Snoring Insecurity rant
Hi, im a 20y M dealing with pretty mild OSA. I’m not overweight and i’m pretty young. My worst problem is the snoring. I can function pretty normally throughout the day so my sleep apnea isn’t causing too much of a problem. However, I legit cannot sleep around anyone ever.
I have had many instances where I would sleep near other people (sleepovers, vacations, etc.) and the snoring is an extreme insecurity of mine. People sometimes point it out and it’s pretty known among my friends that I snore pretty loudly. (Not traditional snoring, snoring that kinda sounds like i’m dying followed by me not breathing lol.) I legit can’t enjoy vacations and sleepovers with friends and family because I really hate bothering them with my snoring. I keep apologizing for it and I really get upset over it. I have a mouth guard that helps the issue, but it legit HURTS to wear and affects my jaw. (I have TMJ).
A lot of people talk about how snoring is annoying to deal with, which I completely understand, but those people don’t realize that the people who snore hate it as well. It’s something we can’t control without the need of external (and very uncomfortable and embarrassing) equipment.
What i’m most worried about is that I’m moving into a college dorm on campus with a roommate this fall and now they have to deal with my snoring every single night pretty much. I understand I probably just have to deal with the pain inducing mouth guard or the clunkiness and hassle of a CPAP (which i’m trying to avoid).
Does anyone else deal with this too?