# Ever cured your own snoring? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 18, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cured-your-own-snoring/486420 "2009-02-18T17:43:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cured-your-own-snoring/486420/1 "2009-02-18T17:43:56Z")
First off, a teensy tinsy itty bitty rant: It’s not like I can control it! I’m not doing it on purpose! This may come as a huge shock, but when I snore, I am very often unconscious! Having said that – Have you ever cured your own snoring problem? Did you do it without hooking yourself up to some medieval-looking contraption? ---
**Author:** ![Dickerman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@Dickerman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dickerman)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cured-your-own-snoring/486420/2 "2009-02-18T19:11:18Z")
My wife rarely complains now that I’ve lost a bit of weight, and mostly sleep on my sides ---
**Author:** ![Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cured-your-own-snoring/486420/3 "2009-02-19T00:23:21Z")
Steroid nasal spray made a huge difference. I rarely need it anymore, but apparently I had some inflammation from allergies. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cured-your-own-snoring/486420/4 "2009-02-19T02:34:56Z")
> [@Dickerman](#): > > My wife rarely complains now that I’ve lost a bit of weight, and mostly sleep on my sides Ditto. I lost 25 pounds and my wife has stopped complaining that I snore. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cured-your-own-snoring/486420/5 "2009-02-19T02:40:40Z")
I’ve been told by previous bed-sharers that rolling me onto my stomach works. Hey, I don’t care what you do to me when I’m sound asleep. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cured-your-own-snoring/486420/6 "2009-02-19T06:12:06Z")
Ditto others on the weight loss. ---
**Author:** ![ShermanAter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ShermanAter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShermanAter)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cured-your-own-snoring/486420/7 "2009-02-19T07:05:56Z")
I am a big guy, a heavy snorer and have been diagnosed with sleep apnea. I was prescribed a cpap machine, and as much as I tried, I could not get used to it. I tried every nose piece and mask known to man and I just couldn’t tolerate it. Not an uncommon problem , so I’ve hear, but very frustrating (not to mention expen$ive) to say the least. I now use a mouthpiece that a good friend recommended to me that has been a huge help to me. It pulls your lower jaw forward and helps to keep your airway open. I bought this appliance as a last ditch effort and it was horrible, at first. It hurt like hell. I stuck with it, a few hours a night, till i was accustomed to it. After 2 weeks of using this mouthpiece I was sleeping 5 hours straight without waking up and was able to go back to sleep for 3 more hours. I was sleeping better, longer and according to my SO, not snoring and my obstructive sleep apnea was very much improved. I have been getting better rest and am not nodding out in the middle of the day anymore. IANAD nor do I have any medical training at all. I have heard Doctors and other experts say that these appliances do not work, period. All I know is that after trying many other options, I found something that worked for me. From the google ads I see, now that my membership has lapsed, this stop snoring thing is big business. I will post the link to the product I use here [http://www.allegromedical.com/personal-care-c532/noiselezz-mouthpiece-effective-snoring-relief-p216835.html](http://www.allegromedical.com/personal-care-c532/noiselezz-mouthpiece-effective-snoring-relief-p216835.html) and let the user read the ratings and compare to all the other products out there. Sweet Dreams ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cured-your-own-snoring/486420/8 "2009-02-19T10:38:41Z")
I do it when I’m drunk, so I try not to drink too much before bed (unless she is too, then we both snore.) ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cured-your-own-snoring/486420/9 "2009-02-19T12:16:39Z")
My husband informs me that I’ve become a snorer. I gained some weight, but at 126, I didn’t think this would put me in the “buzz saw zone.” ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cured-your-own-snoring/486420/10 "2009-02-19T14:25:33Z")
Add me to the weight loss cure column. Lost 30 pounds and the snoring stopped. Diabetes got much better, too. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cured-your-own-snoring/486420/11 "2009-02-19T17:22:19Z")
I’m not a big guy by any stretch of the imagination - when I snore, it’s from stuffiness. I started using antihistamine spray before bed if I felt anything less than totally clear - and later switched to a neti pot because it was pretty damned constant for a while. Strangely, after a week or so of using the neti pot, it cleared up completely. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cured-your-own-snoring/486420/12 "2009-02-19T17:40:27Z")
Hrm… so as a fat guy who drinks a lot, I have some work to do. 😕 Apparently I’m okay on my stomach, and neti potting and/or not drinking and/or Breathe Right strips help. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cured-your-own-snoring/486420/13 "2009-02-19T20:13:41Z")
All great ideas, thanks. I’m working on the weight thing. I might try the neti pot. I’d like to avoid the mouth guard thing, though. I know I wouldn’t fall asleep with it. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cured-your-own-snoring/486420/14 "2009-02-19T20:39:32Z")
I love my CPAP machine. It took me a couple of weeks to get used to it, but it stopped my severe sleep apnea and horrible snoring. And I can stay awake while driving now! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Diver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@Diver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diver)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cured-your-own-snoring/486420/15 "2009-02-19T20:41:41Z")
I have sleep apnea and the CPAP machine stopped my snoring completely. I am one of the lucky ones that had no problem adapting to the machine.