Neighbour snores loudly enough to wake us up

[tortoisewoman]

Title says it all really: our downstairs neighbour snores so loudly that we can hear it at night, and it regularly wakes both me and DW up (DW moreso than me as she is a light sleeper). For context, neighbour is on the ground floor and we live on the first floor of a converted Victorian building, so the walls are reasonably thick! This week has been particularly bad, to the point that it actually sounded like he was in the room with us. What on Earth do we do?! Sometimes I'm tempted to put a letter through the door saying we can hear the snoring and suggesting he go to the doctor, because it can't be healthy to be making that kind of sound while trying to breathe in your sleep...

One is intentional, the other is an involuntary action by the person's body. They are in no way similar.

Interlocking foam mats and then big rug over the top.

They are both disruptive, as already stated.

Poles apart as already stated…….

Are you trying to say that one thing cannot be disruptive just because something else is more disruptive?

Let’s ask anyone who has been disrupted by LOUD drum and bass music, vibrating through their walls, throughout the early morning hours! They’ve asked their NDN to keep it down, they’re violent and ramp up the music! They don’t give a shiny shite! Let’s ask them to compare that to a NDN who doesn’t voluntarily cause any disruption, he’s making an involuntary sound, he’s not doing this on purpose, it’s something he cannot help, a little bit like a coughing fit, hiccups, sneezing fit etc… you CANNOT compare!

It's not about comparing.
It's simply that both are disruptive.
I've been kept awake by both and dusturbed by both.

Exactly. A loud repetitive noise night after night keeping you awake is going to do serious mental damage. I would consider the council.

OP, ring around for underlay cut offs.
Buy old rugs.
We had a noisy neighbour many years ago in a flat.
My flat mate was worst affected.
She layered newspaper under a think layer of underlay cut offs and second hand rugs.
It definitely made a difference.
You need to be creative if the rent and location is good.

Let’s ask them to compare that to a NDN who doesn’t voluntarily cause any disruption, he’s making an involuntary sound, he’s not doing this on purpose, it’s something he cannot help, a little bit like a coughing fit, hiccups, sneezing fit etc… you CANNOT compare!

If he’s aware that he’s snoring and snoring so incredibly loudly and hasn’t sought medical help then yes he is doing it on purpose. He can help it. It’s called having a sleep study done and then taking corrective action like using a CPAP, losing weight, reducing alcohol consumption, surgery, using a dental device, and more.

What on earth do you think the council will do about someone's snoring?

Monitor the noise levels and if above what's acceptable ask them to take measures to reduce it.

Don't be ridiculous, they won't do that for snoring any more than they would for a baby crying.

Please don't call people ridiculous.

I didn't. I said you were being ridiculous, which you were.

In your opinion.

And mine!

Glad you stated the neighbour lived below, was worried it was my husband who I know our neighbours must be able to hear him through the wall. I sleep with earplugs and always make sure I go to bed first. He has been to the doctors, is a healthy weight, doesn’t drink etc. Tried different devices - to no avail. Those recommending surgery, it’s about £8k and we don’t have those funds for it. And the woman who wants to complain to the council - honestly do you think it’s intentionally disruptive 😂 Next you’ll be recommending I buy a detached house that I can’t afford.

This thread is batshit.

Reminds me of one where OP was complaining about the noise from their neighbour's oxygen supply... something they need to actually live.

Great. I'll sleep better now. 🤣🤣🤣

It's completely not the same.

My ex husband had trouble with snoring and nothing helped, including medical investigations. Earplugs didn't block it out either (but they might block out noise through a wall from the neighbours. I had to sleep in the spare room.

Monitor the noise levels and if above what's acceptable ask them to take measures to reduce it.

He might not be able to do anything about it, even if told.

Councils/environmental health will write to you and ask you to take steps to reduce noise, whatever that noise might be, I had a letter over a previous partners snoring years ago when I lived in a bedsit.

They recommended soundproofing, and I ended up wangling some vouchers (I was on allllll the benefits back then!) to pay towards that and getting my windows (single glazed) replaced for double glazed ahead of schedule...

This may have been in part due to the fact they were aware the complaining neighbour was a malicious old bat though...

This.