Am I concerned about snoring? Well, no. About 99% of adults snore. We all do it. So not to worry. Snoring is like respiration circulation...it's automatic.
In 2007 my wife and I went on a trip with our daughter and we had arranged for one room. The first morning my daughter said, "I didn't sleep all night. One of you snores and the other one chokes." So the only thing you can say is sorry. She did get used to the noise after several days. On the other hand I had to get used to a schnauzer. Unfortunately my daughter was given a mat to sleep on rather than a cot. Shortly after turning out the lights I heard the dog quietly walking around the bed. Suddenly the dog jumped up on the bed. She stealthily made her way up the bed and then gently eased her way under the covers between my wife and I. What spoiled brat!
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We have a local writer who has a humor column in the Saturday paper. Today he was describing a similar situation as I had gone through. They went on a trip and parents and daughter shared the same room. Guess what? Dad snored and daughter objected. In this case daughter grabbed her cell phone and made a video of her dad snoring...not once but three times! Now that's a tremendous insult. You're not only harassed about your snoring but you are confronted with cold hard evidence.
Now I'm lucky that my experience was before fancy cell phones were invented.
It's almost enough to make a guy quite snoring but as I said before there is a certain amount of automation to snoring. So good luck!
If I can get to sleep first, the other person's snoring doesn't bother me. Mine may bother them, but I don't want to be told about it. One can't do a thing about it--but say get another room.
ReplyDeleteI have two Schnauzers, Diva and Megabyte. When they were young, they slept on either side of me and prevented me from being able to turn over at night. I got tired of that, so they don't sleep in my room any more.
There certainly are serious disputes over snoring but there's little that can be done. Noe schnauzers are my favorite dog. My daughter has one.
DeleteHa! I have taped my hubby but only because he was adamant in denying that he snores. Meanwhile I had a sleepless night. I guess I just needed to be right for once!
ReplyDeleteDenial of snoring is probably universal. I used to deny that I snored until I thought about it in a reasonable way.
DeleteI managed to find a way to deal with my own snorer. When we first met he didn't believe he really snored, so I recorded it (it was before cell phones). He then believed! It was hilarious, but he took it in stride. Now he sleeps on his sides instead of his back and it's much reduced.
ReplyDeleteDenial of snoring must be close to universal. Certainly sleeping on one's side does lessen snoring. Now have you ever been recorded by someone in order to gather evidence? LOL
DeleteHi Red! I saw your name on darlin's blog and just HAD to come over and say g'day from downunder!! I wonder is there a place in the blogosphere for bloggers with RED in their names/blogs??!!
ReplyDeleteThe never-fail snoring cure? Just prod and say 'turn over, darling'!!
Thanks for coming over to take a look at my blog . I get quite a few hits for Australia. On the other hand I find Australian blogs quite interesting. The "Red" name? It's probably quite common.
DeleteWhatever you do, don't be too quick to let yourself get talked into wearing one of those hideous gas-mask type contraptions (or CPAP machines) that are supposed to regulate your night-time breathing because someone decides you have sleep apnea. While my husband was going through a painful 12 months of misdiagnoses that eventually resulted in his having open-heart surgery for the repair of valves (and almost too late it was when our ex-doctor finally sent us along to a cardiologist), he (and so we) experienced an increased and nearly intolerable level of snoring. (I never found out if there was a connection to the heart problem, but since his surgery he no longer has the snoring problem...so draw your own conclusions.) Anyway, we were sent to see a sleep specialist at one stage. This guy did some cursory testing with an overnight sensor and then recommended my husband try one of the CPAP machines with its gas-mask. Over six or more weeks, he trialled a succession of different face masks but never got one good night's sleep, as it was impossible to keep the mask sealed securely to his krinkly face. Thank god we abandoned the whole business before we agreed to buy one of these very expensive machines. Actually, what we said was that we wanted to get a second opinion as to the necessity, whereupon the 'specialist' admitted my husband's test results hadn't really been clinically bad, but he thought we should try this solution anyway. (That is, he had an interest in sellling us the machine!) Also, the specialist's office rang us the next day to say he suddenly had a secondhand machine available at a greatly discounted price! But we still said 'No thanks'. I doubt if many people really have sleep apnea bad enough to warrant the incredible discomfort, inconvenience and expense of this expensive treatment. I suspect many if not most cases turn out to be a way of making money for someone.
