Sharing room on holiday with a snorer

[NBLarsen]

Not sure which topic to put this in so I've gone for chat, as I'm not sure there is a solution as such, so maybe chatting will help me feel better.

I have a holiday coming up, in which I will be sharing a bedroom with a snorer! We are friends, not a couple - twin room. We get on really well and both of us really want to go on this holiday, neither of us can afford it if we have separate rooms (nearly doubles the cost). But friend is an awful snorer, really loud, all night. We have shared a room before so I know how bad it will be.

I have tried ear plugs but can still hear it through them. I have tried going to sleep first but am woken up by it. They snore in all positions so rolling over makes no difference.
Once I hear it I cannot switch the sound off in my head or ignore it.

How do I keep my sanity? I'm expecting I will be managing the holiday on very little sleep. Do ear plugs exist that completely block all sound? (Is that even safe to sleep with, then what if there is a fire alarm or something?)

The guests in the adjoining cabins may have something to say about friend's decibels too. She might get tossed overboard.

Drowsy piriton, or those anti histamine knockout sleep aid tabs. Add a glass of wine and you won't care if the foghorn goes off - the ship's one I mean, not your friend's.

Sounds weird but I align my breathing with the snoring. It tricks my brain into thinking the sound is coming from me, and therefore is "safe" and can be ignored.

We just use shaped silicon foam earplugs (not the plain cylinder ones) but I would be interested to try the loop earplugs or sleep earphones playing noise of your noise. I prefer something like whale noises to white noise. If you want to try anything like sleep sounds practice using it at home first.

I think you're a lovely friend btw.

Has she seen her GP?

Nytol One a Night - over the counter sleep aid.
You'll be knocked out so won't hear your friend.

Get really really drunk or wear ear defenders. You'll have to sleep propped up or on your back, but they work.

Ugh, I couldn't do that. They would end up overboard 🫤
How big are the bathrooms? Can you drag a mattress into it or at least around the corner

I did a 10-day holiday with a snorer (a seriously bad one) and it was awful; I honestly felt murderous. She had a great time while I was an exhausted husk by the end. I do snore myself (and have woken myself up) but after another holiday last year in which I shared with a snorer, life is too short and I will get a separate room from now on. If I can't afford it, I don't go on the holiday.

Sleep is so precious these days, and holidays are for recharging my batteries. Why would I want to feel worse having shelled out £££ for a break?

My DH is a terrible snorer. I have tried all kinds of ear plugs, certainly everything recommended on MN and it still sounds like Concord landing on the pillow.

My solution is to play white noise through sleepphones. As I have to play it loud enough to drown the snoring I also use ear plugs to protect my ears from damage. I find the Howard Leight type ones the most comfortable and effective.

Another problem, which you won't have with separate beds, is that the snoring vibrates through the mattress so it's important to make sure you have twin beds. Should you find you've been given a double, the steward can split them for you.

A bonus to wearing the sleepphones and earplugs is that you won't be disturbed by noisy neighbours, adjacent or above or below. For some reason I've always heard a fire alarm, although snoring DH always sleeps through them.

What @wizbit93 recommended are fab. Just been away with husband, 3 year old and baby in one room and used them every night didn't wake once!

I use this too. But the cheaper Morrisons version, which is the same, but, weirdly seems to work better.

Revelation last night though... In the moments that I was (yet again) woken from a nice dream by DH snoring, I was in that half and half haze, I shouted... 'SHUSH' out loud. And he went quiet!

I’d pay for separate rooms. Sleep deprivation is torture. Failing that wax earplugs or Headphones in a head band. I find hypnosis tapes make me sleep. I have a book on audible by Paul McKenna and the whole relax your body bit puts me out for the count even when I’m struggling to sleep due to noise.

You need to look on youtube for the instructions on how to insert earplugs correctly. Its a brilliant technique whereby you sort of reach over your head and pull your ear in a certain direction to open up the ear canal so the plug can go deep and block all sound. The first time I did this was in a French hotel where a drunk went round whacking doors with a big stick at 5am and I was the only one to sleep through it.

I second Boots’ Muffles wax earplugs. Try them!

SparkPlugs ear plugs are amazing. I used to combine them with a Bluetooth headband and played white noise to help block the snoring of my ex. It’s shit that you’re the one having to find a solution though, it should be the snorer!

sleeping pills

I tell mine clearly to roll over. It doesn't wake him.

I snore loudly and recently bought a groove pillow after seeing good reviews. DH was desperate. It is really good and works for Back and side sleeping .
https://www.groovepillows.co.uk/products/easy-sleeper/?variant=31726559723606&nbt=nb%3Aadwords%3Ax%3A17132666306%3A%3A&nb_adtype=pla&nb_kwd=&nb_ti=&nb_mi=142534107&nb_pc=online&nb_pi=SE00101&nb_ppi=&nb_placement=&nb_si=%7Bsourceid%7D&nb_li_ms=&nb_lp_ms=&nb_fii=&nb_ap=&nb_mt=&utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=17132666306&utm_content=&utm_term=&gadid=&gclid=CjwKCAjwkLCkBhA9EiwAka9QRvM9jVfs0a_sLPeYZkUw_7ZyG9qi9LEABinOEClzEBZi9q3UQjtL5hoCuYAQAvD_BwE

I've resorted to dragging the mattress into the bathroom before now, but I doubt it'd fit in a cruise ship cabin.

Better to call the holiday off. You won't enjoy it, and I can easily see it ruining your friendship.

A friend was raving about a headband thing she plays white noise through via Bluetooth,works a treat apparently.

I have these they are great https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164817864955?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=fDfbEKW8SBe&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=HOBlypUVQL-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Or otherwise some decent noise cancelling headphones, I have Sony ones which are great - has helped cope with loud neighbours

Silicon earplugs ( i break in half otherwise too big). Then wear a music cozy headband over the top, with white noise playing.

@thenightsky
A pharmacist warned me that there is some ingredient that has a link to the possibility of developing dementia 😱so I am mindful of that and don't use them every night though I wish I could

Headphone headbands with white noise works a treat