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This is why they have alcohol in airports. If you want to be polite it's probably worth telling the crew to wake you if you snore. And before the anyone tries

This is why they have alcohol in airports. If you want to be polite it's probably worth telling the crew to wake you if you snore. And before the anyone tries to swoop in and score virtue points by linking to some study about how alcohol reduces "muh quality REM sleep" I'd just like to remind everyone that the alternative here is not sleeping on your flight.

dawnerd 6y ago
I snore so loudly that I just can't sleep on a plane at all without feeling like a jerk. I fell asleep at SFO after coming back from Paris once and everyone was laughing at me.
- praptak 6y ago
  You may get lucky with the anti-snore mouthpiece. I bought a boil-to-fit one for like $15 and it cut my snoring from epic to almost none.
  - dawnerd 6y ago
    First I've heard of that, will definitely look into it.
    - praptak 6y ago
      Some random, maybe useful info. The mouthpiece works by preventing the jaw from recessing back. From my pre-purchase research I found out there are 2 main causes for snoring, this works for one of them. Before the first use you put the mouthpiece into very hot water, bite it with jaw going forward, then let it cool down. You can reshape it the same way later in case the fit is not good enough. This was the case with me - I was waking up with a totally sore jaw (too much forward shift). After the reshape it is much better. People report it is possible to make it possible to breathe through the mouthpiece. I found it unnecessary - maybe it even improves the airflow through the nose (I am not sure - could be placebo). Googleable keywords is "mandibular advancement device". Good luck.
      - dawnerd 6y ago
        This is awesome info. My dentist was already recommending a dental guard since I apparently grind when I sleep - but those are crazy expensive compared to what I'm seeing elsewhere now.
  - Wistar 6y ago
    Does it work by pulling the lower jaw forward?
    - praptak 6y ago
      Yes, see my other reply.
Veen 6y ago
I don’t want to be seen as swooping for virtue points, but it’s “muh quality deep sleep” that alcohol reduces. It increases REM sleep.

dawnerd 6y ago

I snore so loudly that I just can't sleep on a plane at all without feeling like a jerk. I fell asleep at SFO after coming back from Paris once and everyone was laughing at me.

praptak 6y ago
You may get lucky with the anti-snore mouthpiece. I bought a boil-to-fit one for like $15 and it cut my snoring from epic to almost none.
- dawnerd 6y ago
  First I've heard of that, will definitely look into it.
  - praptak 6y ago
    Some random, maybe useful info. The mouthpiece works by preventing the jaw from recessing back. From my pre-purchase research I found out there are 2 main causes for snoring, this works for one of them. Before the first use you put the mouthpiece into very hot water, bite it with jaw going forward, then let it cool down. You can reshape it the same way later in case the fit is not good enough. This was the case with me - I was waking up with a totally sore jaw (too much forward shift). After the reshape it is much better. People report it is possible to make it possible to breathe through the mouthpiece. I found it unnecessary - maybe it even improves the airflow through the nose (I am not sure - could be placebo). Googleable keywords is "mandibular advancement device". Good luck.
    - dawnerd 6y ago
      This is awesome info. My dentist was already recommending a dental guard since I apparently grind when I sleep - but those are crazy expensive compared to what I'm seeing elsewhere now.
- Wistar 6y ago
  Does it work by pulling the lower jaw forward?
  - praptak 6y ago
    Yes, see my other reply.

Veen 6y ago

I don’t want to be seen as swooping for virtue points, but it’s “muh quality deep sleep” that alcohol reduces. It increases REM sleep.