ReplyDeleteNow I could make whole post on a reply to you. Me heart goes out to you in this situation. I put a link in to a previous post on sleep apnea.I didn't by the CPAP machine. I would never have been able to sleep with that thing. However, some people swear by them. The snoring in your husbands's case with a heart problem is common. I had a friend 53 years old who laid down after supper and was snoring loudly. When his wife came to bed later , he had died. It was very tragic as he was young and thought to be in good health. Yes, in this day and age get second opinions. They really do want to sell this stuff.
DeleteGood morning! I have always denied snoring...in spite of rather insistent reminders by my spouse. However, these last few months, I have been awakened by a VERY dry mouth, which makes me believe that I MIGHT, just might, be snoring! Your story made me smile this morning...I can relate. Thanks for the "follow"...following you back! Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteLinda, thanks for taking a look at my blog and following. Snoring has got to be a universal topic. I hear you on the dry mouth thing.
DeleteHilarious post!! I used to threaten my mom with taking a video of her snoring :)
ReplyDeleteSo the humorist in the paper wasn't the only one to be subjected to the video. The video was a new one to me and I thought it was funny. I don't know if I'd think it was funny if it happened to me.
DeleteLOL payback with the dog, but I agree, what an insult to record someone while they sleep. The lesson I suppose is to have the child splurge for their own room next time... if there is a next time.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week Red!
Again the dog was one of those characters you couldn't say no to. Next time separate rooms. It's alright when your kids are younger. Really enjoy your posts from down under.
DeleteI DON'T SNORE.....at least I've never heard it. The husband ,on the other hand, can saw logs with the best of them. We have a dog that doesn't like her sleep disturbed and will often cold nose him into waking up and shutting up. I appreciate that dog!
ReplyDeleteThat's the beauty of snoring...we never hear ourselves. Everybody has their own snoring story and each of us has many stories.
DeleteHow sad! People do exploit technology. So sad
ReplyDeleteHappy dreams!!!!
Well if that's all technology is used for fine. kids in school use it and it becomes quite a nuisance.
DeleteTHis was especially amusing to me since i had to get up in the middle of last night and put in ear plugs, because SOMEBODY was snoring next to me!!
ReplyDeleteSMart dog!
Everybody has a remedy. Could post for ever on solutions to snoring.
DeleteWe have a cat that loves to get in the covers...Terry also throws a fit, he does NOT want to sleep with fur!
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Poor cat. The schnauzer actually thinks she's a person. she can be really insulted if she doesn't get her way.
Deletemy name is ..... I'm a female and I snore! loudly raucously exuberantly...am I happy about it...NO...but given that I've been snoring since I was about 7, which significantly is when my nose was broken, from which break I have a deviated septum...then I believe barring surgery I will be snoring the remainder of my days. Surprisingly enough my dachshund Baron who barks at any and everything (outdoors) does not bark at my snoring! Since he either sleeps under my bed on in my bed, he's right there where the racket takes place, it doesn't seem to phase him a bit. Bless my dachsie...who truly loves me just the way I am!
ReplyDeleteCertainly broken noses are blamed for first class snoring. The dog will tune out the snoring and hear the slightest noise from outside. Nor many people will admit to snoring.
DeleteHi Red, it's interesting how many people do snore...male and female! For a long time I thought my mother and I were the only females of all time to snore...boy was I wrong ;-) And you don't know how thankful I am that Baron doesn't bark at my snoring, that would be horrible...not only wouldn't I sleep but none of the neighbors in the apt complex would either :(
DeleteOh I wake myself up snoring sometimes..especially if I lay on my back..My husband snores..at least I know he is alive at night! We too had a friend that snored..and he died one night..young..just like that, very sad...but what a way to go..to just sleep away:)
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