Snoring

Have him try the breath right air strips! You can get them at costco. They are so easy to use and they can make a huge difference!

D.
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Sometimes just a poke will stop the person from snoring, without completely waking them up. Be prepared with what you are going to say, though, if he does wake up and ask what the poke it for! I used to have a college roommate who snored badly, and she told me, "Just whistle if I start to snore", and I did, and it worked. I guess it just alerted her enough to reposition herself, but not to really completely wake up. I would tell him, though. Tell him about the tricks you have heard to try, and that if they don't work, you might go sleep on the couch for part of a night, no offense intended.

I want to first off say that I too am a wife of a heavy snorer! I found a product that actually works. Its called puresleep or something like that. Go on line and go to puresleep.com and buy this! The only problem we had with it was he adjusted it too severely the first time and it made his bottom jaw hurt. But he re boiled it and it is great now! It is a mouth guard.
I don't work for them, but I would if I could! It has saved me lots of sleepless nights when even ear plugs didn't work because the bed would vibrate!
Good luck!
C..

Oh, I hear you! We've tried many solutions over the years.

Our current "solution" that works most nights: ear plugs for me, a white noise machine in the room (my favorite is the Marpac Sleepmate - no nature sounds, just white noise, and you can change the tone, pitch and volume), and for my husband, the retainers that a previous poster mentioned. It also really helps if my husband sleeps on his side and if his weight is under control - the heavier he gets, the more he snores.

I've also done "sleep training" for me, which helps me sleep better regardless of circumstances. I'm a lifelong poor sleeper and the sleep training has really helped.

And, if all else fails, I sleep in a different room. That used to make DH upset, but we talked about the importance of sleep for both of us and since then he's been more understanding.

I feel your pain! My husband's family is probably noiser than a whole logging company cutting down the Pacific Northwest! Lying on his side, using nasal strips, abstaining from alcohol and even losing weight had no effect on his snoring frequency or volume. My husband had his deviated septum repaired, but that operation, not surprisingly, did nothing to stop or reduce the snoring. Sleeping in another bedroom was not an option for me or for him because or only other bedroom is occupied by my husband's music studio. (My husband is a musician/roadie.)

My husband got a snoreguard from a dentist about a year ago. The snoreguard keeps his lower jaw forward, which keeps the air passage open and thus minimizes the vibrations which cause snoring. His snoring volume has decreased, on average, by approx. 80%.

Along with trying a snoreguard, your husband could try CPAP (face mask). My husband refuses to use one, and I don't blame him for not wanting to use one. Some people swear by it, though.

If your husband refuses to acknowledge his problem, tape him one night. My husband, like many snorers, was reluctant to acknowledge the severity and do something about his problem.

Good luck and best wishes. You and your son deserve a full night of sleep.

Lynne E

Try a new, more supportive pillow and/or nasal rinsing. Sounds crazy, but my DH's snoring has almost been eliminated since he started rinsing his nose.

Just curious...when is the last time he had a medical checkup? He needs to go to the dr. and tell him about the snoring...they can test him for sleep apnea and put him on CPAP if needed. Or it could be something else medically wrong that causes the snoring. Is your husband's sleep restful? Or does he wake up tired? There are many reasons that snoring can happen...best to let the dr. check it out.

Best of luck,
J.

Might have him checked for sleep apnea. My bf snores a lot but as long as he has his mask on and sleeps on his side he doesn't snore.

If that doesn't work I'm sure a pillow would muffle the sound! LOL

My husband of 60 years snores i jently push min on his side. It works most of the time A. no. Hills

snoring is usually a sign of a deviated septum, congestion, or sleep apnea! I'd take him to an allergist who could maybe prescribe him some nose spray! that's what i have to do..my poor husband, I snore like a monster! have you ever heard of breath right strips? they sell it at wallgreens...i've never tried it, but its supposed to open your nasal passages...maybe you could have him try that?

