If you snore loudly then you indeed have issues with airflow. Snoring is friction and blockage or the airway which is an issue.
I didn’t get a CPAP until I was 32 and boy do I wish I realized how bad it was years before. Your body can deal with sleep deprivation from snoring or sleep apnea until it can’t and you get sicker more often, injuries take longer to recover from, weight doesn’t come off as easily.
The earlier people get onto CPAP if they have sleep apnea, the sooner they will realize how much better proper sleep is compared to broken sleep.
It wasn’t my husband’s snoring that made me nag him for years (I would have just gotten earplugs like other comments suggest), it was the lack of breathing. Waking up to a snore, and then hearing… nothing… nothing… nothing… nothing… GASP!!! is quite distressing. If WandowsVista’s partner is giving him feedback on noise, I am sure he’d be getting feedback on any lack of breathing.
Also, CPAP isn’t a clear win for a lot of people with apnea. My husband really struggles - even years after starting it - to fall asleep with a hunk of plastic strapped to his face, and middle of the night large air leaks that make the thing stop being effective are a recurring issue as wear parts get changed out and the straps have to be tweaked and tweaked to get the system stable again. For him, the reduced headaches (and lack of nagging from me) make the CPAP worthwhile, but I have known quite a few people who got the sleep study, got the CPAP, tried to make it work, and gave up.
I think one of the biggest issues is mask fitting. I got a fitting done with a nurse with multiple mask in a room laying back in a recliner to find one that was most comfortable with the machine and was shown how to adjust to get leaks to a minimum.
Some people are just thrown a machine and you figure it out on your own. I don’t think that works for the majority of people, everyone is different so masks should be tried on with a machine at pressure so you have an idea of what is comfortable.
Also trying to use it while relaxing and watching tv or reading helps acclimate to the mask so when trying to sleep it is already normalized.
nah, you can be a loud snorer without having apnea. granted, it’s usually an early warning sign, but I don’t have any pauses or choking or anything when I sleep. I’m just big guy make loud noise
source: asked many a doctor
I’ll get a CPAP machine one day. when the prophecy has been fulfilled.
If you snore loudly then you indeed have issues with airflow. Snoring is friction and blockage or the airway which is an issue.
I didn’t get a CPAP until I was 32 and boy do I wish I realized how bad it was years before. Your body can deal with sleep deprivation from snoring or sleep apnea until it can’t and you get sicker more often, injuries take longer to recover from, weight doesn’t come off as easily.
The earlier people get onto CPAP if they have sleep apnea, the sooner they will realize how much better proper sleep is compared to broken sleep.
It wasn’t my husband’s snoring that made me nag him for years (I would have just gotten earplugs like other comments suggest), it was the lack of breathing. Waking up to a snore, and then hearing… nothing… nothing… nothing… nothing… GASP!!! is quite distressing. If WandowsVista’s partner is giving him feedback on noise, I am sure he’d be getting feedback on any lack of breathing.
Also, CPAP isn’t a clear win for a lot of people with apnea. My husband really struggles - even years after starting it - to fall asleep with a hunk of plastic strapped to his face, and middle of the night large air leaks that make the thing stop being effective are a recurring issue as wear parts get changed out and the straps have to be tweaked and tweaked to get the system stable again. For him, the reduced headaches (and lack of nagging from me) make the CPAP worthwhile, but I have known quite a few people who got the sleep study, got the CPAP, tried to make it work, and gave up.
I think one of the biggest issues is mask fitting. I got a fitting done with a nurse with multiple mask in a room laying back in a recliner to find one that was most comfortable with the machine and was shown how to adjust to get leaks to a minimum.
Some people are just thrown a machine and you figure it out on your own. I don’t think that works for the majority of people, everyone is different so masks should be tried on with a machine at pressure so you have an idea of what is comfortable.
Also trying to use it while relaxing and watching tv or reading helps acclimate to the mask so when trying to sleep it is already normalized.
nah, you can be a loud snorer without having apnea. granted, it’s usually an early warning sign, but I don’t have any pauses or choking or anything when I sleep. I’m just big guy make loud noise
source: asked many a doctor
I’ll get a CPAP machine one day. when the prophecy has been fulfilled.