Does Anybody Sleep With A Snorer?

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daybyday
daybyday Posts: 537 Member
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My hubby snores. Loudly. I don't believe he stops breathing. He is overweight. We all know he has to be the one to change this. I feel bad "kicking" him all the time. I've tried ear plugs. They hurt my ears and I can still hear him snoring. He uses a type of air machine (not CPAP) and he's used the Breathe Right strips. Sometimes I have to come downstairs to sleep. That's not as comfy as my bed and he is sad that I'm not in bed with him.

Help - Any anti-snoring tips out there?
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  • DisneyAddictRW
    DisneyAddictRW Posts: 800 Member
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    My hubby sleeps o. The couch on nights I can't stand it otherwise I use foam ear plugs.
  • lazyspice
    lazyspice Posts: 8,515 Member
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    I've trained mine to sleep on his side and it's a LOT better since he lost a couple of stone but on really bad nights I sleep in the spare room :ohwell:
  • yaddayaddayadda
    yaddayaddayadda Posts: 430 Member
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    My husband and I sleep in different rooms. He snores, and I'm a very light sleeper. We decided that it was better to sleep alone than for neither of us to sleep.
  • karenjoy
    karenjoy Posts: 1,841 Member
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    Mine lost weight and that makes it a lot better, if your Husband wants you to stay sleeping with him, he better do what mine did, trot off to the Dr, join MFP and lose weight.

    I also use silicone ear plugs, they are fabulous and not at all uncomfortable like the other ones i have tried, and if all else fails HE should be sleeping on the sofa...mine used to have to move out, it was him keeping me awake after all lol
  • Sharont213
    Sharont213 Posts: 323 Member
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    Has he seen an ENT specialist ? There are several medical reasons besides weight that can cause snoring.. and there are some dentists who design special mouth guards (for want of a better term) that help to keep the airway open and lessen snoring. My hubby snores (he is overweight too and does have sleep apnea) when he is on his back/side but he is usually a stomach sleeper. It can wake me .. but I simply tell myself that I would rather lay beside him hearing his snore that be without him.. and that works for me ... sometimes LOL
  • brendabuckeye
    brendabuckeye Posts: 53 Member
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    My hubby also snored loudly and it was affecting my sleep, too. He FINALLY went to a sleep clinic and they told him he was 'waking up' hundreds of times a night. If this had continued they said he would have had a stroke within a few years. He is now on a c-pap machine which is much quieter although probably not so sexy - haha. It is amazing how much better he feels now that he is getting a good nights sleep. I am also sleeping better although the machine sometimes is a little loud (I am a VERY light sleeper). Please talk to your doctor about this and see what is recommended. I believe the sleep test saved my husband's life... and my sanity. :)
  • jeni_Giedd
    jeni_Giedd Posts: 61
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    I use foam ear plugs, too. I also run my leg up and down his and this seems to help - kicking only makes him crabby. I also play some soothing music that's next to my side of the bed. It helps me fall asleeep, doesn't bother him at all, and drowns out the snoring. I play it softly, but my ear tunes to the music and not him. Enya works well....
  • teagin2002
    teagin2002 Posts: 1,901 Member
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    Mine only snores when he is very tiered. When he does too loud lightly pinch his nose shut to make him roll to the other side. If that doesn't work then I wake him to have him roll over :)
    I am a heavy sleeper, its just when his mouth is in my ear he tends to wake me up.
  • debstanley4
    debstanley4 Posts: 208 Member
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    I have my husband sleep at the foot of the bed. It's not far but it is better than being right next to my ear. That way we are still in the bed together.
  • MattGetsMad
    MattGetsMad Posts: 429 Member
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    Saw this post and thought I should share.

    I use to snore very badly. My gf described it as a car accident where both car motors are left running...

    After 5 days of a vegan diet, my snoring almost completely stopped. I barely snore at all anymore.

    Vegan diet use to be called the "no mucus" diet before some marketing genius got involved. I think leaving out the dairy had a huge impact for me as I stopped snoring before I'd lost any significant weight. (lost about 4 lbs)

    Good luck to you ladies sleeping with us snorers.

