Anybody have snoring problems? ZQuiet or PureSleep...

[NaughtyVisions]

So in the past couple of years, I developed a snoring problem (along with gaining weight...probably tied together). It's to the point where my wife wants me to sleep on the couch because she can't sleep.

Since paying for a snore preventing device is easier than changing my eating/excersing habits, I've been looking into some things.

I occassionally use Breathe Right strips. They do open my nasal passages and make breathing easier, but do nothing for snoring.

I saw a commercial for ZQuiet, which is a mouth piece that moves your lower jaw forward and opens up your throat to prevent snoring. For shits and giggles, while in bed, I held my lower jaw forward, and I can notice a difference in my breathing. I've even started snoring as I'm falling asleep, and moved my jaw and the snoring stopped. Problem is, as soon as I fall asleep, my jaw moves back to normal and I start snoring again.

So, it seems that ZQuiet would work. But, I also saw a commercial for a similar product called PureSleep. PureSleep is adjustable, and you can heat it to fit your mouth. ZQuiet is one size fits all.

I read on a consumer reviews site that PureSleep's two pieces make it more likely to break, but ZQuiet's lack of custom fitting can result in pain in the jaw. Price is about the same for both, but PureSleep gives you two mouth pieces instead of one (perhaps because they are inclined to break?).

Just wondering if anyone here has used either before I fork out $60. I think I'm leaning toward PureSleep, simply because of being able to form fit it to my mouth.

Just for reference:

www.puresleep.com
www.zquiet.com

Any input would be appreciated.

[V_RocKs]

Well, to simulate how they work... Sit normal... chill... Now try to make a snoring sound... Now extend your lower jaw so you have a BIG under-bite. Try to snore again... Very hard to do without straining neck muscles to get the airway closed enough... Simple...

But there is a big problem... Your "bite" is developed over time. Which is why people with over or under bites that get braces also get rubber bands. Those bands are there to teach your jaw muscles to "sit" with your teeth lined up.

You can cure yourself of an over or under bit by staying aware of the problem and correcting it yourself. And this is the problem with these devices... You will develop an under bit unless during the day you keep telling yourself to correct for it.

Not that big of deal really... at this stage of your life it just makes you look like a bulldog.... With a flat top and a gut you look mean...

[Tom_PM]

Single beds, seperate sleep rooms

Actually, I find that when winter nears and the humidigiggity goes down, I snore more. If you wake up and your whole throat is dry and you need a drink, you MIGHT try a humidifier first.

[pimpware]

If you snore that bad you may have a serious and dangerous problem - Sleep Apnea!

Talk to your doctor about it. With a simple sleep study you will know how bad it is and then get treatment with CPAP therapy or even with those oral appliances, but always with medical follow-up.





More about sleep apnea: http://www.aaoms.org/sleep_apnea.php

[NaughtyVisions]

Originally Posted by V_RocKs

Well, to simulate how they work... Sit normal... chill... Now try to make a snoring sound... Now extend your lower jaw so you have a BIG under-bite. Try to snore again... Very hard to do without straining neck muscles to get the airway closed enough... Simple...

But there is a big problem... Your "bite" is developed over time. Which is why people with over or under bites that get braces also get rubber bands. Those bands are there to teach your jaw muscles to "sit" with your teeth lined up.

You can cure yourself of an over or under bit by staying aware of the problem and correcting it yourself. And this is the problem with these devices... You will develop an under bit unless during the day you keep telling yourself to correct for it.

Not that big of deal really... at this stage of your life it just makes you look like a bulldog.... With a flat top and a gut you look mean...

Interesting. Would an underbite still develop if I'm using the mouthpiece for less time than I'm awake and my jaw is in its normal position? I would think the time without it in would nullify any negative effects of the 6-8 span that it's in...

Originally Posted by pimpware

If you snore that bad you may have a serious and dangerous problem - Sleep Apnea!

Talk to your doctor about it. With a simple sleep study you will know how bad it is and then get treatment with CPAP therapy or even with those oral appliances, but always with medical follow-up.

More about sleep apnea: http://www.aaoms.org/sleep_apnea.php

Pretty sure it's not sleep apnea. The wife says she stares at me most of the night, and she can't recall seeing me ever stop breathing. While it varies in loudness, my snoring is generally steady, unless I roll over or change positions. I looked at the syptoms of sleep apnea on that link, and I don't really have any of them. It's definitely on the back of my mind though, and I'll keep an eye out for those symptoms in the future.


Bump for the night crowd?

[Vendzilla]

2 long island ice teas and no one cares if I snore

[AllAboutCams]

Originally Posted by Vendzilla

2 long island ice teas and no one cares if I snore

[96ukssob]

Originally Posted by NaughtyVisions

So in the past couple of years, I developed a snoring problem (along with gaining weight...probably tied together). It's to the point where my wife wants me to sleep on the couch because she can't sleep.

...

Any input would be appreciated.

As other said, it could be sleep apena. I developed it randomly and started gaining weight for no reason. Noticed I was really tired and drank a ton of coffee.

Ask your wife to listen and see if you stop breathing, thats a sure sign. I was told this for years from gfs and friends that stayed over but didn't pay much attention to it, then within the last year I wake up once or twice a week gasping for air

[NaughtyVisions]

Originally Posted by bossku69

As other said, it could be sleep apena. I developed it randomly and started gaining weight for no reason. Noticed I was really tired and drank a ton of coffee.

Ask your wife to listen and see if you stop breathing, thats a sure sign. I was told this for years from gfs and friends that stayed over but didn't pay much attention to it, then within the last year I wake up once or twice a week gasping for air

You missed my reply above...

Originally Posted by NaughtyVisions

Pretty sure it's not sleep apnea. The wife says she stares at me most of the night, and she can't recall seeing me ever stop breathing. While it varies in loudness, my snoring is generally steady, unless I roll over or change positions. I looked at the syptoms of sleep apnea on that link, and I don't really have any of them. It's definitely on the back of my mind though, and I'll keep an eye out for those symptoms in the future.

[SpicyM]

Short lower-jaw may cause snoring. There is a surgery for it.

See..
http://www.sailerclinic.com/en/schnarchen.html

[facialfreak]

I also used to have a snoring problem, and have a close personal friend who is a dentist...

All you need it to go to you local pharmacy, and buy any generic sports mouthguard.

CUSTOM FIT and similar bullshit, is about the same as the separate C class hosting myth -- designed to separate the gullible from their money!!

A generic sports mouthguard - $10 to $15 - will reposition your jaw all you need to prevent you from snoring (which is not very much) ... and will not cause you any discomfort, unless you have a severely deformed jaw, in which, a sleeping device is the least of your worries.

I buy a new "cheapie" sports mouthguard maybe every 4-5 months, and I can proudly say I have been SNORE FREE for 6 years now!!


THE SAME CURE WILL WORK FOR BRUXISM (grinding your teeth while you sleep) TOO!!!
But most dentists will not tell you this, as they get paid - quite handsomely - by dental companies, to push their $60 - $300 devices ...

[brassmonkey]

drink a tablespoon of castor oil

[ottopottomouse]

Originally Posted by NaughtyVisions

Interesting. Would an underbite still develop if I'm using the mouthpiece for less time than I'm awake and my jaw is in its normal position? I would think the time without it in would nullify any negative effects of the 6-8 span that it's in...

short answer is: yes.