Snoring suppression?

[Corbin Row]

I'm really seriously curious about this: I used to snore like a champ. It's taken care of now so I snore like a normal guy but I've always wondered loosely about this. You're never more vulnerable than when you're asleep and if you're out in the open or ground floor in an urban environment with a good possibility of Zeds or hostiles going by, snoring would definitely draw them on your sleeping ass.

So, my question is if there are any techniques or things that you can use or do to suppress snoring so you don't inadvertently draw danger down on you.

FYI: I had Sleep Apnea like crazy from a large tongue. Before going under the knife, nothing would have helped and I'd be bait. :p

[man in black]

wear a full backpack when you go to sleep. it will force you to sleep on your side and reduce the chance of snoring. it's a trick my dad with sleep apnea used to do.

[majorhavoc]

wear a full backpack when you go to sleep. it will force you to sleep on your side and reduce the chance of snoring. it's a trick my dad with sleep apnea used to do.

Plus you'll have your gear on board if you have to run for it!

Seriously, that's awesome advice, MIB. I'll file that under "Good stuff to know that I hope I'll never have to use."

[engineer1371]

That and I use the nasal strips that gets rid of a lot of my snoring.

[Corbin Row]

wear a full backpack when you go to sleep. it will force you to sleep on your side and reduce the chance of snoring. it's a trick my dad with sleep apnea used to do.

Plus you'll have your gear on board if you have to run for it!

Seriously, that's awesome advice, MIB. I'll file that under "Good stuff to know that I hope I'll never have to use."

Agreed, MIB. Wouldn't of thought of a 'prop'. I expected gas masks or something in the mouth.

[shulatt]

Depending on the severity of the snoring, a CPAP mask and a good deep cycle battery is an option for some. That is a hell of a lot of extra weight to cart along with you though unless you REALLY need it to breath at night.

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[rakkFO]

Depending on the severity of the snoring, a CPAP mask and a good deep cycle battery is an option for some. That is a hell of a lot of extra weight to cart along with you though unless you REALLY need it to breath at night.

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Ah man I don’t know about this one. The guys at the fire house that use CPAP for this stuff makes just a much noise. Maybe there are better setups. Also the pain of having to create enough energy to store for 8 or so hours for the CPAP to run and using the inverter to make 110 powers. I would say if you are bugged in and have the battery store great but to lug a battery or 2 an inverter and still make a lot of noise is waste. Again maybe there are quiter setups than the people I know have.

[Corbin Row]

Had a CPAP once upon a time. They do tend to make a lot of noise. Not nearly as much as I did, though. lol. Also that would be a lot of weight and tubing to lug around. Essentially half the B.O.B. I was looking for more lo-tech solutions. I actually liked the loaded backpack idea. Any other ideas like that would be great.

[smokinbunta]

wear a full backpack when you go to sleep. it will force you to sleep on your side and reduce the chance of snoring. it's a trick my dad with sleep apnea used to do.

That is seriously brilliant!

[DocZ]

Try those nasal strips or you can always put a small towel behind your neck to align your upper airway and be in the neutral position to prevent obstruction.

[BigDaddyTX]

Afrin, nasal strips and one of those special mouth guards that move your jaws forward could help. I've got bad sleep apnea and the machine barely helps. Other sleep appliances like the mouth guard could help I guess, I've never actually tried one. Afrin always makes it a little better, but you can't use it for very long.

[KnightoftheRoc]

I'm told I can wake the dead with my snoring. Apparently not, because we have a cemetery nearby, and no sign of zombies- YET. My fiancee hasn't found anything that works dependably to make me stop, short of smothering me with a pillow. Which is a bit TOO permanent for me.

I've always wondered about that, too- sound discipline in the army was a consideration when out in the field, but no one ever told us what to do about the snoring from sleeping men. When I was that young, I didn't snore (so I"m told), but now that I'm older, I most definitely do- I've even woken myself up with the noise a few times. I've tried the nasal strips, and while they let me breathe easier, my snoring is that wide open mouth, rattle in the throat snore that jars the window panes loose in their frames.

