LM: snore tracking

I'm looking to quantify my snoring and overall sleep quality so I can test some stuff for the ultimate goal of improving sleep quality. I use a Fitbit right now to track my sleep but it doesn't track snoring (to the best of my knowledge). What Android apps has anybody used to track sleep/snoring? 

I don't have a snoring app to recommend, just a garmin to track sleep. Have you already cut back on late afternoon/evening alcohol and gotten a thinner pillow? Those both improved my sleep and removed snoring respectively. If you're getting consistent but poor results its good to start looking at what your routines are and see if there are any variable you can change for a week or 2 at a time to see if they make a difference.

Obviously some things like snoring and sleep apnea you're better off having a sleep study done or talking to your doctor because they're physiological and not environmental responses.

TheTallOne17 said:

I don't have a snoring app to recommend, just a garmin to track sleep. Have you already cut back on late afternoon/evening alcohol and gotten a thinner pillow? Those both improved my sleep and removed snoring respectively. If you're getting consistent but poor results its good to start looking at what your routines are and see if there are any variable you can change for a week or 2 at a time to see if they make a difference.

Obviously some things like snoring and sleep apnea you're better off having a sleep study done or talking to your doctor because they're physiological and not environmental responses.

What is the logic behind a thinner pillow? I snore occasionally too and am looking for solutions.

Record it with any one of a hundred apps. They're all fine. Mine beat the doc a dozen years ago when I finally got a CPAP machine. I won't go anywhere without it now.

In reply to dyintorace :

I've found a thinner pillow keeps my neck straighter. The thick ones lift my head and essentially constrict the airways enough to cause snoring. If you look at your side profile when standing basically find the pillow that will support your head when you're flat on your back. Maybe you decide you hate it and it turns into a new guest room pillow, but if you keep the same foam density you like and just go thinner I'd bet it helps

In reply to TheTallOne17 :

I have cut back on alcohol consumption for some time now - I limit it to days I don't have to get up too early for work. So basically I just have a beer or two Friday and Saturday nights. 

I have an ergonomic pillow that greatly enhanced my sleep quality and love it, doubt I'll change. 

I don't really have anything else I can change because I've done a good job with my sleep hygiene for years now (20+ years of shift work and you learn to do what you can to get a good rest). 

Just looking for a tracker first, then I'll try adjusting things to see if it makes an improvement. 

tuna55 said:

Record it with any one of a hundred apps. They're all fine. Mine beat the doc a dozen years ago when I finally got a CPAP machine. I won't go anywhere without it now.

Aaaaand which app is that? 

chknhwk said:

tuna55 said:

Record it with any one of a hundred apps. They're all fine. Mine beat the doc a dozen years ago when I finally got a CPAP machine. I won't go anywhere without it now.

Aaaaand which app is that? 

I think I used Snorelab, but I think there are a few flavors which all work the same.

I weigh 180 and 6'1". Without looking at me, the doc walks in staring at the chart and goes, no kidding, first thing he ever says to me "You know, Tuna, 95% of my sleep apnea patients are obese" still not looking at me or taking a break "I'm signing you up for a 24 hour in-house narcolepsy study. I can schedule you for..." I interrupted "listen to this" and hit play on the app. "Oh, you have sleep apnea". Yeah, no E36 M3. Give me the prescription and I'll never come back, please.

following this thread... for a friend

My wife lets me know. Sometimes subtly, sometimes not. I suppose I could log it if my arm wasn't in a defensive position.

tuna55 said:

I weigh 180 and 6'1". Without looking at me, the doc walks in staring at the chart and goes, no kidding, first thing he ever says to me "You know, Tuna, 95% of my sleep apnea patients are obese" still not looking at me or taking a break "I'm signing you up for a 24 hour in-house narcolepsy study. I can schedule you for..." I interrupted "listen to this" and hit play on the app. "Oh, you have sleep apnea". Yeah, no E36 M3. Give me the prescription and I'll never come back, please.

We've gotta get away from this idea that only "fat" people have sleep issues, and that when they do have sleep issues, that it's simply put them on a CPAP and call it done. 

I've been on a CPAP for years and honestly, it makes little difference. I'm pretty sure I have Idiopathic Hypersomnia - IE, you're tired all the time for no apparent reason - despite getting adequate amounts of sleep. The only thing that really helps is stims, and with those, combined with the CPAP, I feel "normal". Not wired. Just able to actually get something done. 

Also wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't have something to do with a precipitous drop in T. 

tuna55 said:

chknhwk said:

tuna55 said:

Record it with any one of a hundred apps. They're all fine. Mine beat the doc a dozen years ago when I finally got a CPAP machine. I won't go anywhere without it now.

Aaaaand which app is that? 

I think I used Snorelab, but I think there are a few flavors which all work the same.

That's actually the one I downloaded yesterday, lol. 

In reply to chknhwk :

Listen to the recordings. If it's "snoooooooooore.... :: deafening silence for a long time :: GAAAAAAASP" then it's apnea.