My husband has snored for years and it's interfered with my sleep a lot. We still fight about it because he refuses to do anything that would signifiantly or permanenly fix the problem. So I'm left to my own devices to cope. What's helped: ear plugs (try a different kind than the one you have now. I use the foam kind that expand in your ear canal. They're comfy and seem to block out lots of noise). Some nights I just have to bail to the guest room out of self-preservation. If you don't have another bed available in the house maybe you should ask your husband to move to the couch when he gets too loud in the middle of the night. My hubby has varous excuses for his snoring. One is that he snores more if he's gained weight. It's true that if he loses a few pounds the snoring either stops or improves. Sometimes he blames sinus congestion. Post-nasal drip can definitely cause snoring so if this is your hubby's problem, if he takes an antihistamine or a decongestant before bed it might solve the problem (my hubby refuses to "take any pills." But I'm on birth control because he won't get snipped. HELLO???? ... oops, that's another story altogether). My husband does use snore strips (I forget the brand name); they are thin narrow stick-on strips he places over the bridge of his nose. They help hold his nose slightly more open so the airway is clearer while he's asleep. They do stay on all night though sometimes they help and sometimes not. Several years ago I nagged him into going to a sleep clinic for an evaluation. They said he has sleep apnea, which means he actually stops breathing for a second or two at a time periodically all night. This also leads to snoring. If your husband has this, he ought to be treated for the apnea. My husband refused treatment. (Clearly he has weird issues about health and doesn't care nearly enough about the quality of MY sleep.) Hopefully your husband is more respectful of this problem than mine and is willing to try solutions. If he doesn't, or if nothing works, then you have to set up some sleeping arrangement on an ongoing basis that will let you sleep, whether it means separate bedrooms or buying a second bed to put in another room elsewhere in the house for one of you, or whatever. You need and deserve a good night's sleep. Good luck.

I agree with those who responded that he should be checked for sleep apnea.
Like the person a few responses down, I also recorded my husband snoring to show him how loud and annoying it can be - not to mention he would stop breathing, which made it scary as well. Turns out he had sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea can be treated with a CPAP machine or surgery. You'll need an ear nose and throat specialist to make the diagnosis and help you decide upon the best way to proceed.

Other than that, just start checking out all of the snoring products that are out there - sprays, nose strips, etc. If he smokes or is overweight, those could be contributing factors as well.

I know the feeling. My husband has sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome. Unfortunately I have always been a light sleeper and that has only gotten worse with age. I suffer from hot flashes waking me up now too. I finally gave up sleeping in the same room. Though some nights I can still hear him roaring down the hall will both our doors shut. My suggestion would be to keep the ear plugs and add some type of white noise. Some noise that is constant, soothing, and tends to muffle other noises. Running a fan all night might help. Don’t point it at yourself unless you feel hot; just use the noise to drown him out. Good Luck!

He has to sleep outside a couple times or half the week. It is your health and your babys health. If his feelings are hurt because his wife wants to get a good night sleep because she is pregabr, then he doesn't think about you and baby. It is not a big deal. Do you want to look hagard and tired everyday? He must sleep somewhere else. There is no chioce. He should be ok with it. You are pregnant and must get sleep and stay healthy and comfortable. Tell him. Sweat dreams.

My husband of 36 of up and down the road is teases me with the menace of divorcing me. I have tried a lot of things and apparently nothing seems to work except I try sometimes to sleep with high pillows, placing my head so my air canal would be wide open then i get all the air i need the thing is unconciously i cannot sleep in the samre position all night, I have also asked my hub. to reposition my head as I sleep mouth up with my head tilted a bit back, also to help air in & out. another thing to do could be that you go to sleep before he does... if possible. one more thing give him a loving massage so his body could be more relaxed and his breathing more peaceful. I hope any of this to work Good luck to you!

Before I had kids, I could sleep through a bomb going off. I was always the first one asleep at slumber parties, while everyone else was still dancing around my sleeping bag. My husband has always snored like a buzz saw (and I snore, too) but it was never an issue until I gave birth. After that, a fly buzzing was so loud it kept me awake. I would often go out to sleep on the living room couch, and the snoring was so loud OUT THERE that I still couldn't sleep. When we stayed with my sister-in-law on vacation, her clock was so loud it kept me awake all night.

It's just part of being a mommy for me. Even in your sleep, you're on alert and listening for danger or distress, so ordinary noises are too loud. (Vacations are hard for me because we're all in the same room, and even with earplugs I hear every rustle and sigh.) I sleep with earplugs now - I can't sleep without them. Some people like a white noise machine, but that's too much noise for me! You might try the Breathe Right strips that go across the nose for your husband, or the new anti-snore rings that go in the nostrils to keep the airflow going. The remedies for sleep apnea also involve keeping the airflow going - you might ask your doctor about that.

The other night my husband woke me up, saying, "Honey, you're snoring." I could have slapped him. I was thinking, "REALLY? After 23 years of listening to you EVERY NIGHT you're going to wake me up to tell ME about snoring?" ;P If he does it again, I'm handing him earplugs. ;D

My husband uses the nose strips and it helps.
If he snores to loud, I give him a little shove or kick in the shin and he rolls over and stops. He never remembers! LOL ;)
but, also, he should be checked for sleep apnea and/or sinus issues.