Can’t take anymore of the snoring- any advice?

[SoggyBiscuitss]

My DH snores- all night- loudly- and has done for many years.
I poke, prod and even punch him through the night but it makes no difference.

The next morning he will say “oh well I’m not doing it on purpose am I” as though I am supposed to say “oh of course- well that’s ok then”

It’s getting to the point where I am tired all day every day. We have kids and I work full time so sleeping through the day is not an option.

So- to prevent the Daily Mails next headline being “wife beats husband to death in his sleep” do you have any advice? Tales of how you stopped a snorer? Anything!!

[safariboot]

Separate bedrooms. If there's no spare bedrooms, consider a daybed in the living room.

If he's so loud he's disturbing people in other rooms he needs to see a doctor.

[spaceghetto]

I co-sleep with my ds just so I don't have to sleep with my snoring dh. The noise he makes in unreal. I have been known to storm downstairs and poke him as I can hear it upstairs. I don't know what makes me more angrier, being woken up when he's out of my poking reach or his moaning that "I didnt sleep well because someone kept prodding me".

[Mykittensmittens]

It’s the lack of apology which winds me up.

‘I’m shattered - again’
‘Why?’
‘You kept me awake snoring, I saw every hour on the clock and more. I’m exhausted’
‘Yeah, I’m tired too because you kept disturbing me, and I’ve got an awful sore throat’
..... no apology

We’ve been to a sleep clinic. Because he’s just a loud snorer and doesn’t have sleep apnoea they can’t do anything. I absolutely refuse to go in the spare room I think he should. We have an amazing king sized bed with electric blanket. The single is a squeaky mattress in the box room. He snores. He should be the one to leave!! So he goes with puppy eyes and ‘are you sure you’d prefer me to sleep elsewhere tonight then?’ Drives me up the bloody wall.

[RaininSummer]

Definitely separate rooms. Snoring is torture. Never get why we all make such a fuss about having a bedroom each for kids but minute we are adults we are expected to share. Never doing that again.

[TartanLassie]

@JingsMahBucket yes it did record my dog's snoring, he has a different snore to me, so could hear it when I played the recording back. Isn't epic though ;)

Did you use the App?

[CrystalMaisie]

After many year of nagging, my dh finally went to the doctors January 2019. Gp was useless, and I made him go back again. On the 3rd gp visit I told him to mention sleep apnoea (which he has👍) and it was the magic words, he finally got a referral. His appointment with the sleep clinic is tomorrow 🎉 although it’s not a sleep in, it’s pick up equipment and bring it home, return the next day. 2 years it’s taken, after his first gp appointment 😩
I can’t wait for my first nights sleep.

[EezyOozy]

Thanks for the sleepphones recommendation - I think I'll give these a try. I've seen some Bluetooth ones on Amazon too x

[Whoopsmahoot]

Separate room, only way I could live. Has worked well. It’s more common than u think.

[RumJerrySailorRum]

My DH is a snorer, however he's not a twat about it.

He's even had an operation to fix it, which sadly didn't work.
DH tends to sleep naked, on the rare occasion he does wear a t shirt, his snoring isn't so bad, he can't however usually sleep wearing one.

I sleep in the spare bed on a regular basis. It's comfier, and My gravity blanket is on it so I'm not bothered.

[pitterpatterrain]

DH went to a sleep clinic but they basically had nothing to say except lose weight

We have some new pillows, harder foam ones, and he sleeps on his side on a pillow mountain and that seems to really help things (majority of the time)

[Isitjustme2020]

@SoggyBiscuitss

My DH snores- all night- loudly- and has done for many years.
I poke, prod and even punch him through the night but it makes no difference.

The next morning he will say “oh well I’m not doing it on purpose am I” as though I am supposed to say “oh of course- well that’s ok then”

It’s getting to the point where I am tired all day every day. We have kids and I work full time so sleeping through the day is not an option.

So- to prevent the Daily Mails next headline being “wife beats husband to death in his sleep” do you have any advice? Tales of how you stopped a snorer? Anything!!

You're not being unreasonable at all, it's torture. You may have tried this but I wanted to share that sleeping with a window open really helps us - yes, even in January - for some reason DH doesn't snore if there is fresh air coming in!

[MyNameHasBeenTaken]

Yes to the snore app.
I was already in a separate room to my (now ex) dp.
At opposite sides of the house.
He was a night owl, I was an early bird.
I had the snore app on. My score ranged from 2 to 6, unless i had a cold. His score, from my bedside table, in my room, was 80-100. He refused to get the app as he didnt need it. He never snores...
I used to sit there in the early hours of the morning, watching the app.
I found sleeping in separate counties was the best help.
I guess that isnt for everyone though