[DarkPhoenix]

Arise thread, arise!!!

I have obstructive sleep apnea and I have found that the best combo to use without have to resort to the Vader mask is the Breathe Right strips and one of the mouth pieces like ZQuiet of Pure Sleep. I haven't woken my wife due to snoring in months!

[Doctorr Fabulous]

I'll second the sleeping sideways. I usually bear-hug something or someone if I can. a packed ruck on the back is a bit much for me, but hugging and ILBE or seabag is money.

[Zimmy]

Most people I know who have lost a considerable amount of weight through diet, exercise, or illness lost their snoring problem when they got down to a good fighting weight. As we will all slim down pretty quickly in a crisis situation, I foresee this problem clearing up within a couple of weeks for most people. I don't remember sober sleepers snoring very much in the barracks when I was in the Army. Maybe because we were fit, maybe just because snoring isn't sexy and Airborne Infantry is definitely sexy

You might not to wear that rucksack at night for too long

On the other hand, the law of the jungle's appointed enforcers will probably make wearing that ruck VERY important.

[Doctorr Fabulous]

Most people I know who have lost a considerable amount of weight through diet, exercise, or illness lost their snoring problem when they got down to a good fighting weight. As we will all slim down pretty quickly in a crisis situation, I foresee this problem clearing up within a couple of weeks for most people. I don't remember sober sleepers snoring very much in the barracks when I was in the Army. Maybe because we were fit, maybe just because snoring isn't sexy and Airborne Infantry is definitely sexy

You might not to wear that rucksack at night for too long

On the other hand, the law of the jungle's appointed enforcers will probably make wearing that ruck VERY important.

It's probably more a 70/30 solution. I mean yeah, my dad lost 30lb and went from CPAP to silent sleeper, but sometimes it's just a palate issue. Large necks and dehydration can also contribute to snoring. I read somewhere that causes of apnea often cause snoring in the early stages.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, by all means try to lose some weight, but if that doesn't work, the ruck/seabag trick does. And stay hydrated.

ETA: I'd found that bigger (naturally meat-tank-y) guys tend to snore more.

[crypto]

I'll second the sleeping sideways. I usually bear-hug something or someone if I can. a packed ruck on the back is a bit much for me, but hugging and ILBE or seabag is money.

Spooning your seabag, thats so cute.

[Dawgboy]

A friend duct taped a tennis ball to a shirt right between the shoulder blades and that worked very well...

[Doctorr Fabulous]

I'll second the sleeping sideways. I usually bear-hug something or someone if I can. a packed ruck on the back is a bit much for me, but hugging and ILBE or seabag is money.

Spooning your seabag, thats so cute.

The straps keep my arms attached, and the weird looks from the LT make it worth the occasional discomfort.

[870 Shell Shucker]

I always sleep on my sides, and I still snore like crazy. I never could sleep on my back and breathe well.

[mariposa]

Try those nasal strips or you can always put a small towel behind your neck to align your upper airway and be in the neutral position to prevent obstruction.

For me, it's all about the neck position. I don't have the usual curve in my neck that most people do, so I have to position myself so that the neck is in the right position. I'll wake myself up if I lose that position.

[Elrikk]

The mouth guards you can get at Amazon for like $20 totally cured my snoring. The ones you boil and then fit to your mouth.

It cured 20 years of snoring in 5 min.

Most of us could stand to shed a few also.

[moab]

I have bad sleep apnea and use a cpap. They make smaller dc powered cpap's IIRC. I don't own one. And also don't know what I will do in a PAW. I guess just take a lot of naps.

Dirt naps if I'm unlucky.

[M14fan]

There are straps to help keep the jaw closed, strips to help hold the nose open, the ruck to keep you on your side or upright. C-pap works for me but Pickwickian syndrome will still produce periods of apnea sometimes even when awake and a lot of folks with sleep apnea also have that syndrome. The best cure I have found is weight reduction (something I have to do again soon). The best of the devices (for me) is the strap.