British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association

First stop is your Gp, who my try a few things like sprays but if that does not work keep pushing for a visit to ENT at hospital.
If tirdness as well mention Sleep Apnoea to the Gp.

Hi Alec and WELCOME! If you've already contacted Marianne at BSSAA, that's a great start. But I wouldn't jump straight in to going to see a Harley Street or other private doc unless you have a bottomless pit instead of a wallet!

Sadly you can't just turn to equipment without investigating what's causing the snoring and what needs to be done to manage it. So hang on a minute!!

Firstly you could go and see Marianne again and see if you are using the Somnoguard effectively or if your condition has altered from when you last consulted with her, and if it's easily resolved.

Then you can check to see if there's a physical problem by having an appointment with an ENT consultant to check your airways - particularly your nose.

You could complete the Epworth questionnaire to see if you might be showing symptoms of OSA along with your snoring.

And then asking for an overnight sleep study to see what's happening would probably the final link in the diagnosis chain.

So first steps are perhaps to revisit Marianne and then to contact your GP to ask for ENT and Sleep Study referral. Hope that this helps and that your relationship gets easier very soon.

Hello there, and thanks for reading this.

I'm a long-term snorer, and this has had severe effects on my relationship - we have to sleep in separate rooms otherwise there's awful sleeplessness and arguments. I went to see Marianne from the British Snoring Association a little while back, and she recommended a Somnoguard. At times, it has seemed to have some effect, but too often the snoring simply continues unabated.

I've also tried assorted nasal sprays and devices and whatnot. Several hundreds of pounds down the line, it doesn't seem like anything's working, and it's just pure chance that some nights I don't snore. It may be that I'm using the Somnoguard incorrectly or there's a second undiagnosed factor at play. So it's become a question of what to do next. Should I spend even more on seeing a Harley St specialist, should I jump directly to a CPAP, or could there be something else to try?

It seems like I might be both a mouth snorer and a nose snorer, but I can't really tell for sure at this stage.

Thanks for any help,
Alec