I think my husband has sleep apnea. He snores incredibly loudly, to the point where friends would no longer share hotel rooms with us even before we all had kids. I'm a deep sleeper and I go to bed before him, and I must just be used to it. I have listened to him seem to stop breathing for a minute at night. He, of course, has never brought it up to his doctor, and it was his new dentist that asked if he snored because something about the way his jaw is set and the pattern of wear on his teeth from grinding indicated it. I think he's afraid of having to get a CPAP so he doesn't tell his doctor anything and just hopes he'll wake up every morning. 😑
There are other things like a mouth guard that stops the snoring that he could try! Mine also got better when I ran every day and dropped weight but that’s way harder than washing some tubes once a week :)
I have enjoyed your essays tremendously and since I have a regular job now i felt it ungracious to not support your writing for 5 dollars a month. I am impressed at the way that you brought it all back with the CPAP machine and dreaming about being right where you are.
I think my husband has sleep apnea. He snores incredibly loudly, to the point where friends would no longer share hotel rooms with us even before we all had kids. I'm a deep sleeper and I go to bed before him, and I must just be used to it. I have listened to him seem to stop breathing for a minute at night. He, of course, has never brought it up to his doctor, and it was his new dentist that asked if he snored because something about the way his jaw is set and the pattern of wear on his teeth from grinding indicated it. I think he's afraid of having to get a CPAP so he doesn't tell his doctor anything and just hopes he'll wake up every morning. 😑
There are other things like a mouth guard that stops the snoring that he could try! Mine also got better when I ran every day and dropped weight but that’s way harder than washing some tubes once a week :)
my husband had sleep apnea for a while. it was an issue but resolved with some lifestyle changes. i wish you the best of luck with it.
Hi Dan,
I have enjoyed your essays tremendously and since I have a regular job now i felt it ungracious to not support your writing for 5 dollars a month. I am impressed at the way that you brought it all back with the CPAP machine and dreaming about being right where you are.