Comments on: Snoring and sleep apnea http://nethope.blogsome.com/2008/01/10/snoring-and-sleep-apnea/ mumbling from a mom on a WordPress blog Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:32:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Dr Mom http://nethope.blogsome.com/2008/01/10/snoring-and-sleep-apnea/#comment-17 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:21:09 +0000 http://nethope.blogsome.com/2008/01/10/snoring-and-sleep-apnea/#comment-17 Luckily, he has an appointment in three weeks to get checked. And I prefer to sleep with white noise! I tune into the noise, turn off my busy brain (in theory ... that's the key to my insomnia), and fall asleep. Luckily, he has an appointment in three weeks to get checked. And I prefer to sleep with white noise! I tune into the noise, turn off my busy brain (in theory … that’s the key to my insomnia), and fall asleep.

]]> by: l.m.orchard http://nethope.blogsome.com/2008/01/10/snoring-and-sleep-apnea/#comment-16 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:06:22 +0000 http://nethope.blogsome.com/2008/01/10/snoring-and-sleep-apnea/#comment-16 Just noticed your link to my blog - hi there! Bonk your sweetie over the head and take him into a sleep clinic. :) You don't have to be overweight - as far as I understand, it's mostly a matter of having just a little too small an airway and a little too much sleep-time relaxation in the throat muscles. Weight makes it worse, but I've met a few pretty slim and active people who have sleep apnea nonetheless. As a bonus, I've heard from my wife that the white noise of my CPAP machine blowing air helps her sleep. A pretty big switch from snoring! Just noticed your link to my blog - hi there! Bonk your sweetie over the head and take him into a sleep clinic. :)

You don’t have to be overweight - as far as I understand, it’s mostly a matter of having just a little too small an airway and a little too much sleep-time relaxation in the throat muscles. Weight makes it worse, but I’ve met a few pretty slim and active people who have sleep apnea nonetheless.

As a bonus, I’ve heard from my wife that the white noise of my CPAP machine blowing air helps her sleep. A pretty big switch from snoring!

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