# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/41 "2020-02-05T08:06:42Z")
Male, 37. I voted for “sometimes”. Mostly, I talk and even laugh in my sleep. I have very entertaining dreams. ---
**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 6, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/42 "2020-02-06T11:48:30Z")
> [@robby](#): > > The only time I don’t use it is when I don’t have a power outlet available (like on a wilderness canoe trip). [CPAP battery packs are available.](https://www.google.com/search?q=cpap%20battery&cad=h) They’re not cheap, and they might only be good for one night - but if your trip is short and your apnea is severe, it may be worth it. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/43 "2020-02-06T16:02:38Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > [CPAP battery packs are available.](https://www.google.com/search?q=cpap%20battery&cad=h) They’re not cheap, and they might only be good for one night - but if your trip is short and your apnea is severe, it may be worth it. I’ve looked into those, but our canoe trips are more like 6 nights. Even if I bought a portable machine with a battery pack (which would cost close to $1,000 and which my insurance will not cover), it wouldn’t last longer than a night or two. Also, it’s a whitewater canoe trip. I have enough trouble keeping my iPhone dry, much less a CPAP and large battery pack. Even with dry bags, I wouldn’t have confidence that it would stay dry enough to not get damaged. (My iPhone is in a ziplock inside of a dry bag, plus it’s water resistant.) Finally, it would be nearly impossible to keep everything clean in that type of environment. We sleep in tents in the wilderness. In any event, my apnea is moderate – I’m more worried about the long-term effects. My sleep doctor didn’t think missing a few days for an canoe trip every year or so would be much of an issue. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/44 "2020-02-06T17:27:25Z")
Your poll left off “No, and my wife is a liar.” ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/45 "2020-02-06T17:49:44Z")
Yes, but it’s much better if I sleep on my left side for some reason. It’s the position I fall asleep on for years and maintain it pretty well throughout the night. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/46 "2020-02-06T21:27:02Z")
I do when I have sinus crap going on. When I smoked cigarettes I snored LOUD. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/47 "2020-02-07T06:41:18Z")
Yup, like a freaking chainsaw … And I am certified not to have sleep apnea =) Matter of fact, when I did my sleep study the guy monitoring was amazed because I told him roughly when I would be falling asleep, how long I would sleep for and when I would wake up. This was back before I went on medication that screwed even more with my segmented sleep cycles. I also sleep in [recovery position](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_position), and transition gradually from facing left to facing right but always face down - rolling me onto my back wakes me up, and I can not sleep on my back unless sedated. ---
**Author:** ![albino\_manatee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/albino_manatee/32/2_2.png) [@albino\_manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/albino_manatee)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/48 "2020-02-08T12:49:59Z")
only when sleeping back-side … which happens once in a blue moon. have always slept on my side _(in my 60’s now)_ … usually spend only two or three minutes on my back … just to alleviate some old-age maladies _(blood circulation, respiratory, etc.)_. occasionally, will fall asleep while on my back … only to awaken shortly thereafter … to the sounds of someone snoring _(myself)_. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287/49 "2020-02-11T18:00:33Z")
Supposedly I do, occasionally, regardless of whether I’ve got my CPAP or not. My apnea was never closely tied to snoring. My husband’s snoring was getting so bad that I made him go for a sleep study (his CPAP sorted that out quickly); at the time he had his, I had a number of other issues that were badly interfering with my sleep and the snoring was the proverbial straw on the camel’s back. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-snore/847287.md?page=2)