Re: CPAP Basics - 14 - CPAP Alternatives
Posted: Sun May 26, 2019 11:31 am
Wasnt thinking of going to him for medical advice! I was thinking of seeing him for chiropractic treatment for pain, which is what he does.
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Wasnt thinking of going to him for medical advice! I was thinking of seeing him for chiropractic treatment for pain, which is what he does.
My point was that you still call them 'dr' like you call that math professor 'dr'.Peony wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2019 11:31 amWasnt thinking of going to him for medical advice! I was thinking of seeing him for chiropractic treatment for pain, which is what he does.
If you look it up, there is no single place in the airways where snoring is generated. Vocal cord snoring is less common than some other places - e.g., the back of the mouth is very common, as is part of the nose - but there are a fair number of other people who do vocal cord snoring too. If everyone was the same, it might be a lot easier problem to solve. Instead, solutions and devices that work for one person, don't work for many other people.
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Some parts of that statement are weak at best.
Snoring is the sound produced by vibrating structures of the upper airway, typically during inhalation. Any membranous part of the airway lacking cartilaginous support, including the tongue, soft palate, uvula, tonsillar pillars and pharyngeal walls, can vibrate.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti ... redirect=1
AFAICT from non-authoritative sources, people only partially relax various muscles while asleep. Perhaps there could be sufficient muscle tone to stop snoring?
Nothing found. If you have a *credible* reference, I'd be interested.
A *parrot* can make the same sound as your snoring, but it does not have the same origin.
I'm saying that Resmed machines are quieter than Respironics machines, because of the radical differences in the blower.
And, just how would 'partially relaxed' "toned" muscles (and what is 'toned', anyway), differ from partially relaxed non-toned muscles?
Come back in a few hundred hours and lets us know what happened.
Just a quackpot or two... and no, no reputable clinical data.
Raise the pressure to alleviate snoring.
And I'd wager that your vocal cords causing the snoring noises is JUST as unlikely as the tip of your nose.camper wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2019 5:21 pmAs far as snoring and vocal cords, I'm obviously not an expert, but:
https://www.ent-surgery.com.au/ent-resources/snoring says
"Snoring is a sound made by vibrations of the soft palate and other tissue in the mouth, nose and throat (upper airway). Snoring is caused by turbulence inside the airway during breathing. The turbulence is caused by a partial blockage that may be located anywhere from the tip of the nose to the vocal cords."
You should be suspicious of very 'high level' texts.camper wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2019 5:21 pmwww.britannica.com/science/snoring (text requires subscription) includes
"Snoring: Snoring, a rough, hoarse noise produced upon the intake of breath during sleep and caused by the vibration of the soft palate and vocal cords."
Needless to say, I found those after specifically searching for "snoring" and "vocal cords", so my search was biased.
If you want help with CPAP, start a new post to discuss your CPAP therapy. You can get plenty of help here.
I suggest that you purchase and take lessons on the use of the didgeridoo for sleep apnea.
Best played in a desert setting or deserted island. Or use XPAP correctly and make everyone Happy, even your own body! JimNateS wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:02 pmI suggest that you purchase and take lessons on the use of the didgeridoo for sleep apnea.
They say that it has good results for some and, as far as I can see, no one here on cpaptalk has as yet contributed a report on their personal experience with it as an alternative remedy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... Ynzw4AUwxA
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=didgeridoo+sl ... 3-1&ia=web
https://www.sleepapnea.org/treat/sleep- ... digeridoo/
https://www.verywellhealth.com/learn-to ... ea-3015177
https://didgeproject.com/sleep-apnea/di ... cal-study/
It sounds as if you have the drive and the determination to try out an alternative like this one, and the rest of us would look forward to getting your full report. After you have given it a reasonable trial period of a few months use.
Best wishes, Nate