Anyone using those Breathe Right nasal strips that most athletes seem to be wearing nowadays? Well, I bought some because it is supposed to stop you from snoring BUT according to my girlfriend.....I better get my money back! Of course, since I'm asleep and have no idea if it works or not so I hafta take her at her word. She did say that my snoring was "a little" less loud but STILL loud nevertheless. Has it worked for anyone else OR was I just scammed for $10?
No way, man. Those things are great! During the fall/winter, I wear them when I sleep. They are perfectly named. I say yay.
They do not stop snoring, but they do make you breathe better while you sleep. Anybody been diagnosed with sleep apnea? I was diagnosed with sleep apnea 3 years ago. The doctors tried to get me to buy one of those machines with the mask that pushes air down your airpipe while you sleep, and I told them to go stick it. I'm not about to wear a contraption like that while I'm asleep. I began to explore other alternatives, and I found an Ear Nose and Throat surgeon. He operated on me in September of 2000. Took out my tonsils, fixed my deviated septum (by breaking and resetting my nose) and amputated part of my throat. The surgery seems to have helped the sleep apnea, and toned down (but not eliminated) my snoring. Apparently, I still snore, but way quieter than before. I still wear those strips in the wintertime when I sleep...they seem to make me breathe better and I wake up feeling more rested than otherwise.
They stopped my wife's snoring. People snore for different reasons though, so I'm sure they don't work for everyone.
The Breathe Right strips work to stop my snoring, but the cheap-a$$ generics don't work for crap. My wife says I snore a little with them, but that it is minimized dramatically.
Yeah! That's pretty funny to see. Guess they need to maximize their breathing running back and forth to the kicking tee.....
I use them periodically. I sometimes wake up in the morning and forget I have one on. Other times, the funny shaped piece of tape on my nose drives me crazy--as much not being able to breathe freely. But then again, I'm obsessive-compulsive. That could have something to do with it.
My dad was diagnosed with sleep apnea 15 years ago. He started using one of those machines and has ever since. Within a few days, he was back to normal. It was like having my dad back. His cardiologist told him that using that machine has likely saved him from having a cardiologic event. Sleep apnea can tax your heart and can shorten your life.
I snore, have sleep apnea and went with a CPAP 3 years ago. Best decision ever made. Both problems were solved.
I have sleep apnea... could never use my CPAP right (never really tried though). Lost 13 pounds recently and I've been noticeably getting my mental energy back. The deal with the palate-ectomy is that you can't eat solids for 3-4 weeks. That helps you lose weight the hard way and contributes to reducing snoring because of the reduced neck fat. If neck fat+smaller windpipe is the case, those strips wont do a lick. Also check if you have allergies. If you do, the ENT will have antihistamine sprays for you to try out.
Seconded. My dad uses one as well and has felt a huge difference in the quality of his sleep and energy levels. He had long been skeptical of CPAP machines and put it off for a while because of that. Unfortunately, he did have a cardiac event, but that is largely what pushed him to take the leap and get the machine.
