Breathe Right Strips

[fitme40]

My DH snores at night and it is getting worse! Has anyone used the Breathe Right Strips? Do they really work and has anyone heard of any potential dangers about using them? I need to find a solution! He sleeps like a log and I lay there fuming

Thanks!

 

[ImFiddY]

Snoring is rarely solved thru opening the nasal passages. It's usually due to excess fat around the throat or inside the throat, or the falling back of the lower jaw.

Try a snoring pillow. Make sure he is not sleeping on his back. Try a puresleep.com mouthguard - if it works then find a dentist who offers silent nite mouthguards. (the puresleep one hurt my teeth) I have a silent nite and it's amazing. I still snore lightly, the dentist said I have a large uvula and might need it lazered.

Have him get a sleep study to make sure there is no apnea.

 

[morningstar]

I absolutely agree with the sleep apnea test- that's job one. After that, you can look at other options. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea years ago and it saved/extended my life. When I was treated and started wearing a sleep mask, I suddenly had all this energy, literally overnight. I didn't even know how little energy I had before that. People ask me what was the magic bullet of weight loss for my losing 110 lbs; if there was one, it was getting treatment for sleep apnea. I started working out, had energy to both focus on my diet and still do everything else I had to do in my life. I lost so much weight I no longer have the apnea - and you'd better believe that's a good reason to keep it off, because I hated that sleep mask.

 

[kathryn]

Some types of snoring can be due to nasal congestion, which forces mouth breathing, which makes tissue inside the mouth more apt to 'vibrate' and make noise, so the strips could be worth a try. They definitely improve nasal breathing. I've used them when going on walks when I've had some nasal congestion.

I don't know of any side effects to their use (maybe clogged pores at the site where they are applied, which may cause breakouts?).