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I'm a Mouth Breather -- Sleeping upright has Major Effect on snoring and Apneaand apnea


Posted by Perry on July 26, 2000 at 14:34:08:

In Reply to: Re: Sleeping position posted by Baz on July 26, 2000 at 09:11:22:

I am a mouth breather due to structural nose problems (and allergy induced stuffiness at times) such that the above point #3 is not relevant (blood changes to nose tissue are irrelevant).

I have now had about a week of experience sleeping angled up or upright (still experimenting with exact position).

When sleeping on Back the predeeding about 10 days had at least one, and sometimes two, thousands of snores; and many hypopnea (and even sevearal Apneas each night).

Sleeping angled upright has reduced my snores by a factor of 10 to the range of 100 - 200 a night. Hypopneas have been reduced, and the AutoCPAP pressure graph for the night again goes up and down in a more normal mode (instead of being pegged out at max for much of night).

Currently have a different back pain problem (due to "hammocking" as I slide down the angled bed at night); and will now go to almost full upright. When I get money coming in again I believe I will investigate a hospital type bed (which would keep me in position).

Life, it is so interesting....

Perry

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