British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association

Woo, one of the first !

Ok, snoring does appear to run in my family, at least on my dads side anyway.

However unlike my dad, I've been told that my snoring tends to be restricted to the early morning (ie a few hours before I wake up, generally after 6am). It's very rare for me to snore at any other time.

Unfortunately when I do snore, it is quite loud, so I really want to try and get it under some sort of control.

Is this unusual ?

Just for information I have done the tests on the website, and I'm not over/under weight, I snore both with my mouth open and closed, it is difficult to breath through my right nostril, not sure about the tongue one as sometimes I can duplicate a snoring sound, but other times I can't.

By unusual I guess you mean snoring only in one part of the night. Nope. Some nights I don't snore at all. Others I snore loud enough to wake the dead. (I know this because we have had a zombie problem for some months now. Messy.) But even though the dead walk, my neighbour's dog barks, the kids cry and my wife phones the solicitor ... I CAN'T HEAR A BLOODY THING! Now why is that?

My wife says that I actually stop breathing when I snore (just not enough for her satisfaction) so I have sold the car and am investing in the outrageously expensive bit of plastic that masquerades under the name of Noiselezz TM. Let's hope it isn't uselezz.

You have to admit that one of the up sides of snoring is the ridiculous product names.

I will keep the notice board informed of how I get on with this product. I did try the nasal hole opener bit of wire thing, which was great fun. Rather like trying to get a coat hanger up your nose. Amazingly though you can actually do it! A whole wire coathanger! No, I'm exagerating of course, but you'd be amazed how neatly it fits up there.

Does it work? Well yes! Breathing through your nose is a whole lot easier, and with the sticky tape jaw clencher thingys – Notsnoringverymuchanimore TM (a bit like those things that my wife uses when wearing a strapless dress, but for your chin) you can breath through your nose all night just great.

Problem is, I still snore - hence the investment in the mandible tensioner.

Watch this space Casanunda (madeupname?) and I will let you know how it goes with the gumshield.

Casanunda ? Erm, seems to be a nickname I've acquired from some friends. It's a character from the Discworld novels. Be a long story to explain but its nothing to do with snoring.

Well I'm going to try a few solutions and maybe tape myself during the night see what works.

I'd be interested to hear how you get on with the mandibular advancement device... I too snore really loudly - pretty much whenever I am asleep at night - and can't hear a thing. I sleep (seemingly) very deeply and don't wake up in the night from snoring at all. However, I am always very tired in the day. I have to try hard to stop myself falling asleep at my computer, in lectures and meetings, even whilst driving and especially after lunch. I've tried coffee, drinking cold water, avoiding carbs and brushing my teeth to break up the day a bit, all to no avail, so I wonder if it's a result of my snoring?
Do you think your snoring affects your daytime sleepiness, or are you ok?
I've tried the tests and I think that I might be a "tongue-snorer" so I guess a jaw straightener is the thing for me.

I am tired during the day sometimes, but I'm putting that down to a lot of stress at the moment, which means I'm not relaxing as I should, so getting restless nights.

Normally I'm ok, so snoring doesn't seem to be stopping me sleeping. I do know when I've snored, 'cause the back of my nose is sore.

Hi guys

I'm going to start a new topic on this subject, because I used it last night for the first time and I think it deserves one. I'll call it Noiselezz. See you over there.

On the subject of tiredness though – yes, you're not kidding. Since I started snoring really badly (about three or four months ago) I wake up shattered, have to catch a nap for half an hour or so during the morning (usually I pull over into a layby when driving back from the school run) and have been generally more lethargic (if such a thing were possible).

Often my wife will shout at me in the night with a lot of pent-up frustration - which I don't blame her for, but it always comes as something of a shock to me, as I'm not aware of making any noise at all. So I (as does she) get a broken up night all round really.

Incidentally - does anybody have any theories as to why it is that the snorer cannot hear their own snoring? That would make an interesting discussion.

I don't agree that you can't ear yourself snoring Foghorn. I have regularly woke up 'cos I have heard myself. Saying that the wife says it's because I'm as loud as a jumbo taking off.