Re: Snoring after surgery

September 24, 2011

Pain (and sometimes we dont know we sleep through some degrees of pain) is

listed aa one of the various possible instgators of sleep apnea. Have you

tried shifting a good size pillow around between your legs before going to

sleep on either side?

They even have some pillows (a tad small but thick so might work) that wrap

securely to the leg. My bed pillows always come away when I use them.

People can have snoring wihout having sleep apnea just like they can have sleep

apnea without and true snoring. The sleep study will tell you what is best for

you to do. You might need a nightly CPAP machine if it is obstructive sleep

apnea.

L

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> Hi all! I know the subject sounds strange but since my last hip

> replacement my snoring has gotten terrible - before hand I would snore

> if I slept on my back (which I hate to do anyway)or if I was sick with a

> cold. But now I snore so bad that I wake myself up all the time most of

> the time right in the middle of a nice loud snore which of course makes

> me choke a little and cough.

>

> I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem because this snoring

> started after my last surgery at first since I could only sleep on my

> back I didn't think much of it since that was normal. But even on my

> side (on my unoperated side - right side) I snore like crazy and it is

> driving me insane my sleeping is completely ruined by it. A normal night

> for me is to to go to sleep at 9pm wake up to my snoring around midnight

> stay up until I am about to pass out again which is around 4am and sleep

> to 9am. I have made an appointment with my family doctor to discuss this

> but I don't see him until October - I booked it at the end of August

> almost 2 months to see my family doctor *sigh*.

>

> And the sneezing I swear I can't take it anymore that started up a week

> after my last surgery as well within the first hour after I wake up I am

> lucky if I only sneeze 13 or 14 times (yes I have counted) and it is

> only the first hour after I wake up my family doctor thinks it is

> allergies or something yet he has tested me for any - I have never had

> any allergies before. My mom on the other hand is allergic to everything

> and I still sneeze more than her.

>

> Some background on my last surgery which had two years ago now - it was

> my left hip replaced for the second time (the 1st time was 1 and a half

> years before the revision due to loosening). The surgery went well but

> when I came too I was kept in the recovery room to almost midnight (I

> had at my 2 hr surgery at 9am) due to my breathing supposedly a

> reaction/slight overdose of the drugs made my breathing shallow and

> erratic - breathing mask and etc.

>

> Other information that may play a part ( I am looking at all angles) I

> was 249 lbs. at the time of surgery and had dropped to 190 last summer

> due to the sitting set back climbed back to 216 - which I am currently

> at. So I know that I am overweight have been working at it but with

> limited movement and no money it is difficult lol. I know snoring can be

> caused by being overweight but wouldn't it have started when I was at my

> heaviest? I could just scream I am so frustrated by this and tired all

> the time - I want a sleep test or whatever to see what is going on.

>

> So if anyone has had a similar problem after surgery or heard of

> something similar I would love to hear it. Thanks all - any and all

> coments and opinions welcomed

>

September 26, 2011

Snoring runs in my family and it isn't so much because of our weight.

Although I do hear that people who are obese have a higher rate of sleep

apnea. None of us may have the solution for you as to what is causing the

snoring, but I wear ear plugs and it works wonders for a good night's sleep.

On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 1:35 PM, contessia <contessica03@...> wrote:

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