Snoring

[PrettyCandles]

Didn't know whether to post this in Health or Relationships - but is there any way to stop him snoring? Earplugs are no good and I don't want either of us to end up on the sofa. But it's almost as bad as having a newborn wake you up every hour or two.

Maybe I'm putting the earplugs in the wrong place...maybe I should try stuffing them up his nostrils instead of in my ears!

Get him to the GP, I think there a few things that can help the noise.

...there are a...

which earplugs are you using?

I have started using the foam ones in the last month and my health has improved dramatically. I did not realise how sleep deprived dh's snoring had made me - to the extent where I was physically ill from waking up every 2 hours virtually every night.

I would agree with GP but also, don't get your hopes up as there appears to be nothing that can be done in many cases.

I found some of the sprays are good but they only last a few hours and certainly not till the morning.

Is he overweight or drinking a fair bit?

Do you mean the yellow foam ones that you squidge up and shove in, and then they expand? Those are the sort I've used in the past, but I really don't like using earplugs as I worry that I won't hear the children.

I worry about that too and in fact, when dd's asthma is bad, I don't wear them (because I know dh won't wake up). I found I had to cut the (bigger) end off the foam ones so that fitted in my ear and I could lie on my side without feeling like the end of the ear plug was going to enter my brain.

Honestly, since I've been wearing them I feel like a new person. I don't think I would hear the kids but I've told both kids they have to shout in the night if they are feeling poorly and I had stern words with dh about waking me up if he thought they was something up with them.

It will probably save your sanity if you try them for a few nights.

The way things are going I shall have to!

Fortunately dh is generally pretty good at going to the children if they need on of us in the night, but the more tired he is the more he snores, and the less likely he is to hear them. And right now both children are waking more often than usual. And he's snoring more than usual, so I'm disturbing him to get him to turn over and stop snoring, so he's more tired, so he snores more. Catch 22.

I've got some noise cancelling ear plug thingies, they play white noise which helps to counteract the sound of an elephant being slaughtered next to me - sorry, I meant dh snoring! However, they aren't good enough for the industrial quality of his snoring and he has done a sleep study at the hospital - but that's because he may have sleep apnoea and so the snoring is affecting his health, never mind mine (we haven't shared a bed for the entire night more than a handful of times since we met, and since ds was born we've never even attempted to sleep in the same room).

Definitely try some of the sprays, and Boots have got some stuff that's like one of those mint strip things, only instead of being minty it releases some vapour that helps with the snoring.

\link{http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/snoring1.shtml\Useful info and links from the Beeb}

is he a bit overweight or does he like a bit of a drink in the evening?

I found when dh lost some weight (many years ago - he put it all back on in the meantime!), his snoring improved quite a bit - also if he drinks a lot of red wine and doesn't rehydrate, it seems to make it worse.

Neither. He barely drinks at all, but on the rare occasions that he does have more than a couple of pints (or, oddly enough, a curry) his snoring gets even worse.

Thanks for those links. I was a bit concerned about sleep apnoea when his snoring suddenly stepped up from normal male to industrial grade, and have sometimes listened and watched him at night, but have only once or twice noticed him stopping breathing.

PC

In those circumstances he ought to see his doctor as soon as possible regarding his snoring. He can be referred to a sleep clinic at hospital where they will monitor his sleep patterns.

nosestrips work quite well