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CPAP's are not a scam. Sleep Apnea is a serious medical condition that puts stress on your heart and brain. Sometimes losing weight helps, but thin people can develop sleep apnea, especially as you age. Essentially, your airway begins to constrict as you are asleep. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has improved the lives and health of millions of people.
I used to use silicone ear plugs, which work pretty well. https://www.amazon.com/Macks-Pillow...1522449666&sr=1-4&keywords=silicone+ear+plugs
Before I met my wife, I was in a relationship with a loud snorer. So bad that I could hear her even with the door closed if I went into another room. Even her "snore guard" couldn't stop it. Those ear plugs were the best compromise for me between comfort and noise reduction.
As for the sleep study and CPAP machine...I dunno, seems a bit overkill just for snoring. If she isn't feeling rested or has other symptoms, that's a different story.
Before I met my wife, I was in a relationship with a loud snorer. So bad that I could hear her even with the door closed if I went into another room. Even her "snore guard" couldn't stop it. Those ear plugs were the best compromise for me between comfort and noise reduction.
As for the sleep study and CPAP machine...I dunno, seems a bit overkill just for snoring. If she isn't feeling rested or has other symptoms, that's a different story.
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My dog does some terrific snoring and I totally love it when she does it. <3
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The trouble is that what is adorable in one's delightful dog or canine companion is often - perhaps inexplicably - a lot less so in a human companion, even a human who fills the role of adored Significant Other.
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When it’s beyond just making noise and turns into loud snorting, then *silence*, no more noise for fifteen or twenty seconds, then the person’s body jerks, then they go SNOORRRTGGTG, and then maybe they turn sideways because they’re awake again...
That silence is when their airway is blocked, and the involuntary full-body jerking motion is how the body opens the airway again.
Yeah, that’s sleep apnea. Like I said about my dad, they discovered he was having these “waking events” about 50 to 60 times per hour. He was never getting a good night’s sleep.
Another vote for sleep study. Just because you don’t notice any problems doesn’t mean she doesn’t have one. Hopefully your insurance will cover. This was pretty much me before I got a cpap:
@maflynn, well friend, you've been given a lot of suggestions and it seems most don't apply to your situation. So, I guess I have to break the difficult news to you. It's time to trade her in for a new model. Get one that doesn't come with a snoring feature. 
I too agree with the sleep study idea.
- not to sound insensitive.
I’ve tried to ask what these dreams are about, but he won’t talk about it, but always laughs it off in the rare chance he remembers it even happening.
The only thing cuter is when dogs dream. My old dog used to dream all the time... with her ears twitching, paws articulating, and what can only be described as trying to bark with her mouth shut. She also made this loud “deflating” sound when she laid down after tiring herself out.
Haha, I need to send that around to my mother, that’s basically my dad every so often... When I was young my parents had a 1st floor master bedroom, my bedroom was directly above... though his screams could be heard from just about anywhere in the house... followed by my mom trying to calm him down. I call that his “Flashbacks to ‘Nam”... (even though he never served in Vietnam, or anywhere else for that matter)
- not to sound insensitive.
I’ve tried to ask what these dreams are about, but he won’t talk about it, but always laughs it off in the rare chance he remembers it even happening.
Not that you might want to try it but separate bedrooms for each for sleeping.
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@maflynn, well friend, you've been given a lot of suggestions and it seems most don't apply to your situation. So, I guess I have to break the difficult news to you. It's time to trade her in for a new model. Get one that doesn't come with a snoring feature.
I'm sure there is a percentage that get a divorce where snoring is one of the causes.
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My wife has sleep apnea, she uses a cpap. I snore when I lay on my back and sometime on my side, my wife’s I DoD not stop breathing and have to catch my breath. I have not yet a sleep study, but are there any kmown remedies that actually work, short of a cpap machine?
I looked at this online, “Sleep Connection Wrist Device”, then I went to Amazon and looked at reviews shreding this thing. Instead of half off at $60 it was for sale at $17 at Amazon. Sounds like it is unreliable and in trouble.
And this. None of these worked:
My wife has sleep apnea, she uses a cpap. I snore when I lay on my back and sometime on my side, my wife’s I DoD not stop breathing and have to catch my breath. I have not yet a sleep study, but are there any kmown remedies that actually work, short of a cpap machine?
I looked at this online, “Sleep Connection Wrist Device”, then I went to Amazon and looked at reviews shreding this thing. Instead of half off at $60 it was for sale at $17 at Amazon. Sounds like it is unreliable and in trouble.
SleepConnection Anti-Snore Wristband
www.sleepconnectionstore.com
Yinch 1 Pack Black Infrared Anti Snoring Bracelet Devices Sleep Connection Snore Stopper Wristband Intelligent Snoring Solution Good Sleep Aid Retainer for Men and Women
Infrared Snore Stopper Anti Snore Wristband Snoring Aid Anti Snoring Sleep Aid Retainer Specification: Material: Plastic Size: 47 * 41 * 31mm Power: 1.5AAA battery one section (battery included ) Usage Step: 1. Confirm that the battery is installed normally and not need to be replaced. Test:Turn ...
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And this. None of these worked:
We Tried 3 Popular Anti-Snoring Devices
We recently looked at some of the top options on Amazon and decided to give three different devices a try.
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