wife of snorer
Hi Paul— I’m glad you asked that question—for three reasons. The first is because it means you have begun seeking a specialist’s help to analyze and treat your difficulty breathing during sleep. The second is because it gives me the chance to continue to spread the word about apnea—the easiest sleep disorder of all to […]
bed partner snores
So your bedpartner snores in any position? Sometimes there are long pauses in breathing that suddenly resolve with a snort, some deep breaths, and a re-positioning of the body? Sometimes you wonder if he’ll (she’ll) ever take another breath? The noise and the moving around are so disturbing you moved into a separate bedroom long […]
wives of snorers!
Wives! Are you tired of being kept awake all night by “you know who’s” snoring? Are you tired of wearing ear plugs, of the constant tossing and turning of your bedpartner, of sleeping in separate bedrooms? Do you miss your honey and want him back?? If any of the above scenarios sounds like your typical […]
sex and snoring
What – you may ask – is the connection between sex and snoring? (Other than one often follows the other?) Plenty – according to Janet Myers, a researcher at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. And the news – surprise – is not good for snorers. Myers recently conducted a study in which […]
elevate the torso!
Snorers… Have you tried elevating either yourself or the bed yet? It’s an effective trick for reducing snoring. Ultimately, you want to raise the head, neck, and upper torso area above the waist. The effect of this is to reduce the amount of pressure placed upon the neck and throat area—which in turn helps your […]
your snore score
What’s your Snore Score? Your answers to this sleep quiz will help you decide whether you may suffer from sleep apnea. Are you a loud, habitual snorer? Do you feel groggy and tired upon awakening? Are you often sleepy during waking hours? Are you overweight? Have you been observed to choke, gasp, or hold your […]
signs of sleep apnea
Do you know the signs of Sleep Apnea? Non-restorative Sleep: Wake up feeling groggy, tired. Feel like you haven’t gotten enough sleep. Moderate to Loud Snoring: Although snoring can be mild in some patients, especially women. Pauses in breathing ranging from 10 to 60 seconds, sometimes even longer. “Crescendo Snoring:” Rising and declining volume of […]
disturbed sleep
My husband has had difficulty sleeping for his entire life, but this condition has worsened significantly in the past 9 months. He has been seen by two sleep disorder specialists, one diagnosed him with either narcolepsy or sleep apnea, while the other thought he had REM behavior disorder or sleep apnea (both diagnoses were pending […]
wake up choking
For the last three nights or so, I have different dreams with one related theme. I find myself being choked by a piece of gum that keeps getting stuck in my teeth and then lodged in my throat, and I wake myself up by gagging. It’s quite terrifying waking up not being able to breath. […]
mouth like sandpaper
This is a recurring nightmare: I am running… as fast as I can… up hill… there is a ball… as I near it (I want or need that ball) an arm comes in from nowhere and picks the ball up and throws it further up the hill… I run faster and harder… but always the […]
i can’t breathe
Ever since I can remember I have had trouble getting to sleep. I have to lay in bed for hours until I start to dose off. During the night I have such vivid dreams—and so many of them—that I wake up each morning exhausted. Lately I’ve been having dreams about drowning and this causes me […]
out of breath
I keep dreaming that I can’t breathe. Sometimes I’m underwater, sometimes holding my breath. Still other times I am running and running and can’t breathe. All of my dreams are about different things, some disturbing, others not. My boyfriend says that I REALLY snore. What he described to me sounds more like apnea. Is it […]