According to a new study out of Great Britain shows that if you have a partner sleeping with you that snores, you are deprived of two years of sleep or two hours each night.
The number of two years’ sleep lost is based on the idea that a relationship lasts
24 years. 55 percent stated that the snoring affected their sexual relationship for the partners.
Lack of sleep can have a negative consequence on your physical, mental and emotional health. Poor sleep is associated with:
- Increased risk of diabetes and obesity.
- You have a greater chance of having a motor accident. Response time to stimuli is slowed down.
- Your brain continues to resolve problems during the night so if you don’t get a good night’s sleep, your creativity is effected.
- Depression and Anxiety are a common side effect of not getting sufficient sleep.
It’s reported men snore louder than women. You should also watch your alcohol consumption as this increases snoring.
There is another important avenue one has to look at also. In the case of a heavy snorer (men are in the majority here), testing for Sleep Apnea may be called for as well. Whether a Sleep test shows positive for this malady or not, the heavy snorer who’s suffering the symptoms mentioned in your post may be significantly relieved by the use of a CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) unit that can be used in the home as prescribed by the person’s doctor and and a certified Respiratory Therapist.
A Sleep Test must be done in order to obtain such a unit as well as for the snorer’s own well being. People have often been known to fall asleep while driving due to sleep deprivation.
Sometime ear plugs help. I know when I go up north hunting with a group of guys and we all sleep in a hunting lodge with bunk beds the ear plugs are a necessity. But I do agree those Brits do snore a lot, do ever take a real close look at them, most of them to look like they are sleep deprived especially Prince Charles and Camilla.
So who’s the snorer in your household? Suzy won’t admit to snoring, but once I fall asleep, nothing can wake me.
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First of all, I LOVE the new “place”! Thank you so much for sharing it with me. AND… At the top of your topics is one that affects me! YES — I live with a snorer (EXTREME SNORER might be a better word), but somehow the baby sleeps ALL NIGHT through the snoring. How is this possible? I DO NOT know… But if she can sleep through it, then I guess I can’t complain about losing 2 YEARS of sleep — TWO YEARS?!?!?!
Excellent reminder Kirk. I know several people who have sleep apnea and use CPAP at night. Julie you might want your husband to mention this to his doctor (the snoring) so he can be evaluated.
Gandalfe…hubby use to snore but not much anymore. When he quit smoking the snoring about disappeared. Me snore?? nah only if allergies are real bad
Smoking and obesity also contribute to snoring.
My hubby’s a snorer and I’m not ashamed to admit I snore too. Of course he snores loudest! So much so I have to move to another bed to get a good night’s sleep.
Well, as long as we both snore, we really can’t complain about who keeps who up at night huh? Ear plugs are definitely good things to have especially when we’re travelling and only have one bed to share between us!
He probably should get it evaluated, Elaine, good point! I have no idea what causes his snoring, but I do know that when he is not getting enough rest, he snores more than normal. When he’s fairly rested, though, it isn’t that bad. I’m not sure if that is how it is for everyone else, but lack of sleep definitely plays a factor in his snoring…
Hi Elaine,
My last comment for this first visit:
I looked around and enjoyed all the displays you have created so far. Way to go!
The Time on the Weather doesn’t update all the while during my stay here this morning. I wonder why. It stays the same even after posting a comment elsewhere and hitting Home once again to begin looking at another item here. Perhaps if I closed down the site altogether and relogged on it would change.
Yep, we are a house full of snorers. We are not a healthy pair, it seems. Our BMI index is in the obese range as well. Even Andy, our male orange tabby, snores lightly on occasion .. lol.
Congrats again on a great new site. Best wishes for much success with it!
~Nooner~
Elaine!
Thank you so much for sharing your new site with me. You’ve done a wonderful job here! It’s so informative as well.
I’m afraid I have to join the majority here and say that I live with a snorer as well. He’s not an extreme snorer per say, but he has kept me awake if he falls asleep before I do.
I find it odd that he can be watching tv and start snoring the second he dozes off! lol
Elaine,
I like your new space a lot. You have done a nice job here and thank you for inviting me in.
Of your entries I was attracted to this one because snoring drives me crazy. My husband snores every once in awhile. Usually a nudge is used first to help him stop… then… if I push him to sleep on his left side that will usually end it, …. not the right.. but the left. If he continues at that point.. yup.. I move to the couch. heheh… Luckily it isn’t too often though so it really isn’t too bad. I would use the ear plugs, but with small children still at home I want to beable to still hear other noises in the night. Her is a strange one though.. my 15 year old model skinny daughter snores something awful. hehe.. Oh well.. I guess I probably do at times too.. but I sleep right through it.. hehe..
Vallerie
Elaine,
down the hall.
I am especially appreciative of the blog and comments here. My wife does snore and has completed sleep apnea studies, etc. While she doesn’t have sleep apnea, she is very prone to snoring because of her physical condition and asthma. As a result, I’ve become sleep deprived at times, often in fact, listening to the whistle in the wind or catching up on the news via CNN – thank goodness for 24-hour TV. Perhaps I need to just catch up with some good books, and get lost in the words until I fall asleep, get some ear plugs… or put a nice futon in the study