The Health Risks of Snoring
Maybe you can still recall the first time your kids and your spouse heard you snore. There was a bit of humor and some jokes here and there when the night approached. But things changed after a month, when they realized it was not funny; rather it was disturbing.
“Thou dost snore distinctly,” William Shakespeare wrote in The Tempest, “there’s meaning in thy snores.” It was not long ago when modern medicine started to dig more into what the Father of English Literature wrote hundreds of years ago. He was right when he said there is meaning behind a snore, as it is attributed to several health reasons, and could bring worse complications if left unattended.
For plump middle-aged men, snoring may be associated with sleep apnea, which is a more serious disorder that is linked to the snorer not being able to breathe. From the Greek word “Apnea” which is the absence of breathing, it is clear that the snorer suffers from lack of oxygen, and thus, finds episodes when he wakes up gasping for breath. In a situation like this, there’s no doubt that it is a life-threatening disorder. And because the snorer wakes up often just to breathe, the quality of deep sleep is reduced, which results to fatigue and drowsiness at daytime. Such factors bring accidents and mishaps at work or on the road. In extreme cases, this
may lead to death.
But negative effects that hound the snorer also extend to the members of his family and others as well. Imagine being ignored and being the center of unwanted attention just because you were accused of disturbing them while sleeping. If you’ve been snoring for 12 months now, then that means they’ve been struggling to sleep deeply for 365 nights! And just imagine being the only person in the house whom they don’t want to see in the morning. How does it feel to be the recipient of their grouchy treatment when they have to battle with your snores every night?
Even your spouse who used to sleep in your bedroom may be sleeping somewhere now. This means less intimacy, less communications, and more fights. An aftermath of all this is possibly marital breakdown if your snoring persists. Who wants to sleep with a snorer anyway?
Along with this, neighbors will find you annoying if your snores are loud enough for them to hear. So you’re not only a nuisance to the family, but to your neighbors as well. Clearly, snoring is not just a mere health problem that is dealt by the snorer alone.
The emotional and psychological threats attached to it are so great that they affect the snorer and the people around him financially, psychologically and emotionally in more ways than one could imagine. But it’s not the end of the world if you snore. With the aid of a medical expert, your life will look brighter when it’s cured. So go seek for an advice and arm yourself with determination (and money) to cure this problem once and for all.
Can me losing sleep due to husband snoring cause health problems? I’m always tired and get headaches weekly.
I have to nudge my husband to stop his snoring. He gets upset and yells to me, "go back to sleep and U won't hear me snoring" How can I go back to sleep if his snoring is keeping me awake? To top it off he has a CPAP machine and only uses it when its convenient for him. I've slept in the daughter's room when she's not there and sleeping on the couch is out of the question. I can still hear him. I've also tried ear plugs that doesn't work either. Now, I'm afraid that my health and well being are at risk. I'm tired when I wake up, I have numbing headaches more than normal (which feels like my brain is spasming) and sex is the last thing on my mind.
Yes, it's causing you problems. My husband does the same thing, plus smoker's cough all night, although he isn't on CPAP. I never get enough sleep, I feel tired and cranky, and he thinks it's just me being a b*tch. I love the man, but I swear I am ready for separate rooms, or even separate houses. It's getting to where things that didn't used to bug me now drive me crazy and I am not happy. Lack of good sleep is making me into someone even I don't like.
so I feel for you, wish I knew what the solution was.
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There are some things you can buy from the pharmacy that stick on his nose to keep it open. Might be worth trying.
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Yes, get your husband to see a sleep study doctor. He may be suffering sleep apnia, Or worse. Get relief for his snoring and you will also sleep better.
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they are selling a small clip, it is very useful
also you can buy a some ligal drug they are selling in any super market, you put one drop before going to bed and you are done.
Sorry I do not have names.
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I would say yes, it might throw up some complication in the future, bcoz we have to give our body and brain considerable amount of rest everyday, other it wont function as we would like it to do. Dont take me worng, i can see you more concerned about you than everyone here, i would say let us focus on the broader picture! and find a solution for the familt as a whole.
Rather than running from the problem, why cant we face it, I mean there are some natural way by which these problem can be cured, why cant you both go and consult a yoga specialist and learn some breathing exercises and mediation exercises. This way you and your husband will benefit in overcoming all the difficulties in the night and you might know yoga will bring positive energy on us, so overall you will have greater benefits in a long run and you both will have some peaceful sleep and spend more good time on your other activities.
More than exercises, its depends mainly on attitude of the individuals, I can see from your statement that your husband uses a machine when ever it is convenient for him, if i am not wrong he might probably lazy about doing thing or totally forgets it to do. So i would say to you talk through him, list out the problem you are facing and he might face in the future and come to a common ground and decide on a effective permanent solution (like yoga) probably anything else which i might not probably know about.
One thing you must have in your mind, determination is very important to succeed anything we like to do.
"the will to succeed can overcome the greatest adversity"
I hope i have made some good sense to you, and i wish everything goes well with you and your family…all the best….cheers…
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UGH!!! My fiance says the same thing! "Go to sleep and you won't hear me!" and "God! I can't make ANY noise with you trying to sleep!"
It's not MY fault I can't fall asleep with what sounds like a jackhammer lying next to me in bed…
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Take your husband to an ENT surgeon. e must be having sinus or deviated septum which causes blockages in the nose. This can be cured. I am also having similar problem My wife snores. I got used to it now. I wake up only when she does not snore to check whether she is breathing or not.
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Yes it will definitely affect you health such as Sleep deprivation, Drowsy Driver syndrome and Spousal Arousal Syndrome.
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