Question 1

why do i snore when i'm awake?

Accepted Answer

Obstruction: you have an obstruction somewhere in your upper airway that is causing the noise.  I don't know what your weight is, but obese people can have simple mechanicle obstruction,  you could have enlarged tonsils, a nasal obstruction, etc.  you need to be seen and evaluated by your physician and likely an ENT.

Question 2

i snore it keeps my wife awake what can i do? i am male 39 5'10" 250lbs

Accepted Answer

1st -Lose Weight: For 5'8" you need to be 160 or less to have a healthy body mass index.
With this amount of weight reduction, you will not only reduce or eliminate snoring, you will reduce or eliminate you chance for diabetes as well as other major medical problems!
consider take shape for life (www.Thin.Tsfl.Com)  with medifast people typically, safely lose between 2 - 5 lbs per week.

Question 3

what could cause someone to make loud snoring noises sporadically when they are awake?

Accepted Answer

Snoring: Snoring means that the airways in nasal passages, throat are not widely open there is turbulence of air which cause soft tissue to vibrate and make noises or snoring.
I doubt that anybody snore when they are awake, but dozing off which is short transient sleep might happen, then patient snores, wakes up rapidly and can hear him or herself, snoring.

Question 4

i have never snored before, but since menopause i do now.  i also wake up in the middle of the night and stay awake for an hour or so. what can i do?

Accepted Answer

Not menopause: I don't think it has directly to do with menopause.  Perhaps you had weight gain?  One thing you could do is to have a sleep study to see i you have sleep apnea.

Question 5

my 4 year old sounds like hes snoring while awake playing and sitting what could be wrong?

Accepted Answer

Noisy breathing : It could be enlarged tonsils and or adenoids so I would recommend an examination

Question 6

my 1 month child is snoring, when she sleeping and even if she awake, is it  normal, how to treat that snoring?

Accepted Answer

Upper or lower tract: This could be from nasal congestion, which can occur in infants more easily because their nasal passages are so small. Is she coughing? Does she have a fever? Is she nursing well or bottle feeding well? This could also be from a problem lower down in the respiratory tract, such as her trachea. You should have her pediatrician examine her to determine the cause.

Question 7

i snore while am wake..people think am in a deep sleep when am actually awake... what causes that? it always happens to me...what can i do to improvee

Accepted Answer

Other symptoms?: Any other symptoms like daytime sleepiness? You may have enough airway compromise to have obstructive sleep apnea.
See your MD for evaluatoin.

Question 8

i get like 14 hours of sleep but never feel awake trougout the day i don't take medicine to help me sleep and i don't snore what is wrong?

Accepted Answer

Idiopathic hypersom.: You may have idiopathic hypersomnia with long sleep time. Sleep apnea is possible but unlikely if you do not snore. Depression and narcolepsy can also cause sleepiness. See a sleep medicine specialist for evaluation and treatment and be careful about driving when sleepy.

Question 9

after years of smoking fentanyl i now snore while i'm awake even after i've been sober 3 months. any insite to why the day time snoring won't stop???

Accepted Answer

See Sleep Physician : You need a sleep study to see what's happening. Your doctor can recommend the appropriate treatment.

Question 10

my daughter makes snoring noises during the day when awake, and she already had her tonsils n adnoids taken out?

Accepted Answer

Snoring: She must be snoring at night too. Please consult her ENT  again.  Good luck

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Why do i snore when i'm awake?

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I snore it keeps my wife awake what can i do? i am male 39 5'10" 250lbs

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What could cause someone to make loud snoring noises sporadically when they are awake?

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I have never snored before, but since menopause i do now. i also wake up in the middle of the night and stay awake for an hour or so. what can i do?

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My 4 year old sounds like hes snoring while awake playing and sitting what could be wrong?

A member asked:

My 1 month child is snoring, when she sleeping and even if she awake, is it normal, how to treat that snoring?

A member asked:

I snore while am wake..people think am in a deep sleep when am actually awake... what causes that? it always happens to me...what can i do to improvee

A member asked:

I get like 14 hours of sleep but never feel awake trougout the day i don't take medicine to help me sleep and i don't snore what is wrong?

A member asked:

After years of smoking fentanyl i now snore while i'm awake even after i've been sober 3 months. any insite to why the day time snoring won't stop???

A member asked:

My daughter makes snoring noises during the day when awake, and she already had her tonsils n adnoids taken out?

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