snoring

April 12, 2008

At 12:41 AM 4/12/2008, Audrey wrote (re. videotaping sleeping snoring husband):

>If he really is as controlling and passive aggressive as is

>suggested, this could backfire terribly.

Actually, I think it's a good idea, provided it's done in the right

spirit. Loud snoring can sometimes be a symptom of a medical problem,

two friends who have had surgery to correct loud snoring. One friend,

very active person and successful businessman, had a problem with

loud snoring and what was believed to be narcolepsy (bouts of

spontaneously falling asleep) He had to take stimulant medication for

years. He was tested in a sleep clinic and found to have sleep apnea,

and had surgery to correct his snoring, and is off the meds, even

lost weight and is much healthier than when I first met him 12 years

ago. I also have a female friend - also a very active, physically fit

businesswoman, who also had surgery to correct loud snoring and it

improved her health and productivity greatly. She was never a morning

person but now gets up early every day, and feels great!

I will add that this surgery is not effective in every case, because

the causes of snoring are varied. I know of folks for whom the

surgery did not help.

In some cases I am certain that fatigue is the simple cause of

snoring. Both my husband and I snore when we are over tired. Getting

to bed early and regularly and getting eight hours sleep is a good

antidote for us. We both read in bed (highly recommended! do NOT

watch TV in bed!) and if I'm having a hard time getting to sleep I

read a software manual and that makes my eyes glaze over quickly,

LOL. Certain foods (and no doubt, certain beverages) can interfere

with a good sleep. We both have noticed that if we eat foods with MSG

or a lot of garlic in them (for example, that yummy, but probably not

so good for you dry breaded garlic pork that you get at a restaurant)

we don't sleep so well.

Many AS have sleep disturbances due to anxiety and are unable to get

to sleep at night and I am sure that is the biggest cause of snoring

in AS. If they can address their sleep deficit by looking at their

lifestyle (eg. healthy ways of reducing stress, eating habits, when

they go to bed, etc.) then I don't doubt the problem would be alleviated.

- Helen

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