Are CPAP machines comfortable, helpful etc.?!


Question: My husbands snoring has gotten so bad he's waking me up in the middle of the night. He has to do something about it before I lose my mind from lack of sleep. I've heard that people who've used them sleep much better and really like them. My husband really doesn't want to try it though. So I need some testimonies as to it's usefullness. And what can I say to convince him to try it? Thanks.


Answers: My husbands snoring has gotten so bad he's waking me up in the middle of the night. He has to do something about it before I lose my mind from lack of sleep. I've heard that people who've used them sleep much better and really like them. My husband really doesn't want to try it though. So I need some testimonies as to it's usefullness. And what can I say to convince him to try it? Thanks.

Marcia's answer above is not true.

CPAP stands for continuous positive airway pressure, which means it keeps pressure in your airways, and this will alleviate an obstruction you might have, the cause of snoring. So yes, it does solve your snoring problem. CPAP is not to keep you asleep. An obstruction in your airway will cause your Oxygen level in the blood to decrease to unacceptable levels, in turn your brain senses it and it wakes you up. this happens several times a night. The CPAP machine will keep the obstruction clear, keeping your O2 levels normal, in turn keeping you asleep. Also, it is used in the treatment of sleep apnea, also to keep your O2 levels normal, beucase apnea means cessation of breathing, causing your O2 levels to drop.

There are quiet CPAP machines out there.

CPAP has saved marriages believe it or not. It does wonders for people who need it.

c pap is not a snore solution, in fact the machines are fairly loud in them selves, they are to keep a person asleep who stops breathing in the night. mine helps me be more rested

I wear one and they take some getting used to. Yes they help control snoring but more importantly they counter sleep apnea, which is a condition in which I would otherwise stop breathing altogether many, many times during the night. If the latter happens to your husband, do (or stop doing) whatever it takes to get him to a doctor. But if its merely snoring, I think some throat sprays or chin straps might help the snoring. Honestly I would hate to have to listen to what my wife used to, I don't see how either of you can sleep with snoring. Good luck.

Save yourself! Get your doctor to prescribe Ambien for yourself and you'll never know he snores. It has saved me from choking someone. :)

My friend uses one, but it's to stop sleep apnea, not snoring. If he's overweight, it would be better for him and you if he lost some weight to eliminate the snoring.

Monkeyma is right on the money.
Snoring is generally caused by an obstruction in the airway,and is a very common sign of Sleep Apena (apena means breathing is not efficient or is absent).
Does your husband have frequent headaches or excessive daytime sleepiness? These are also common signs of sleep apnea.
Your husband should speak with his doctor and have a Sleep Study done. 20 million people in the US have Sleep Apena with the primary symptom being snoring,85-90% of these people have not been formally diagnosed.
Snoring can be siognifigantly reduced and even eliminated with CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure). The CPAP acts as a splint and keeps the airway open during sleep. These machines make minimal noise while providing life saving and life enhanchin pressure.
Sleep Apena is associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure, heart failure, stroke, abnormal heart rhythm, diabetes, night time oxygen deprivation, and many other conditions.

Good Luck!





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