[BMW F22]

Went out for drinks with an old coworker tonight and he told about this. Said it helped him sleep really well. Anyone tried this yet and does it really work?

https://www.smartnora.com

[dreamingat30fps]

If you snore so bad that it keeps you from sleeping then you probably have sleep apnea. In that cases a CPAP will help you guaranteed and probably covered by your insurance.

[BMW F22]

I don't snore that much (if really at all) but I think (think) I may have sleep apnea.

[dreamingat30fps]

I have sleep apnea and honestly I didn't even think I had any issues sleeping (other than snoring). I never really felt sleepy during the day or anything. Anyways I did the sleep study and found I had sleep apnea and got my CPAP. Now if I don't use my CPAP I totally feel like crap the next day. Almost like I was so use to not sleeping that I was numb to the feeling.

You should probably get it checked out.

[M_Six]

My snoring has gotten bad lately, but I doubt this would help. I sleep on my side, not my back, so I don't think adjusting the height of the pillow will make a difference. Plus I flip sides so often during the night and readjust my pillow all the time.

My Dad was a prodigious snorer, so it runs in the family. Wifey pointed me to some throat and tongue exercises that are supposed to tone up the muscles and decrease snoring. Not sure I'm sold on these either.

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/wor...376/story.html

[UncleWede]

The family can now stand to be around my wife without being constantly scared since she got a CPAP

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by M_Six

... Wifey pointed me to some throat and tongue exercises that are supposed to tone up the muscles and decrease snoring.

Sounds like something I would say to my g/f.

[RABAUKE]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Sounds like something I would say to my g/f.

damn, you beat me to it.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by RABAUKE

damn, you beat me to it.

That's what she said

[dr.mba]

Originally Posted by BMW F22

Went out for drinks with an old coworker tonight and he told about this. Said it helped him sleep really well. Anyone tried this yet and does it really work?

https://www.smartnora.com

I never heard of this before. There's definitely no evidence or medical literature behind this device. I understand the concept of how it is supposed to work however I feel it's unlikely to achieve its desired effect based solely on varying the height of the pillow. When patients start snoring during a procedure due to over sedation, there is one of two solutions to the problem. You either wake up the patient/ lighten the sedation or you give them a Jaw thrust. So essentially this Smart Nora device is supposedly giving a Jaw thrust to you to allow restitution of flow across your blocked airway. I don't believe that claim.

As others have mentioned. A proper sleep study is what you need. Get a referral to a pulmonologist and have this done. They will tell you if you truly have a problem and then they can calibrate your CPAP pressures.

M

[dr.mba]

Originally Posted by M_Six

My snoring has gotten bad lately, but I doubt this would help. I sleep on my side, not my back, so I don't think adjusting the height of the pillow will make a difference. Plus I flip sides so often during the night and readjust my pillow all the time.

My Dad was a prodigious snorer, so it runs in the family. Wifey pointed me to some throat and tongue exercises that are supposed to tone up the muscles and decrease snoring. Not sure I'm sold on these either.

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/wor...376/story.html

These exercises DONT work. I am sure at one point in time someone thought it maybe a good idea but this is complete bogus!

M

[BMW F22]

Well, I will try this out if the new mattress doesn't help with sleep. I'd rather not have to get a CPAP machine.