Snoring. Can anything be done

[Thunderstruckbysnoring]

I'm away at friend's house but instead of lying in the warm spare bed under fresh linens and feeling comfy, I'm on their sofa. I'm sick of this. Every night DH snores. On a good night it wakes me at 5 ish but usually it's 4am when I must be in lighter sleep. I could cry. I'm sick of being on the sofa. Here, their sofa is lovely and comfy and I had the foresight to plan and being a spare duvet but I could be having a lie in yet won't be as he is now snoring away.
At home I decamp every day. Do I need to make him move ? We have no spare room or other sleeping arrangements.
Can anything actually fix snoring? I'm inundated with adverts for chin straps, mouth guards etc. he's tried nose strips, nasal spray and a clip that goes on the nose but it doesn't work. I can actually hear him down here and our friends' new house is big. I want to help fix it as I know it's not on purpose but it's making me feel murderous. Help!

Here it is https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0241289122/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1706472853&sr=8-1

and info about exercises here https://www.sleepapnea.org/snoring/mouth-exercises-to-stop-snoring/

Ear plugs from Amazon with the little pull out rings are a life saver
You could get the music cosy to wear over them
BF wears nasal strips which really help

Nothing stops it completely but with the above it's manageable but we do sleep separate sometimes too !

@PrawnDumplings no, the cpap machine is silent. The first night he used it he slept for 14 hours mouth closed. It has completely changed his life.

I'm in the spare room most nights (or he is). The most effective thing we've tried yet is this mouthguard recommended by a friend, but unfortunately DH is finding it hard to wear https://snoreeze.com/product/snoreeze-oral-device/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAk9itBhASEiwA1my_68zRG25Y1Lj20OMMeCMlQA8LkEGcClGtubv1tZ6MivQGpr9PHUIIfxoC_JwQAvD_BwE and has been trying for about a month. But when he can keep it in, unless he's been drinking when he snores more heavily, it does work and I'm able to stay in bed with him. It does need at least a week to get used to according to friend who uses it.

DH was exercisingly regularly for a period a few months ago until knee/back trouble stopped that but when he lost a relatively small amount of weight it definitely improved the number of nights we were able to sleep together. After he stopped exercising it went back to how it was until he tried the snoreeze mouthguard.

Silicone earplugs from Boots are a game changer. I was ready to do time for DH literally.

I'd honestly insist he goes to the GP or starts sleeping in sofa or spare room. He might not be doing it on purpose, but that doesn't mean he can't do anything about it.

For my DH it was weight, when he lost weight it was an absolute game changer. But it can be caused by other things like sleep apnea so he really should go and get it checked out. Before DH lost enough weight he got a nasal spray from the GP which did help a bit.

You have my sympathies! Won’t fix anything this weekend unfortunately but the Bose sleep headphones have been a lifesaver for me, not cheap but complete success

I was going to say similar.

Look up Mouth Taping. Do help train breathing through the nose instead.

My DH is terrible too. He has always been a mouth breather but has spent the last few years consciously practicing nose breathing instead and it's definitely improved the frequency of his snoring.

It's also improved his ability to shift a cold or sinus infection as getting air through the sinuses regularly helps combat viruses etc.

The more I read on snoring, the more I think nothing can be done. It's not weight, drinking, even buying stupid mouth guards, nose tapes. Sleep apnea is a different thing anyway, and most can't stand the breathing machine needed.

God OP I could've written this. Same issue. DP has tried many things but nothing works. I've just sort of accepted my fate as living on the couch from now on. But deep down, it really bothers me.

1.39 and 5.30 move to sofa today. Yesterday I set alarm early and slept until 6 thanks to melatonin and exhaustion
He said to me today "well it's nearly getting up time ". At 5.30. Like I wanted to be woken then. I'm so tired and resentful

If the ear plugs fell out you didn’t put them in right.

my husband is a shocking snorer, I was at the point of separate rooms, I was so angry from lack of sleep, ear plugs sorted it, you just need to practice putting them in.

My husband has sleep apnea. I couldn't get him to do a sleep study until I told him he wasn't breathing when he would drop off in front of the TV. That finally scared him into getting it sorted. It's so much better now!

Sometimes sleep apnea can be caused by physiology or the body just not breathing like it should. It's not always due to weight. (And TBH the weight can often improve if someone is getting restful sleep).

Ear plugs don't block out my DH.

And I know how to put them in. Thanks.

Why are you still moving to the sofa OP? Honestly you need to start chucking him out on to it.

My DH used to snore terribly. I sent him to the doctor. Got diagnosed with sleep apnoea, got the machine, all fine. Since then he’s lost lots of weight, he’s now free of both sleep apnoea and snoring.

But now I’m the snorer! I’ve gone to the GP, had the test, waiting for my next appointment at which I’m expecting to get a CPAP machine. In the mean time we alternate who moves in the night - sometimes me, sometimes him.

Yes, sometimes there’s nothing to be done for snoring - but he’s not tried the things that can work has he?

My DH snored chronically, went to a sleep clinic and was diagnosed with sleep aponea. Now he uses a CPAP machine at night and d we both sleep so much better. Sleep apnoea is a very serious health concern, I'd get him to see a doctor.

He needs to lose weight as that helps and cut down on drinking
He's starting to see the effect on me now but god it's taken time

Losing weight should help, my DH is a snorer and it gets way worse the heavier he is.

The only way I can sleep in the same room is by wearing silicon earplugs (I break them in half as they're too big) and a snooze band over the top playing white noise through the earphones.

Reported. Bouncing all the zombie threads on the same topic to link your ‘exercises’ Is very irritating.

We have separate rooms and I still need earplugs if he has been drinking ! Our marriage would have been over by now if we had to share a bed - the odd day in a hotel is fine but holidays we stick to holiday cottages with two bedrooms

He did have surgery to try and fix issue but didn’t work