Snoring on overnight flight
 

This is rather an embarrassing situation but I have to deal with it. I snore. When I say snore, I mean I shake, rattle and roll the house or so my family tells me. My husband, who is remained married to me after 12 years of sleepless nights, has to sleep in another part of the house. Once, when I had sleep in my child's bedroom next to my guest room, I was awakened by the person in the guest room banging on the wall that separated us. I am dreading our over night flight from USA to Rome because I snore so loud. Other people talk about taking sleeping pills to sleep through the night. Others complain about bringing smelley food on the plane. What are people on our flight going to say, if I fall asleep, start snoring and shake, rattle, and roll the plane? I am wondering if I might should get meds to help me stay awake. Has anyone had this problem? This is not a joke.<BR><BR>sleepy

If your husband going with you, sitting next to you and he still is awakened by your snoring, maybe he can nudge you as soon as you start to snore.

Why not go to your doctor and ask for help with this disorder? Neither you, your family, your guests, nor an airplane full os strangers should have to put up with loud snoring. BTW, have read that loud snoring is now believed to be an indicator of people who are susceptible to strokes, so a visit to your doctor really is a good idea.

I'd be less concerned about the physical problem, snoring, then the physcological issues facing a man who comes onto a website pretending to be a woman. <BR><BR>You need to visit Europe, my friend. There are entire teams of physcologists in Vienna that can help you!<BR><BR>PS There is no woman on earth that would write the paragraph the way you did. None have the sense of humor. Nice try though. Right up there with your previous post voicing concern over Gondola rides.

And Mr., Therapist, a therapist would know how to spell psychological, also!

Assuming this is not a troll, I second the suggestion that you see a doctor soon. My wife has sleep apnea and now uses a machine at night that controls the snoring. Yes this is a serious medical problem that should be taken care of immeadiately.

My brother snores like you (or he did). He recently told me that he went to a sleep clinic and found out he has Sleep Apnea (Spelling?). He now sleeps with a breathing machine and says he has never slept better. He says he has more energy now.<BR><BR>He doesn't travel much, so I am not sure how this would help him when flying, but you might want to check into a sleep clinic. My brother said he wishes he had done it years ago. His wife is happy too-- now she can sleep in the same room with him.

I am a snorer. I have sleep apnea and have to sleep with a machine. It doesn't do me much good on a flight though, so I had my dentist fit me with a snore guard. It's a plastic device molded to my teeth that keeps my tonque from falling back into my throat. It works so good that I don't even take my machine with me on trips anymore.<BR><BR>I suspect I might have kept my fellow travelers awake on the night train from Vienna, however. I woke up and one was sleeping with his pillow over his head. Sorry about that.

I don't know why you'd need a psychologist for snoring. I think what was meant was physiology?

Obviously medical attention is warranted for anyone that snores that loud, even if he/she is a troll. If it's not apnea there are surgical options that can reduce severe snoring (dangerous in apnea patients), as well as various oral appliances like the &quot;snore guard&quot; mentioned above. Some people find that the Breathe Right strips really help.<BR><BR>If one is diagnosed with OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea) the typical remedy is the use of a &quot;CPAP&quot; (continuous positive airway pressure) machine, which works wonderfully in a great majority of cases. Mine saved my life, I'm convinced of it.<BR><BR>The major lines of CPAP machines all have universal power converters built in, so that they'll work on various voltages and electrical conditions around the world. Believe it or not, most commercial planes have some seats with power supply jacks, and you can configure most CPAP machines to work on the airplane's power system. It may look silly sitting in a plane seat with the CPAP tubing and headgear on (Klaatu barada nikto) but it's better than snoring so loud the other pax can't hear the engines, or, alternatively, having to stay up all &quot;night&quot; during the flight (which is what I do anyway.)<BR><BR>Talk to your doctor, sleepy, sign up for a sleep test, get a machine if needed, pack it on the plane, and I promise you Italy (and the ride) will be a lot more enjoyable, for you and everybody else in Coach.

My brother snores like you (or he did). He recently told me that he went to a sleep clinic and found out he has Sleep Apnea (Spelling?). He now sleeps with a breathing machine and says he has never slept better. He says he has more energy now.<BR><BR>He doesn't travel much, so I am not sure how this would help him when flying, but you might want to check into a sleep clinic. My brother said he wishes he had done it years ago. His wife is happy too-- now she can sleep in the same room with him.

Weird! How did my previous post show-up a second time later like that??

How about &quot;BreathRight&quot; which you can buy at any supermarket? The same thing that athelets use. I heard it help prevents snoring.

Snoozer, you probably pressed refresh.

I was just thinking about my husbqand who is on a flight to London as we speak. He has a sinus infection and therefor SNORES terribly! <BR>I am not there to nudge him, probably some poor soul next to him is in for a rough night

If you know your snoring is a nuissance, you are inconsiderate to subject others to it in a setting other than your home and family. Do whatever you have to do to prevent it.<BR><BR>On a recent travel overseas, a passenger seating behind us snored so loud he was keeping the whole section awake. Some passengers were noticeably bothered by this and were quite vocal about it. A couple of flight attendants even stood by this man's seat discussing whether it would be appropriate to wake him up. At the end, they told the neighbors they weren't allowed to wake this man solely based on loud snoring and walked away. I was dumbfounded how this man could sleep so profoundly, when most likely he knew what would happened. About 10 minutes later, the attendant came with coffee and the next seat neighbor wake him up to see &quot;if he wanted a beverage&quot;. What a relief.

I'm a woman and I snore like that, too. I do not have sleep apnea, I'm not overweight, I just snore . . . real loud. I apologize if I have ever snored on your plane or train.<BR><BR>I've tried everything, the strips, the spray, the mouthpiece, nothing works. If I happen to be sitting near you, wake me up and ask for ear plugs, I always have a few spares.<BR><BR>There's just no hope for some of us, sorry.

I'm amazed at the number of heavy-duty snorers. I've never been able to sleep for more than 5 seconds on an overseas flight, and I'm jealous!

St. Cirq beat me to it!<BR>I am just posting because I too am so jealous that you will be able to sleep on an overnight flight. <BR>Nothing helps me sleep- and I mean nothing. Meds. Alcohol. Ear Plugs. Eye Mask. Pillows. Blankets. I would be excited to nap for 30 minutes, and I wouldn't care who the heck I offended if I was snoring.

<BR> <BR>I'm with the last two posters. I can't sleep a wink on any flight. If I get more than a second's worth, I'm pleased. Needless to say, I have to be guided around the next day.