how can I stop my husband's snoring?

[ebadame]

It's awful. It vibrates the house.

Make him sleep elsewhere

Like where? The yard?

I wish I knew!

Pillow over the head 😆

Do you think it counts as reasonable grounds for divorce? I'm only half kinding as I swear it's taking years off my life.

but seriously: if he is carrying extra weight, this will exacerbate it; can he lose some?
He might benefit from a GP visit, particularly if he is showing any signs of sleep apnea. I would start there
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Breathe right nasal strips stopped me from murdering my dh

In my experience they’re isn’t much, if anything you can do.

See this link:
britishsnoring.co.uk/

He needs to lose some yeah. I'll Google sleep apnea

Does he snore because he is very over weight, drinks a lot or does he have sleep apnoea, or another reason?

The doctor may be more successful than you at stopping him snoring.

Meanwhile, the yard seems a fine suggestion.

Does he sleep on his back? My husband did until I kept giving him a light roll in his sleep so he roll over on his side and the snoring would stop so I told him and now he deliberately lays on his side.

Have you a shed he could sleep in?

You can’t stop his snoring, but he can definitely do something about it - nasal strips, sprays, raising the pillows/bed to change sleeping position, losing weight and going to the GP.

If he won’t do anything about it then you can consider if you want to stay with a selfish man or not.

Could get one

Yeah I'm getting to this stage now

Give him a slap?!

or roll him onto his side

or send him to another room

I'm tempted to make a noise in his ear at the same loudness and see if he likes it

I wish you luck, it is awful to live with, especially if you don't have a spare room to go to. Sleep deprivation is unbearable. Is he willing to address it?

Most commonly it caused by an anatomical issue with his sinuses or sleep apnoea, often cause from excess neck fat and being overweight. How long has he has it? If its all his life since young, its likely an anatomical issue. If gradually came on, it might be sleep apnoea.

I wore ear plugs for years and begged him to see his GP. I was so concerned about the side effects of untreated sleep apnoea. He'd have long pauses when sleeping, then wake himself up gasping for air. I finally made an appointment for him and he went.

He has a cpap machine to sleep at night. The machine is absolutely silent! I actually couldn't believe and all I can hear is a very light breathing noise! I wish I'd dragged him to get it looked at years earlier. He was able to sleep through the night and had the energy to lose weight. He is hoping to not need the machine in time.

Do this test on him and speak to his GP.

www.esht.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Epworth-Sleepiness-Scale.pdf

I absolutely feel your pain. It nearly cost me my marriage too. We slept in separate rooms while DH awaited nose surgery for a deviated septum. Surgery didn't fully stop it but it has stopped the worst of it. I now sleep in Loops earplugs. They have been a real game changer for me as I ended up being super sensitive to noise at night.

Can you have separate bedrooms?

If not... eek. Earplugs are only help so much of the time :/

Yep. My exh was like this. It was one of the many reasons our marriage eroded. Not even joking

Divorce worked for me 😀

Could be sleep apnea.

Does he seem to go silent for a few seconds? if yes, get him to the doctor asap.

You could always record him and play it back to him straight after. It will probably wake him and let him experience what you do.
If he's waking you several times a night do the same thing each and every time.
It might give him the impetus to do something, and it's worth pointing out to him that the quality of his own sleep will improve if he can stop the snoring.