I have a history of snoring, which is embarassing, and also realized that I probably have sleep apnea.  I would waken suddenly from a deep sleep with a gasp, and often wakened several times during the night with my mouth  open and very dry.  A sudden inspiration hit, about two weeks ago, as I was about to go to sleep, and noticed the box of sugarless cough drops on my night stand.  I wondered what would happen if I put one in my mouth before going to sleep.  I placed one at the tip of my tongue which forced it to stay against the roof of my mouth.  That night I only wakened once to go the bathroom.  The lozenge was now smaller, but had stayed in the same place.  When I wakened in the morning only a sliver of the cough drop was left, and my mouth was closed!
This was a total departure from what had been occuring every morning for years, when I'd waken with an open, dry mouth.  I''m now sleeping all night with only one interruption, am feeling better, and am no longer groggy in the afternoon and needing a nap.  This has been going on for weeks now, and I'm very happy with the results.

[quote="roniloret@sbcblobal.net"]I have a history of snoring, which is embarassing, and also realized that I probably have sleep apnea.  


You don't really know whether or not you have sleep apnoea. It takes a sleep study to find out for sure.

It's not possible to cure, or improve a condition that you may not have.

Daniel


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The untreated Sleep Apnoea sufferer died quietly in his sleep.......
Unlike his three passengers who died screaming !!!!!!

(Anon)

roniloret@sbcblobal.net wrote:

This has been going on for weeks now, and I'm very happy with the results.

Until you choke on your lozenge!  Yikes!

Vicki


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That which does not kill you makes you stronger-Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich must of had apnea.

Hi Daniel and Vicki, I just wanted to say that maybe the boiled sweet idea wasnt the best idea in the world, but do you both have to be so rude? Alot of people are not as informed as you both obviously are and are only trying to help! There are ways of putting people straight without being rude!

Fiona,

You are right and I apologize.

OK, so to the original poster:

Iif you do indeed have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), there is no way physically possible that what you are doing will fix it.  OSA is caused by a physical obstruction in the throat tissues (not the mouth) and currently there are only 3 different options for treating it.

The best option is CPAP therapy.  CPAP therapy works by forming an "air splint" to keep the air way open.  When people are compliant with their CPAP use, efficacy at eliminating OSA is near 100%.  In some mild OSA cases, the airway can be opened by moving the jaw forward with the use of dental devices made by dentists trained in the field of dental devices for OSA.  Finally, there is surgery, which has a very low success rate.

The only way to diagnose OSA is by an overnight sleep study performed by medical professionals.  If you truly have OSA, then your home therapy is putting you at risk for eventual heart attack and stroke along with all the others deleterious effects of sleep apnea, weight gain, depression, fatigue, etc.

I truly hope you seek the advise of a medical professional.  It may be that you simply snore and your home therapy eliminates that, but there are better ways to eliminate snoring also.  Post on your progress!

Vicki



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That which does not kill you makes you stronger-Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich must of had apnea.

roniloret@sbcblobal.net wrote:

I have a history of snoring, which is embarassing, and also realized that I probably have sleep apnea.  I would waken suddenly from a deep sleep with a gasp, and often wakened several times during the night with my mouth  open and very dry.  A sudden inspiration hit, about two weeks ago, as I was about to go to sleep, and noticed the box of sugarless cough drops on my night stand.  I wondered what would happen if I put one in my mouth before going to sleep.  I placed one at the tip of my tongue which forced it to stay against the roof of my mouth.  That night I only wakened once to go the bathroom.  The lozenge was now smaller, but had stayed in the same place.  When I wakened in the morning only a sliver of the cough drop was left, and my mouth was closed!
This was a total departure from what had been occuring every morning for years, when I'd waken with an open, dry mouth.  I''m now sleeping all night with only one interruption, am feeling better, and am no longer groggy in the afternoon and needing a nap.  This has been going on for weeks now, and I'm very happy with the results.

Ron,

Altho you seem to have had favorable results, I am concerned that you might choke yourself.  If you think you have sleep apnea like you said, talk to your doctor, get a sleep study done, and use a treatment that won't potentially cause you harm.  That sudden inspiration of yours might be your demise.  At the very least, discuss it with your doc.

--Mike

fiona wrote:

Hi Daniel and Vicki, I just wanted to say that maybe the boiled sweet idea wasnt the best idea in the world, but do you both have to be so rude? Alot of people are not as informed as you both obviously are and are only trying to help! There are ways of putting people straight without being rude!

Fiona,

I'm not sure where the rudeness comes from. If I was rude (which I don't think I was), I apologise.

The original post and answer is below. I merely pointed out two inaccuracies.

Daniel

Re: a new way to deal with my snoring and sleep apnea
[quote="roniloret@sbcblobal.net"]I have a history of snoring, which is embarassing, and also realized that I probably have sleep apnea.


You don't really know whether or not you have sleep apnoea. It takes a sleep study to find out for sure.

It's not possible to cure, or improve a condition that you may not have.

Daniel


_________________
The untreated Sleep Apnoea sufferer died quietly in his sleep.......
Unlike his three passengers who died screaming !!!!!!

(Anon)