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Does anyone do this much? I do it alot.
Last night I again was awoken by snores that sounded lke they were coming from outside my body, its always an unnerving experience, to wake up and hear snores coming from yourself but not feel them.
Do any uni professors on here have an explaination for this?
Last night really rattled me.

Does anyone do this much? I do it alot.
Last night I again was awoken by snores that sounded lke they were coming from outside my body, its always an unnerving experience, to wake up and hear snores coming from yourself but not feel them.
Do any uni professors on here have an explaination for this?
Last night really rattled me.

It's called "Shadow-Snoring"

It's called "Shadow-Snoring"

Are you serious?
Seriously, it could be termed that for all I know.

It’s called an NSE (Near-Snoring-Experience) It’s been documented by the fringe and extra-sensory professionals. They say:

· You should never wake yourself during a NSE for fear that you may perpetually snore thereafter.
· You should never walk into the midst of the snoring but should look away while virtually plugging your ears and screaming, “I can’t hear you!” over and over again.
· No matter which relatives may be calling to you from the vicinity of the snore/rumbling, you should not enter it.
· That malicious and superfluous rumblings you hear may in fact be the last gasping breaths of the monster under your bed, and we all know that the more you look for him the more real he becomes so it is best to just lay in bed and pretend you are unaware of him. You may discreetly close you eyes and cover your head with your blanky but this sometimes only encourages the under-the-bed-snoring-apparition to stick around and continue tormenting you.

Good luck and good sleeping.





Okay, nevermind, I have no idea what I'm talking about :p

Can we please get some serious discussion about this!!
I need help man!!!!! I dont want to go to sleep tonight and wake up the sound of my disembodied snoring!
Where are the brainiacs and pipe smoking uni proffessors when you need them??
Please. I beg, no more of the above.
I need some serious answers about this, before it drives me insane!

I don't think you should be too worried about this.

I don't think you should be too worried about this.

Its unnerving, untill a few years ago I didnt even know I snored, I even lost a girl over it, she couldnt handle the long loud chainsaw through her head as she put it snores.
I hate my snores! I hate them!

Speak to a medical proffessional, if its that bad. there are dozens of anti snore devices,some even work. after that theres surgery. but no never heard of dissembodied snoreing. ( did you check that its not your neighbour?)

Speak to a medical proffessional, if its that bad. there are dozens of anti snore devices,some even work. after that theres surgery. but no never heard of dissembodied snoreing. ( did you check that its not your neighbour?)

It was me man!
And look at the poll, others have done it!
Its horrible to hear, your own snores but not feel them.

It was me man!
And look at the poll, others have done it!
Its horrible to hear, your own snores but not feel them.

You need to see a Priest immediately. DO NOT GO BACK TO SLEEP!!!!

You need to see a Priest immediately. DO NOT GO BACK TO SLEEP!!!!

I'll do whatever it takes!
I think I can only go 8 days without sleep.

Can we please get some serious discussion about this!!
I need help man!!!!! I dont want to go to sleep tonight and wake up the sound of my disembodied snoring!
Where are the brainiacs and pipe smoking uni proffessors when you need them??
Please. I beg, no more of the above.
I need some serious answers about this, before it drives me insane!
I'd recommend an adjustment to your immediate sleeping quarters and the vicinity of your head/throat to the pillow. I voted yes, btw.
I've had sleep apnea since i was about 12 or 13 and go through many unnerving sleep/antisleep states. Basically i have to sleep on my right side as not to stress almost any of the affected areas.

Does anyone do this much? I do it alot.
Last night I again was awoken by snores that sounded lke they were coming from outside my body, its always an unnerving experience, to wake up and hear snores coming from yourself but not feel them.
Do any uni professors on here have an explaination for this?
Last night really rattled me.

I bet you're cute when you snore :) :p




Really tho... I hope it's not risking your heath. I've heard you can stop breathing and such cuz of some bad snoring.

I'd recommend an adjustment to your immediate sleeping quarters and the vicinity of your head/throat to the pillow. I voted yes, btw.
I've had sleep apnea since i was about 12 or 13 and go through many unnerving sleep/antisleep states. Basically i have to sleep on my right side as not to stress almost any of the affected areas.

Sleep apnea thats the word I was looking for, is that what it is?
Also I think because of this I wake up nearly twenty times a night, that cant be very good for you.
Thanks for the advice too, Ive noticed that I seem to be sleeping on my back when Im awakened by my own snores.

[QUOTE=Naturality]I bet you're cute when you snore :) :p

lol I dont think so.


Really tho... I hope it's not risking your heath. I've heard you can stop breathing and such cuz of some bad snoring.

Thanks for the concern, Ive heard that too.

Try a glass of warm goatsmilk before bed.. should clear things right up.

Well, I have never experienced, or even heard of, something like this, but if it really is this 'Sleep Apnea' you're experiencing, here's some info I found.

The Greek word "apnea" literally means "without breath." There are three types of apnea: obstructive, central, and mixed; of the three, obstructive is the most common. Despite the difference in the root cause of each type, in all three, people with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep, sometimes hundreds of times during the night and often for a minute or longer.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is caused by a blockage of the airway, usually when the soft tissue in the rear of the throat collapses and closes during sleep. In central sleep apnea, the airway is not blocked but the brain fails to signal the muscles to breathe. Mixed apnea, as the name implies, is a combination of the two. With each apnea event, the brain briefly arouses people with sleep apnea in order for them to resume breathing, but consequently sleep is extremely fragmented and of poor quality.

Sleep apnea is very common, as common as adult diabetes, and affects more than twelve million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health. Risk factors include being male, overweight, and over the age of forty, but sleep apnea can strike anyone at any age, even children. Yet still because of the lack of awareness by the public and healthcare professionals, the vast majority remain undiagnosed and therefore untreated, despite the fact that this serious disorder can have significant consequences.

Untreated, sleep apnea can cause high blood pressure and other cardiovascular disease, memory problems, weight gain, impotency, and headaches. Moreover, untreated sleep apnea may be responsible for job impairment and motor vehicle crashes. Fortunately, sleep apnea can be diagnosed and treated. Several treatment options exist, and research into additional options continues.

American Sleep Apnea Association (http://www.sleepapnea.org/)

Sleep Apnea Faq (http://www.newtechpub.com/phantom/faq/osa_faq.htm)

Some More Info (http://www.cpapman.com/disorder.htm)

Hope to have helped. Sounds rather hard, really - best of luck.

Try a glass of warm goatsmilk before bed.. should clear things right up.

Thanks, I will.
Its abit wild that goaty milk, not to mention expensive, but what the hell.

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Cheers and thanks, I think I have the first one.

Thanks, I will.
Its abit wild that goaty milk, not to mention expensive, but what the hell.

It should ease the snoring.. the "third person" thing you mention, though.. I've never even heard of it. :confused:

It should ease the snoring.. the "third person" thing you mention, though.. I've never even heard of it. :confused:

Now Im really worried, its like theres someone else inside me when I wake up, thats doing the snoring.
I might do as Gartref said and see a priest after all.

But I wonder, if it really is that bad, why don't you simply go see a somnologist (sleep-doctor)?

But I wonder, if it really is that bad, why don't you simply go see a somnologist (sleep-doctor)?

Because I didnt know a somnologist even existed.
But now that I do...

Well, be sure to let us know how it turned out

I've never experienced it, mainly because I never snore.

Well, be sure to let us know how it turned out

Sure will.

I've never experienced it, mainly because I never snore.

Lucky you.