If your partner snores/ snored have you found any amazing cures for it?

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Not sure why but I seem to be more sensitive. Unless he's a lot louder. But either way his snoring is keeping me awake and I'm having to sleep in another room. So has anyone found a decent solution please?

DH snores. After years of complaints and feeling exhausted he finally spoke to GP who referred him to sleep clinic.

4 month wait and after a phone consultation they sent him some test equipment. 1 month later they said he has severe sleep apnoea. Stops breathing 55 times an hour on average, and put him on the waiting list for a CPAP machine.

4 months later it arrived and I can't believe the difference. Yes the machine makes a noise but its not as bad as the snoring! Its more like a breathing sound and less like a motorbike. Both of us finally getting more sleep!
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QuietOn earbuds. Amazing, and yes, you can still hear the alarm!

Tonsil removal. We also sleep in separate rooms and j love it.

Foam earplugs. Amazing, I don't hear a thing.

My husband's snoring got really bad a couple of months ago and we have found nasal strips to be very helpful, as long as they are positioned correctly.

Not cheap, but the Bose sleepbuds saved our relationship

Sleep study leading to a CPAP machine. Now dh doesn't snore

I am the snorer. DH snores too but he is more disturbed by my snoring. I've tried quite a few different things. I'm only slightly overweight so I'm not sure if that's the answer. Sticky strips at the back of the throat do seem to help a little bit.
I already were retainers for my teeth so I'm not sure about the mouth guard, but I might have to try that next.

I agree 100%. Changed my life

The Sleepbuds are fantastic, I bought mine 6 years ago and worn them nearly every night. However they do seem to have technical issues now and then, I have had two pair replaced and recently had my money refunded as you cannot buy the Mark 2 anymore, I am waiting for the launch of Mark 3.

My husband is back to using the Neti pot before bed to clear his sinuses, and a mouthguard. I am using ordinary foam earplugs, but I miss my ambient sound (canvas rain is my favourite)
Don't let the technical issues put you off, Bose customer service is amazing but their products are pricey so it's to be expected.
The Sleepbuds are worth every penny.

Referral to sleep clinic.
On entry the Dr said to my husband 'oh I was expecting you to be overweight' he was sent with a device to check it wasn't sleep apnoea (it wasn't) so they did surgery to remove his tonsils and used a laser to create scar tissue on the soft palate to stop everything flapping around.
Despite being the most pain he's ever been in it saved our marriage. He only snores now when ill or drunk (very rare these days)

He took me seriously when I said I was worried about his snoring and his breathing (or lack intermittently thereof) while asleep as well as the fact he was constantly falling asleep. Went to gp and was diagnosed as pre-diabetic and with sleep apnoea.

He refused a referral re the apnoea, but put himself on a diet and lost 8 stone.

He has couple of stone back on, but still mostly doesn't snore. When he does it's only if he's asleep on his back and it's not super-noisy, whereas before that he was snoring loudly while sleeping in any position, including sitting upright, as well as breathing with a snoring sound even while awake!

I'm so glad he addressed it as I was about to commit murder consider leaving as we don't have room for another bedroom and can't afford to move house.

Is that the big mark thing that looks like a Cthulhu has attached itself to your face?

My DH is slowly coming to terms with the fact he might need a sleep referral/CPAP. Won’t lose weight or stop drinking, so I won’t sleep in the same room…

I have tried QuietOn earbuds but found them useless. Was tempted by Bose but I don’t want to listen to noise, I just want quiet! Happy Ears are great earplugs for reducing noise, but I found even the small ones very uncomfortable.

So:
Lose weight
Drink less
CPAP

Or, separate bedrooms 😁😁😁

Long term snorer here. Steroid nasal spray for me and an adenoid removal about every 10 years.

When my dh lies on his back, he snores. On his side, he doesn't.

So now when he snores, I tell him "you're being a buffalo again, get on your side". He gets back onto his side facing away from me, so then I wiggle over and put my back against his back so he can't roll over again. We both sleep through then.😂

I felt murderous towards DH when I was BF babies and could never get back to sleep due to his snoring. I ended up chucking him out to the spare room with first and bottom of bunk bed with second. Put up with his snoring for almost 10 years but demanded he do something when DD2 was 6 months.

He went to GP, referred to consultant who took his FUCKING MASSIVE tonsils out within 4 weeks. They were double the size of normal tonsils.

Instant relief from the snoring.

This ^

It tooks years of me wearing foam ear plugs and advising DH to see his GP. Turns out he stopped breathing multiple times ever minute and was classed as severe sleep apnoea. No news to me- but he seemed surprised- 🙄

He awakes feeling more rested now and the risk of stroke/heart attack is reduced. He also have more energy to get fitter too. The silence in the bedroom is bliss- but after maybe 15yrs of wearing ear plugs to sleep- I now need to wean myself off then.

He lost two stone in weight. Snoring stopped. Put a stone back on again, snoring restarted.
He's back on track to lose it again this year because he can see what a direct impact it has on both my sleep and his.

Separate bedrooms and on the odd occasion that isn't possible he's on the dining room floor

Loop ‘quiet’ ear plugs, amazing! Literally couldn’t live without them now!

Squeeze his nose. Cover his mouth. When he gasps let go haha

But seriously he rarely does nothing wakes him except a sharp elbow. He then says sorry and moves to his side. If he continues and i nudge he offers to go down on sofa.
But he rarely does unless had a beer or 2 which is maybe 3x a year

Mine lost weight and doesn't snore at all anymore. I can't even bear him breathe. Excellent cure for him.

Hear, not bear. I'll let the poor guy breathe.

Not necessarily much help to you OP, but having dc who have temporarily vacated their rooms for university accommodation has vastly improved my sleep. DD jokes that it's now "our" room. (tbf it is nicer than the one I share with dh, so 🤷🏻‍♀️).
Earplugs didn't really help much, but a daft looking Bluetooth headband linked to my phone with brown noise playing just about blocks the noise dh makes. Something about it being a close enough but distinct and constant sound seems to help. You may need to play about with different "sleep" or relaxation sounds to find something that works....