is a genetic component. I would do it immediately.

[Anonymous]

Does he drink any alcohol? My DH's snoring was awful, and he had been to the dr who prescribed a mouth guard but it didn't work. There is direct link between alcohol and snoring (it relaxes the muscles in the throat and you snore).

Not a single doctor asked him if he drank any alcohol. He wasn't a heavy drinker but it didn't matter, just a little alcohol caused the snoring. I insisted he stop drinking completely to see if it made a difference and within 48 hours his snoring stopped. I was stunned.

It's worth a try.

[Anonymous]

Tonight. He can do a free trial sleep app that just records him overnight. DH was shocked at how much/loud he snores. Also promptly order to the sleep study - very easy at home test ordered online. Short of that, I move to the guest room at night.

[Anonymous]

"He never sounds like he stops breathing." Then he probably isn't. Everyone here seems to think everyone who snores has sleep apnea, they don't, most don't. Start with breath right strips (the brown ones NOT the clear ones). He can roll on his side too he might snore much then. The a/c blowing on everyone's face all night long can cause more dry passages and snoring. "Demanding a sleep study?" I wouldn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tonight. He can do a free trial sleep app that just records him overnight. DH was shocked at how much/loud he snores. Also promptly order to the sleep study - very easy at home test ordered online. Short of that, I move to the guest room at night.

What is it called, please?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband’s snoring has gotten quite loud and uneven. It woke me up and I’m listening to it right now. He is 49. He is very fit, so this just seems like a loosening of tissue issue. He never sounds like he stops breathing, but his dad has a cpap for sleep apnea. My mom does too actually. In addition to this loud version of his snoring, sometimes he makes a quieter effortful puffing sound - that happens earlier in the night. When is demanding a sleep study going to be worth the time and inconvenience? Thanks!

Now, honey. Now.

[Anonymous]

You want to “demand”

Have to talked about it?

[Anonymous]

Just go get one, then separate bedrooms. CPAP machines are loud and annoying too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tonight. He can do a free trial sleep app that just records him overnight. DH was shocked at how much/loud he snores. Also promptly order to the sleep study - very easy at home test ordered online. Short of that, I move to the guest room at night.

What is it called, please?

any snore app. I think we used snoresense.
Then sleepdoctor . com does an easy at home test with detailed results (they do want to sell you cpap stuff, which we declined and they didn't push further). Then talk with your pcp

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have him stop drinking alcohol, and elevate his head with an extra pillow. Not because a sleep study isn't warranted already, but those are easy to try first.

Also, as a temporary intervention, when he snores ask him to roll onto his side.

+1

- Zero alcohol, recreational drugs of any sort, vaping, smoking
- Eat dinner at least 3 hours before sleeping
- You can elevate his head OR elevate the head of the mattress by putting a hard foam wedge under the mattress on the head side
- Be well hydrated
- Air purifier.
- Breathing exercise before sleeping (Youtube - School of Breath)

All of this is to improve only the symptom temporarilu, but you do have to figure out what is happening with his overall health.