I used to think I just snored.
Then I did a PSG test — my AHI was over 60. That honestly scared me.
That’s when I really started taking sleep seriously. A friend had recommended “Why We Sleep” before, and it finally pushed me to get checked.
I learned about the standard treatments — surgery and CPAP. But I was worried about relapse after surgery, and CPAP just felt too inconvenient. So I started looking for alternatives.
I tried a bunch of things: losing weight, changing pillows, even sewing a tennis ball onto the back of my shirt to force side sleeping (didn’t last long — way too uncomfortable).
Eventually, I focused on one thing: sleeping on my side.
And surprisingly, it worked. My AHI improved a lot.
But a new problem came up:
I had no idea if I was actually staying on my side all night.
And I couldn’t really tell whether those breathing fluctuations were related to my sleep position — relying on “feeling” just wasn’t reliable.
I later started using a sleep tracker to verify this.
It helped me track sleep position, breathing score, and snoring together.
For the first time, I could clearly see:
- which nights I actually stayed on my side
- and which nights I rolled back onto my back without realizing it
For me, it wasn’t just more data — it finally made the connection visible.