Brief Respite from Sleepless Nights (Snoreeze)

Member Name: pussycat

Product:	Snoreeze
Date:	15/03/01 (1656 review reads)
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Advantages: Initially effective, easy to use, pleasant taste, herbal, money back guarantee

Disadvantages: Not consistently effective, a bit pricey

I have a problem sleeping - it's my husband. Whilst I am incredibly fond of him in every other way, most nights I feel in almost overwhelming temptation to bludgeon him to death with anything that comes to hand.

He snores.

No, that's not right. He doesn't just snore - he SNORES.

Last week, after a very busy day, we went to the local music society's performance of Handel's Messiah. I went to sleep three times. In a draughty building and on an uncomfortable seat, I went to sleep and was only roused by particularly loud bursts of choral music. But I can't sleep in a lovely comfortable bed with my husband. It's not just his snoring, its the fact that I lie there waiting for him to start snoring. Even his breathing keeps me awake!

Over the past few months, we have tried a whole range of methods to stop him snoring. We had frozen through winter nights with the windows open at the advice of my grandmother who believes that its the warm air that makes my husband snore. Didn't work.

We have tried a range of antihistamines from herbal ones bought in a health food shop to really strong ones on prescription from the doctor. These prescription antihistamines actually made the situation worse as he still snored just as badly as before but now I couldn't wake him up.

We bought a special pillow that was guaranteed to stop snoring. It didn't so it went back to the supplier. We bought some exorbitantly expensive drops to put on the pillow to promote clear nasal passages but my husband's nasal passages remained stubbornly blocked. We paid £250 for private allergy testing to see if it was a food allergy that was causing the problems but, other than discovering that he has a mild allergy to broccoli (which he detests and has never eaten since I have known him) we were none the wiser.

Finally, someone recommended Snoreeze. This is a little bottle of herbal liquid tha
t you spray into the back of the throat just before going to sleep. It is important that you don't eat or drink anything after taking the spray because it coating that forms on the back of the throat would be weakened. Only three squirts of the spray are necessary and you then have to wait 20 seconds before swallowing (its quite funny watching my husband standing with his mouth wide open and his head tilted back for 20 seconds but then I'm easily amused!) The spray smells, and apparently tastes, minty and is made with all herbal ingredients so I would presume that it can't actually do any harm.

The ultimate question - does it work?

The first night was blissful. I can honestly say that there wasn't a single sound out of him. We both had a really peaceful nights sleep.

A happy ending? Unfortunately not.

The first bottle of Snoreeze lasted about a month and we did have a generally peaceful snoring-free time. Certainly, the result was good enough to encourage to buy a second bottle when the first was finished. However, despite buying exactly the same product, we had noticeably less success with this second bottle. In fact, the snoring seemed to get progressively worse every night until now it is not worth bothering with and the bottle is gathering dust on the bedroom shelf.

I don't know if this is because the body becomes used to products (a bit like antibiotics) so it gradually becomes less effective or maybe we got a rogue batch the second time but it is certainly not working any more and my husband's snoring is back to its previous volume.

All is not lost because Snoreeze do guarantee a full refund if the product is not satisfactory so we could get our money back. This is fortunate really as it is not cheap - £14 for a bottle that lasts a month. Mind you, if it worked, I would not have any qualms about paying this on an ongoing basis - its a small price to pay for a peaceful nig
ht of sleep.

At the moment, we're not trying to get our money back. This is partly because we can't find the receipt and partly because we want to see if it becomes more effective after a couple of weeks without taking it. If there are any developments, I'll update my opinion accordingly.

In summary, this herbal spray may provide at least temporary respite from snoring. Even if it doesn't work, there is a full money back guarantee. So its certainly well worth a try.

As for us, we've just started to use some little strips that get stuck across the nose to keep the airways open. I can't remember that they're called and, anyway, that's a whole different opinion waiting to be written.

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