Talk:Snoring

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It is not dental implant. They are called oral appliance to be worn at sleep time.

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Snoring as a defense mechanism

Does anyone have any comment on snoring used as a prehistoric defense mechanism to ward off animals from a human habitat? I'd heard this before on a network television special regarding snoring, but I haven't seen anything on the web to collaborate it as a real theory. It sounded fascinating to me, if nobody mentions it I may write up a quick section entitled "Theories" and write this one up as an evolutionary throwback.

This seems pretty logical to me; yet it is as useless as the appendix. My wife has to use the spare bedroom when my snoring gets to be too much - so I guess I could have been the tribe noise-maker / protector!

Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

I'd love to see an article on Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and other surgical treatments

this seems absurd:

"Studies have shown that there is a direct inverse relationship between snoring and frequency of sexual activity between married partners, meaning that there is generally less sexual activity if one of the partners is a heavy snorer."

This definitely needs a source or to be deleted.

RESPONSE TO "This seems ubsurd"

Although it sounds far fetched, snoring does greatly effect a marriage. I did not persue treatment of my snoring till now, but I am speaking from experience. At age 35, my husband and I have not slept in the same room for more than 5 nights a month, for the last 2 years. When snoring, I am unable to be wakened up, I will stir to change my position but will quickly begin to snore again. This has recently turned into sleep apnea that happens while driving.

- Updated with a journal article pertaining to the social disruptions caused by snoring. DaveofDundee 11:53, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Excersize for throat, tongue and jaw muscles

The Wikipedia article on snoring says:

"There is also a less known, but very effective way to stop snoring. It is to exercise the throat, the tongue, and the jaw muscles so the breathing passage will widen and stay open when you sleep."

The related link has advice on excersize in general. Are there throat-, tongue-, or jaw muscle-specific excersizes as noted in the article? Where can I get information/instructions?

Response to "Excersize for throat, tongue and jaw muscles"

The "Stop snoring without surgery guide" link has a section on throat excercises.

After Death?

How come? I thought people do not breethe after death anymore... It's the air from their dying breath as it exits the body.

Huh? I'm more inclined to build up of bacterial gases being released. That was the basis for the old legends involving vampires, zombies, and the undead: a corpse that wasn't prepared for burial would bloat up and would even sit up and thrash around hours or days after death.

Regardless, I think that part of the opening paragraph needs a source or should be deleted. --YoungFreud 13:15, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

I've removed the part of the sentence that says that snoring is common after death, if someone finds evidence for this please reinsert the comment. I've also added {{Fact}} in a few places for some claims that seem to be false. Zarkov 07:09, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Has anyone ever observed or read that depression can cause snoring? I am aware that snoring can cause depression; can the converse be true as well?

So the dead suffer from depression AND snoring? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.184.236.91 (talk) 02:30, 23 April 2007 (UTC).

My husband is a chronic snorer and has been for years. However, during two brief periods when he was taking an antidepressant (bupriopion/Wellbutrin) and later an anti-seizure medication for bipolar depression (divalproex/Depakote), HIS SNORING STOPPED. I could tell that he had discontinued the medication because his snoring resumed.

I have searched for information about this correlation, but it is always in the direction of snoring being a cause of depression, not a result.

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Removed link spam to adsense site http://cures-for-snoring.blogspot.com. I am sure it will return... 203.217.81.155 14:51, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Plenty more adsense spam removed. If it's not a quality reference site, why do people bother? 203.217.81.155 15:36, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

"social snoring"

I am intrigued by this term, and assume it means snoring while awake, which happens to me in isolated occurrences. I'd love this to be touched upon more. --{{User:Coryma}} 02:05, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

It is not dental implant. They are called oral appliance to be worn at sleep time.

PAP treatment for snoring

This article links to Positive airway pressure indicating that it is a treatment for snoring, however the PAP article makes no mention of snoring. I don't know the facts here, but I would encourage anyone who does to double-check that PAP is in fact a treatment for snowing. A Pattern O 17:36, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

I guess you could call the original inclusion OR on my part -- I was recently prescribed CPAP as a remedy for snoring (and it works quite well, btw), so I included a link in this article. A quick Google for CPAP snoring found 298,000 hits, so I'll pick one and add as a ref. I'll see about putting some reference in the PAP/CPAP article as well.--NapoliRoma 17:57, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Changes in snoring

Does anyone know of any causes why a person may have changes in her snoring patterns. Why a frequent snorer may stop snoring abruptly for a few days? Any input would be greatly appreciated. I, myself, have assumed that environment changes (sea level, humidity, etc...), illness, and loss of weight may play a factor in the rapid change. I am also aware that cessation of nicotine use would be a major cause. If anyone could email back input at aNYmonkeygrl@yahoo.com, I would be forever indebted. Thank you ever so kindly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ANYmonkeygrl (talk • contribs) 10:25, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Burns Calories?

I deleted a recent addition of "It is a well known fact that snoring burns extra calories and works out muscles while you sleep". This was the opening of the article. I have certainly never heard this which begs the "well known fact" statement and no citation was offered for it. Personally, it sounds like someone trying to convince their spouse that it really isn't a problem... Jhutzler (talk) 03:55, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Timing

I have seen studies on snoring that show that snoring is not constant through sleep (perfectly believable). Does anyone know of snoring's association to dreaming? Does one have to stop for the other? —Preceding unsigned

I've just seen a documentary showing that sleep apnea may bring difficulties in deep sleep occurrences. When someone is over a small period of sleep apnea, generally that person is forced to wake up, maybe just for a few seconds, but it's enough to interrupt a deep sleep stage.

The question you've posed leads to a similar explanation. In the deep sleep stage the throat is non-rigid and flexible enough to cause a blockage of the airway passage due, for example, to excessive fat around the throat. By doing that, louder snores appear. So, a snoring period and its intensity may be directly related to the sleep#stages.

If you are suffering from one of this partial blockages, and you eventually wake up and fall asleep moments later, the airway passage may be unblocked and your snores will probably won't be as loud as they were before you woke up WizWiki (talk) 01:52, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Acupressure

The only citation is to a website that sells the acupressure device "snore ring".