Do doctors commonly use removing tonsils and adenoids as a way to reduce snoring (or just breathing loud/hard while asleep)?
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I dont know about now, but they used to. I had both my adenoids and tonsils removed in the early 80s for this reason. I breathed heavily, and mostly couldnt breath through my nose at all - only through my mouth. So that was the solution. I still snore though. Not loudly, but I still snore.
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You need to talk to your doctor!\n\nIf your snoring is that severe, you may have a condition known as sleep apnea.  The snoring sound could actually be you "choking" on your tongue and/or gasping for breath.  This is something that only a doctor can determine and that only a doctor can halp you with.
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You may have to visit a doctor, sometimes snoring loudly is a sign of something else going on in the nose or throat. You probably stop breathing sometimes too. The doctor will fix your problem.
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See a doctor, you could have enlarged adenoids.
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I snore so bad the neighbor complaints\n\nSelf-Help for the Light Snorer \nAdults who suffer from mild or occasional snoring should try the following self-help remedies:\n\nAdopt a healthy and athletic lifestyle to develop good muscle tone and lose weight. \nAvoid tranquilizers, sleeping pills, and antihistamines before bedtime. \nAvoid alcohol for at least four hours and heavy meals or snacks for three hours before retiring. \nEstablish regular sleeping patterns \nSleep on your side rather than your back. \nTilt the head of your bed upwards four inches. \nRemember, snoring means obstructed breathing, and obstruction can be serious. It's not funny, and not hopeless.
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Hi!! I can MORE than adequately answer your question.\nI have been a Registered Respiratory Therapist for 13 years. There are several reasons why people snore. \n\nOne of these reasons is because you may have what is known as a deviated nasal septum, which can sometimes be severe enough to require nose surgery to correct this problem. You can test yourself for this at home.\n\nPlug ONE of your nostrils, and try to breath in and out through the open nostril. Do this with BOTH nostrils. This will rule out a deviated nasal septum. \n\nYou may very likely have what is known as SLEEP APNEA!! I've worked with many patients who Literally STOP BREATHING for a certain amount of time, (usually just seconds,) intermitantly during sleep!! You may stop breathing for a few seconds, then silence, then suddenly your body will react buy a GASPING for air kind of noise. This is not just snoring, this is a REAL PROBLEM, depending on how LONG you stop breathing.\n\nThis APNEA can be caused by an Obstruction withing the nasal area, such as a deviated nasal septum. It can also be caused by obesity, or it can be inherited. \n\nYou need to go see either a LUNG Doctor, (Pulmonologist,) or and Ear Nose and Throat Specialist, and get x-rays to determine if you have an anatomical problem blocking your airway during sleep. You may also notice that you will wake up with HEADACHES alot in the morning, even Migraines!! Thise is caused by a Lack of Oxygen to the brain, caused by just a FEW SECONDS of NOT BREATHING!! \n\nGet it checked out, but be careful NOT to hurry into Surgery, alot of times nasal surgeries will help the problem for a WHILE, but it is usually not permanent.\n\nIF you are diagnosed with Sleep Apnea, your Doctor may want you to wear a type of "mask", nasal inserts, (not permanent,) or a device that actually goes into your mouth to keep your tongue from rolling back and blocking your airway better. NO..........PEOPLE CANNOT SWALLOW THIER TONGUES!!! But the tongue can roll back and block your airway.\n\nAnother option I just learned about last year is that you can go to a VERY GOOD orthodontist who specializes in making a MOLD to fit inside your mouth at night, it is designed to lift your jaw up and out a bit, (it isn't uncomfortable,) and this position ALONE will ultimately keep your airway open, without having having to deal with a CPAP machine. CPAP machines are used with the items I mentioned above, and is either a constant flow of Positive Airway pressure to keep your airway open AND helps to expand smaller airways deeper inside the lungs and keep them OPEN the whole time you are sleeping!! \n\nMake sure to get this checked out asap, because every second you do not breath at night, you wouldn't believe how many brain cells are killed because of not getting enough oxgyen. \n\nYOu can also try sleeping on your side, either side, this helps to keep the tongue out of the way as well.\n\nCall you family Doctor and discuss how you feel. If you do not have a significant other that sleeps next to you, you can tape yourself while you sleep to see if you DO stop breathing. \n\nBut don't wait...............go see your family doctor NOW anyway. Snoring is not normal, and usually needs to be treated in some way. Okay???\n\nPromise you will make an appointment to see your doctor!!!!!\nIf you are a smoker, STOP IT RIGHT NOW!! \n\nI hope this helps you out!! \n\nTake care, and God Bless.\n\nStefanie
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Go to sleep first...that way you may already be far gone before the chainsaw starts its motor. \n\nAlso..have your partner see their doctor or a sleep specialist..snoring can be a result of a more serious condition!\n\nIn the mean time...invest in a humidifier (the mist may help them breathe better and the white noise may be comforting to you), nasal sprays (which can be addicting), nasal strips for them...and help them lose weight.\n\nGood LUCK!
