snoring hell

[LylaLils]

My other half snores. Loudly. We haven't been able to sleep in the same room for many years. We had a baby boy 13 weeks ago. The cot is in my room, naturally, but its getting to the point where it would be beneficial to both myself and my son if we slept in separate rooms. There's no way I can sleep next to my hubby, what with him snoring like a walrus giving birth.

Has anyone here tried, or knows anyone who has tried, getting one of those operations to stop the snoring? We went to a consultation once and the woman said the snoring was caused by an enlarged flap in his nose which could be soldered off. It's expensive but I think worth a go. Hubby seems to think it won't work.

Please let me know if anyone has ever tried this method. Or any other suggestions. We've tried nose strips, nasal sprays, I've worn ear plugs. Nothing works!

Watching with interest, as we are headed the same way...!

Has he tried losing weight (if overweight) and avoiding alcohol?

Has he been to see his GP again?

Does he ever stop breathing in his sleep? Does he fall asleep randomly in the daytime? If so, he could have obstructive sleep apnoea and should be referred to a sleep clinic.

To be honest he has always been reluctant to do anything about it. He is overweight and he drinks and he doesn't seem willing to do anything about it. When I bring up the subject it always turns into an argument. I think he does have apnoea, he's seen doc about it but not gone any further. I just don't know how to handle it really.

My dad has sleep apnoea and has a machine he wears at night that keeps his airway open so he doesn't snore any more. He's a changed man - much more energy in the daytime now he's sleeping properly. He got it through the sleep clinic at the hospital.

Thanks egg, do you know how much the machine was? That sounds amazing. Hubby has little energy and falls asleep on sofa as soon as he gets in from work. Would be good if that didn't happen every evening...he's like an old man!

It's a c-pap machine and they're free of charge on the NHS - that's if you can convince him to be referred to a sleep clinic. You shouldn't really just buy one as they need to be calibrated to the user.

They're not quiet, though! I don't think I'd be able to sleep in the same room as one. Might do wonders for the baby, though, as it would be continuous white noise all night.

I've been sleeping with white noise for about 10 weeks now, I don't mind it at all. I'll have to start trying to convince hubby to get himself to the sleep clinic. Thanks x

My dad's CPAP machine is MUCH quieter than his snoring! It took a lot of perseverance from him going back to the sleep clinic to get his mask fitted properly so that it was comfortable, but he has so much more energy and both him & my mum sleep a million times better now. The sleep clinic were really helpful and kept making adjustments for him. It wasn't awkward for him to keep going back and complaining about the fit, he just needed to not give up on the idea, which I think a lot of people do when it's not comfortable straight away.