A Simple Fix For Snoring And Sleep Apnea

Snoring affects more than 90 million Americans, but it can also be a sign of sleep apnea. I turned to Dr. Jordan Stern, an ear, nose, and throat doctor and founder of BlueSleep, for help.

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[rampagejackson]

losing weight also helps a lot when the fat builds up around your neck. I lost 20 kg and don't snore anymore. I feel like a lot of people's issues are caused by this not just anatomical issues.

[kipwhitler]

When he said he lost a lot of relationships because of his snoring, I felt that HARD. I feel like it may never be the biggest thing to end a good relationship but it's absolutely a huge contributor.

[chriscmb]

Wow I gotta ask my pulmonalogist about this. I just did one of those home tests and I stopped breaking 72 times an hour. It has made my red blood cells go up so I have high blood pressure. Thanks for the video

[lindamoggioable]

I used the dental device for about five years. It worked to control most of my snoring due to sleep apnea, however, using this device messed up my bite to the point where I could not chew food because my jaw had been moved forward permanently and my back teeth no longer touched to allow chewing. I was told that if I bit on a rubber device each morning, it would put my lower jaw back in place. It did not do the job. I had to get a CPAP to treat the sleep apnea and when went to a holistic dentist to move my palate forward to create more space in the back of the throat and according to my dentist, the lower jaw will follow the movement of the upper jaw with the help of "pillows" that are put on the lower back teeth. After all of this is accomplished - braces to put my teeth back in their proper place. Nice, huh? All because of that dental device. FYI, when I went for the sleep apnea test to get a CPAP, the technician commented that many of her patients had the same problem with the dental device. Beware.

[flaskwater]

"No one cared who I was until I put on the mask"

[PathologicalTHINKR]

Came here to find out how to stop snoring, found out I’ve almost died every night for the last 20 years 🥴

[opa]

I love you 😪 I’m so tired of being tired. Thank you for this.

[feliciasuharja]

my undergraduate thesis topic..! this brings back so many memories i suffer because of lack studies on Indonesia.. thanks for sounding this condition to the world.

[DavidLopez-zrxy]

Makes total sense. I recently found out I snore and I’ve been having to have to sleep or take a nap throughout the day. I feel tired everyday. Going to have to make a change and loose weight.

[worldview]

OMG thank you for this info. Iv'e been for the sleep test before but never had someone explain it to me like you just did in 5 minutes. I should have given you my hospital insurance money for the test. I must film and record me again when i sleep to observe what you did! Kudos!!

[bigdaddygregful]

Thanks for this video. I got an over the counter one but has absolutely made my sleep better!

[Taldaran]

As soon as you get used to a CPAP which for me was a few days, because of how good you feel getting a real night's sleep and the immediate increase in your general health and well being, you won't want to sleep without it! BTW, I haven't had another heart attack since (which was the reason for my doctor referring me for a sleep apnea study and the subsequent use of a CPAP machine).

[Simon-plzi]

I quit alcohol, and lost all excess weight through dietary change - I no longer have sleep apnea.

[Ceedeetunis]

I did all those tests and was diagnosed with sleep apnea and recommended to use a CPAP machine. I asked my doctor if there was any other remedy and he said some of his patients have benefited from weight loss. We agreed to try that approach first. My BMI showed that i was 40lbs overweight. I lost the 40lb and the condition was reversed when I did the test again. I have been doing intermittent fasting to maintain the weight loss and most importantly, my wife is not up all night because of my snoring

[hypersports]

Thanks for sharing your story. I really need one of those things to help my wife sleep better and me to stop snoring!

[irn]

My father has been sleeping with that mask on for almost 10 years now, he said since using the mask he has better sleep, his blood presure has gone down, he wakes up in the morning feeling really good and not groggy.

[notanomad]

My dentist recommended an over the counter mouth guard to reduce my teeth grinding at night. I picked one up at Walgreens and have been using it over a year. I never had sleep issues but my wife says I no longer snore. Might be worth a try considering it's cheap to do.

[loism]

Thank you. You explained everything so thoroughly!

[Momoleft]

My mom wore that Cpap machine for like 3 months it solved her bad snoring forever it’s been like 8 years now. She gave her machine to someone at church not to long ago that was suffering for not being able to sleep because of their snoring and it’s helped them out so much! That machine is wonderful. I did grow up falling asleep to the snores of my mom and it kind of gave me comfort since we would usually lived in studios or one bedroom apartments so I kind of missed them at first hahaha but my mom is so much healthier now than she was before using the machine!

[coolhandsouk]

We bought a cool mist humidifier and the first night using it greatly reduced my snoring. And I could feel the difference in my nostrils - easier to breath.