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The following steps help many people who have sleep apnea sleep better:\n\nStop all use of alcohol or sleep medicines. These relax the muscles in the back of your throat, making it harder for you to breathe. \nIf you smoke, quit smoking. \nIf you are overweight, lose weight. \nSleep on your side instead of on your back. \n\nA common treatment for sleep apnea is called "continuous positive airway pressure," or CPAP. For this treatment, you wear a special mask over your nose and mouth while you are sleeping. The mask will keep your airway open by adding pressure to the air you breathe. It helps most people who have sleep apnea.\n\nIn very few cases, surgery is necessary to remove tonsils or extra tissue from the throat.
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Most of the products, minus Breathe Right Strips, don't really work. Sleeping at an incline helps. I had a roomie who snored terribly and went to the Doctor only to find out Nasal Polyps where the issue. If it's loud and problematic, you may have a breathing problem that your Doc would be able to treat.
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fresh organic ginger or  tea,green papaya or extract,vitamin-c,emergen-c,or herbaltincture,throat and tonsil or go to an herbal store they will help you.
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I myself think your husband should visit a physician.   ...My husband's snoring got so bad that he would wake himself up during the night.\n\nLong story short:   my husband went to a sleep center where it was discovered he has sleep apnea....which is potentially deadly.   ...My husband now wears a CPAP (a mask system with forced, moist air to keep his airway open) at night. \n\nBest of everything!
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stop the medicans.  steam up your bath room ( u do this by turning on the hot water) and breath the steam in to clear your sinuses than turn on a air- purifier in your room and lay down. you should get to sleep in no time. good luck =)
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Having travelled extensively and shared loads of dorms in \nYHA's and Backpackers with a wide variety of people I feel I can answer this question with some authority.\n\nSnoring on the side for blokes anyway is fairly rare. Most snore on their back. When I see a person snore on their side I know that I am in for a very bad night.\n\nAnatomically the head back position promotes snoring. Sometimes a higher pillow works.\n\nBy the way snoring can be fixed by a variety of means including homeopathic, dental appliances, abstaining from an excess of beer prior to bed and losing weight
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see http://www.tonsilhelp.com/procedures.html. Don't worry, you will be fine. Good Luck and I hope you feel better.
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Your boyfriend needs to seriously consider testing for sleep apnea, especially if the snoring seems to be throat-based.  I'll just bet he has it, too.  Age is not a factor; I am told kids as young as 12 can have it.\n\nI have it and didn't know it.  For me, it wasn't a snoring issue; it was an issue with not getting a restful night's sleep.  I'd wake up in the morning and feel completely exhausted.\n\nI was tested three years ago and was shocked to find out that I stopped breathing 30 times in three hours, which essentially woke me up.  When the clinic stirred me, they put me on a CPAP (controlled positive air pressure machine) and I fell into deep REM sleep for the first time in I can't remember.  Since then, I use the CPAP every night and sleep like a baby.  You will, too.\n\nI can't stress enough the health implications of this beyond the lack of sleep.  It is a severe drag on the heart and respiratory system.\n\nI can't speak to your financial issues, but medical insurance should cover this if your doctor makes the referral.\n\nAccording to my doctor, surgery has only a 35% success rate.  I didn't like those odds.  My experience with Breathe-Rite strips was largely negative although they were helpful when I was at the gym (-:
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Sorry to hear about your husbands problem. How can you sleep next to him with all the snoring and always waiting for the next stop. I Hope the machine helps on this.  The operation is bound to improve the general situation drastically as he will most likely get rid of the machine. He will also get some good sleep again and with this being fitter during the day. By saying it will not be and "end all" solution, I think the doc means, nothing can be guaranteed and while the collapsing velum is a common cause for the apnea, it could be caused by factors.\nGood luck to both of you!
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You can snore for several reasons: overweight, sleep apnea, not able to breathe through your nose, uvula relaxing too much in the back of your throat, etc.  It really depends on the reason as to how to stop it. Sleeping on side helps but it is gets too bad, you may need a CPAP breathing machine to push oxygen into you while sleeping. There is also surgery for the uvula area. Breathing strips may open up the nose. I have also read of a electonic watch you can wear and when snoring hits a certain decible, it will shock you.