any tips or products for stopping snoring

MimiJane

mimi
as someone who works on one of these units I'd be interested in hearing of the 'many types of devices for pushing air up into the nasal passages' you mentioned
I'm looking into the nippy one now but the more info you could give the better, we only use CPAP at the moment and are looking for alternative methods if they are more effective  :)

Hi Glad,

As a regular visitor to a specialised respiratory unit, I've seen a number of both CPAP and Nippy machines. The Nippys are (I believe) for more serious and rare apnoea cases, i.e. central apnoea where intermittent non-breathing is caused by messages from the brain, rather than a purely physical problem. I think there are at least three Nippy machines, although I'm not sure how they differ. CPAP's are by far the more common sleep aid and many units would probably have no cause to use any other machines.

The "many" breathing machines I mention are the number of different types of CPAP's and Nippys available, each tailored to an individual's specific breathing problem.

All these machines obviously work on the same principle though ... to force air up through the nasal passages to open up the airways.

Hope this helps a little.

shaz1000

As CPAP stands for

Continuous
Positive
Airway
Pressure

I wonder what NIPPY stands for ???

Davesmum_2

The pillow link wasn't a personal recommendation but as it is backed up by the independent research it probably will work for some people. It would be helpful to others if anyone who tries the Sona pillow does post back irrespective of whether they find it helpful or not as it's quite expensive if it doesn't help at all.

I used to snore a lot but losing weight, together with cutting out caffine and alcohol in the evening has made a difference.  


Even though this is not a personal recommendation,thanks again Ted. Hubby has tried cutting out EVERYTHING and no change. Still toying with the idea of the pillow.

MimiJane

As CPAP stands for

Continuous
Positive
Airway
Pressure

I wonder what NIPPY stands for  ???

"Non Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilator", but with the "V" substituted for a "Y" for ease of speech I presume. ::)

Glad

As CPAP stands for

Continuous
Positive
Airway
Pressure

I wonder what NIPPY stands for  ???

as you say CPAP stands for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
and you can get various types of CPAP machines from various companies ie. REMstar, DeVilbiss range, Orion, Pegasus, Sullivan and many others are all names of CPAP machines

The NIPPY is one of many machines that all deliver Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NPPV), there is also a NIPPY2, a RESmed, VacuAID, Polaris etc

the manufacturers of the Nippy have been clever enough to encorporate the the NIPP into the name of their machine as a selling point

Glad

CPAP is one of the treatments available for people suffering with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) which occurs when the muscles controlling the tongue and soft palate (roof of mouth) relax, causing snoring and breathing difficulties including the cessation of breathing, for up to 2 mins.
During this time the blood oxygen level drops, this eventually alerts the brain to wake the person up in order to take a breath. These awakenings can happen from a few times to several hundred times a night. The person is not fully woken by these events and in the morning will be unaware of any disturbances to their sleep, but as they have not had a long period of undisturbed sleep it will have an effect on their daily life.
These include, exhaustion during the day (to the point where they cannot stay awake), depression, irritablity, intellectual deterioration, sexual problems and morning headaches.

A CPAP system works by continuously pushing air through a mask into the nose (occasionally masks which cover the mouth are used). The air passes through the nose and into the throat, where the slight pressure keeps the upper airway open. This results in a night of uninterupted sleep.


Non-invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NPPV)
is used as a treatment in a variety of respiratory diseases such as, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), Cystic Fibrosis, Neuromuscular Disorders, Central Nervous System Disorders, where the patient suffers some level of respiratory failure during sleep, resulting in a type of sleep apnoea but not OSA, these patients would probably have been treated in a Hospital setting with a NPPV device before being discharged home with one,
NPPV devices are also used in the weaning of patients from Invasive ventilation.

Ted_Hutchinson

Anti Snoring pillow £29.98 With a partial money back guarantee if it doesn't work UK supplier.

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Savvy_Sue

Ted_Hutchinson wrote:

Anti Snoring pillow £29.98 With a partial money back guarantee if it doesn't work UK supplier.

Now THAT's what I call a good idea! Will be showing the old man when he comes upstairs!

BTW, read something in my local paper about a chap who is trying to invent a "Virtual silence device to 'turn down' the sound of snoring". I thought they were called earplugs myself ...

Glad

....or seperate rooms

Tran

glad wrote:

....or seperate rooms

we've tried that and i can STILL hear the snoring. I have even tried been downstairs at the opposite end of the house while he is upstairs in the other far corner - it still disturbs my sleep. Only solution is sleeping in the summer hosue at the bottom of the garden (on summer nights - no good on winter nights!). It's a bit extreme when you feel driven out of your home due to snoring.

We're waiting to see the specialist about sleep apnea, apparently on the sleep study his oxygen levels were low.