# Do you snore? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 31, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287 "2020-01-31T13:06:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/21 "2020-01-31T18:28:10Z")
I don’t but my husband snores terribly. Luckily for him, I grew up sleeping in the same bed with my grandma and the noise doesn’t keep me awake anymore! The only time it gets on my nerves is if I’m trying to hear the TV, or if I hear a weird sound in the night that I’m trying to identify. I get irrationally annoyed for a few seconds and then say “fuck it” and go back to sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/22 "2020-01-31T21:06:30Z")
My wife says I sleep so quietly that she sometimes comes over to make sure I am alive. Till now I am. She almost never snores, but she emits a very soft, hard to describe, sound. The other morning, she snored rather loudly for about 5 minutes and then subsided. I apparently used to snore up a storm when I smoked, but that was 55 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/23 "2020-01-31T21:10:59Z")
I don’t know, but probably. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/24 "2020-01-31T21:44:13Z")
My husband says I did, but since I started sleeping on a wedge pillow, I almost never do. He does sporadically - mostly when he’s congested. Once I’m asleep, I don’t hear him at all. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/25 "2020-01-31T22:34:40Z")
I do not, or so I am told. But my wife does. What do I do about THAT? I sleep in the guest bedroom. I guess sleeping in separate bedrooms is a thing now. ---
**Author:** ![CelticKnot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/celticknot/32/3392_2.png) [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/26 "2020-01-31T22:45:42Z")
…if I have a cold. When I am congested, my SO says I snore. I also know I have sleep apnea when I have a cold, because I have woken up gasping a few times. Mr. CelticKnot just started a new job today; when we get insurance I am going to look into a sleep study, and even if the insurance won’t pay for it I will get one. (Got no money now, and no cold, either, so it’s not urgent now.) He has terrible OSA and has been using a CPAP for a few years. It hasn’t worked perfectly; he still gets sleepy during the day, but he doesn’t rattle the house with the snoring nor keep me awake to make sure he’s breathing. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/27 "2020-01-31T22:47:25Z")
I voted “Depends on” because if my allergies are acting up, I snore. If I have a cold, I snore. Otherwise not, I usually sleep on my side because, if I’m in snoring mode and sleeping on my back, I will wake up. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/28 "2020-02-01T00:10:14Z")
Yes, but I live alone so who cares. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/29 "2020-02-01T00:32:42Z")
I don’t know, but considering I almost always have a stuffy nose, I’d guess that I do. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/30 "2020-02-01T02:24:44Z")
I did, but I’ve lost a few pounds and my wife says I don’t any more. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/31 "2020-02-04T16:31:13Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > I do not, or so I am told. But my wife does. What do I do about THAT? I sleep in the guest bedroom. I guess sleeping in separate bedrooms is a thing now. Neither my husband nor I could ever go back to sleeping in the same room! We both get a much more restful sleep. I like to pretend we are like the rich of long ago with our separate sleeping chambers! ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/32 "2020-02-04T16:39:17Z")
> [@sitchensis](#): > > If you have a big enough list you can sell lots of CPAP machines to insurance companies. They will get used for twice a week for 3 months and put in a drawer. My CPAP includes a cellular modem that documents usage. There’s a phone app so I can see how not just how long I slept, but my apnea/hypopnea index (# of breathing stops per hour). This info gets reported back to my health insurance, and they will deny coverage and make me buy the machine myself unless I use it for at least four hours per night. None of which changes the basic advice: a person who exhibits symptoms of sleep apnea should talk to their doctor about it. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/33 "2020-02-04T17:10:43Z")
Just some snoring basics from the medical literature in UpToDate: > [@](#): > > Snoring is a sound produced by vibration of the soft tissues of the upper airway during sleep. It usually occurs during inspiration, but can also occur during expiration. Habitual snoring is common, occurring in 44 percent of males and 28 percent of females who are between 30 and 60 years of age in the general population. Occasional snoring is almost universal. > > Snoring is indicative of increased upper airway resistance and increased pharyngeal collapsibility. Snoring, particularly if loud and habitual, may indicate the presence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleep disorder characterized by obstructive apneas and hypopneas that occurs when upper airway resistance is sufficient to disrupt sleep. Snoring can also be associated with conditions that narrow the upper airway, including obesity, nasal congestion, craniofacial abnormalities, hypothyroidism, acromegaly, and adenotonsillar hypertrophy. These conditions, in turn, may cause snoring without OSA, or snoring that occurs as a symptom of OSA. It is important to recognize the clinical features of conditions associated with snoring so that objective testing can be performed and treatment initiated, if indicated. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/34 "2020-02-04T17:45:22Z")
Only in a reclining position. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/35 "2020-02-04T18:28:48Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > Male, middle-aged. I used to snore a lot (my wife often waked me to get me to stop), but started using a CPAP last summer, so now I don’t snore at all. (I clicked yes on the poll) > > The CPAP wasn’t specifically to cure the snoring. A home sleep test resulted in a diagnosis of sleep apnea, which is what the CPAP was for; the end of the snoring was just a nice side benefit. This is essentially me too, except I’ve had mine for 10 years. My wife got a little scared when I first started using it because she didn’t think I was breathing at all. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/36 "2020-02-04T18:37:11Z")
No, I don’t. I even had a roommate tell me once that I slept so quietly they found it unnerving. And the sound of snoring drives me absolutely batty. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/37 "2020-02-05T04:00:24Z")
I snore loud enough to jeopardize my home’s structural integrity. Untreated AHI is 61, so crazy bad apnea. CPAP never worked for me. I’m one of the roughly 8,000 people so far that have the Inspire sleep apnea implant. Its reduction in snoring is just a happy byproduct but I’ve gone from about a 150 score with the Snorelab app down to as low as 11. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/38 "2020-02-05T04:45:37Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > I did, but I’ve lost a few pounds and my wife says I don’t any more. Same here. My weight got away from me and sleeping on my back resulted in snoring. I’ve since lost 35 pounds over the course of a year and the snoring completely stopped. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/39 "2020-02-05T05:02:28Z")
I snore so loud that I even wake myself up sometimes.😃 ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/40 "2020-02-05T05:10:29Z")
Apparently, I snore when I get overly tired. I used to snore when I drank but since I quit then I snore much less. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287.md?page=3)