Braces Have Made Snoring a Modern Health Problem

Re:Braces Have Made Snoring a Modern Health Problem by amishpanda on Monday June 11, 2018 @10:44AM (#17284630)

This is ridiculous but when I had snoring problems my research led me to 2 things. Weight loss and the didgeridoo.

Really its a weight/bmi thing from what I've read. All that fat presses down on the different soft areas of your throat and mouth. This causes the rattling and flapping which we hear as snoring.

Now I'm the proud owner of a gym membership and https://www.amazon.com/Meinl-Percussion-DDG-BOX-Didgeridoo-M.... All thumbs up here.

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Re:Braces Have Made Snoring a Modern Health Problem by TylerE on Monday June 11, 2018 @11:56AM (#17285336)

It's not always a weight thing. Dude I know has pretty bad apnea despite being super active (hiking, etc) and being thin as a post.

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Re:Braces Have Made Snoring a Modern Health Problem by 0110011 on Monday June 11, 2018 @12:14PM (#17285523)

I'm only slightly overweight and hike a lot. I'm 43 and not known as a snorer. Got my CPAP a few weeks ago. Snoring isn't always obvious and doesn't require being fat.

If you wake up tired and have low energy with daytime sleepiness try getting checked for sleep apnea. The home test is pretty easy (pulse oximeter followed by a slightly more involved test with a chest strap and a cannula).

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Re:Braces Have Made Snoring a Modern Health Problem by abandonliberty on Monday June 11, 2018 @12:56PM (#17286110)

didgeridoo?

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