This is just going to sound ridiculous, but bear with me please.
My DH has taken to sucking mints at night, in bed. I am a very light sleeper (thanks, menopause) and I have been woken up on several occasions by the sound of the sucking/slurping.
Unlike me, he could - and does - fall asleep, mid-sentence, mid-TV programme, whilst sitting up, anywhere, any time. He also suffers a little from sleep apnoea, meaning he stops breathing altogether very occasionally, then after a few seconds there is a massive intake of breath.
A couple of times he appears to have semi-choked on the bloody mint.
I have now banned him from having mints at night. When I challenged him, the worst of it is he doesn't seem to realise how ridiculous this is. Who needs fresh breath in the middle of the night????
I am aware that this is also a rich source of comedy for the DSs who were in fits about it all. HOwever, they have also both said that they are quite concerned, as they realise it could be dangerous.
Last night, I heard DH come downstairs about 1:30 am - he was, unusually having problems sleeping. I found mint wrappers by his chair and so I have pointed out to him that, when choking to death, it makes no difference whether he is downstairs on the sofa or in bed, it will just as stupid!!
Short of staging a televised family intervention, what can I do???