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  • SueGremlin
    SueGremlin Posts: 1,066 Member
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    Oh God yes. The thing is, he never snored until we got married. :)

    I have to leave sometimes to go to the guest bed. I am a light sleeper and perimenopausal, so sleep is a relatively rare and precious thing. Top that with a crazily stressful job AND a cat who "checks in" every few hours to make sure we are still alive, and you have a recipe for insanity. I wear foam ear plugs most of the time and they help immensely, but I've started to develop an ear infection so I have to lay off for a few weeks.

    It's not easy.
  • wiffe
    wiffe Posts: 224 Member
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    My husband never used to snore until his nose was broken at work. :( Nothing we can do about it.
  • stylistchik
    stylistchik Posts: 1,436 Member
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    I don't but my grandpa is the LOUDEST snorer I've EVER heard. When we spent the night at our grandparents' house it sounded like a lion had been let loose - not joking. My grandparents have had separate beds in separate bedrooms for years. Not to mention they are ridiculously catholic and that probably played a part but my grandma said that is the only way she can sleep. :ohwell:
  • jilers
    jilers Posts: 94 Member
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    1. I work on the weight

    2. I try to get to sleep before he does
  • cbbarge
    cbbarge Posts: 250 Member
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    My husband and I both sleep with snorers. HE has always snored and apparently I didn't used to but have gotten worse as I've gained weight. His snoring usually doesn't bother me, unless he's really, really loud. However, my snoring seems to bother him much more. He either nudges me to roll over on my side or he leaves to go to the other room. We both have CPAP machines, (how romantic, LOL) I absolutely hate mine, so I'm hoping and praying weight loss helps the problem.
  • 77tes
    77tes Posts: 7,905 Member
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    Is the topic of this thread some kind of cruel joke? Who can sleep with a snorer! My slim hubby snores like a buzz saw, and he always has. When I was younger, it could sleep through it. I'm looking forward to reading the cure here. The only relief from it is when he has insomnia, lol.
  • daybyday
    daybyday Posts: 537 Member
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    Is the topic of this thread some kind of cruel joke? Who can sleep with a snorer! I'm looking forward to reading the cure here.

    LOL - No! I am looking for some kind of relief or ways to deal with it while I am sleeping next to him <3
  • daybyday
    daybyday Posts: 537 Member
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    Is the topic of this thread some kind of cruel joke? Who can sleep with a snorer! I'm looking forward to reading the cure here.

    LOL - No! I am looking for some kind of relief or ways to deal with it while I am sleeping next to him <3 So far I like playing music next to me and sleeping beside him while snoring is better than not being beside him at all!!
  • Artemis_Acorn
    Artemis_Acorn Posts: 836 Member
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    My husband snored horribly and the sleep clinic found he had sleep apnea, but he hated the CPAP machine and wouldn't use it, so he had a surgery instead. They literally cut the bottom of his tongue and screwed it down to the floor of his mouth to prevent it from sliding back in his throat while he slept.

    The result is that he snores softly now, and I just nudge him to get him to roll over if it bothers me. Some of the time I try to match my breathing pace to his - kind of like counting sheep.

    My daughter snored from infancy, many ENT specialists said her problems weren't severe enough to warrant surgery so she hated sleepovers with friends growing up, and finally when she was 20 we managed to get someone to operate. They removed her tonsils and adenoids which were enlarged, shortened her uvula, reamed out a part of her soft palate and straightened a congenital deviated septum. It was a horrible surgery to recover from, but the only time she ever snores now is if she has a cold. She just got engaged and is relieved to know that she has already addressed this before she subjects her husband to her snoring.
  • Hayesgang
    Hayesgang Posts: 624
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    My hubby also snored loudly and it was affecting my sleep, too. He FINALLY went to a sleep clinic and they told him he was 'waking up' hundreds of times a night. He is now on a c-pap machine which is much quieter although probably not so sexy - haha. It is amazing how much better he feels now that he is getting a good nights sleep. I am also sleeping better although the machine sometimes is a little loud (I am a VERY light sleeper). Please talk to your doctor about this and see what is recommended. I believe the sleep test saved my husband's life... and my sanity. :)

    Agree^^
    I got up to go to the bathroom one night and realized my husband had stopped breathing for a few second. I told him about it and he had the study done, during the test he stopped breathing for 17 seconds. It can be very hard on the heart and raises the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

    Most insurance companies will pay for the study and the machine.

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