How can I stop my husband snoring?

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The snoring is so bad that my ear plugs do not even make any difference. My husbands snoring has got worse over the years and is now becoming unbearable. We usually sleep separately but that is becoming more difficult now as we have had to move bedrooms around due to my baby needing her own room now and we no longer have a spare room. I slept with him last night for the first time in a very long time in our new bedroom and I didn’t get to sleep until around 1am and even then I was up every 10-30 minutes nudging him, tapping him, telling him to roll over which doesn’t help at all and then resulting in me eventually jabbing him with my elbow or a kick to the shin 🤣 I know it can’t be helped but me getting no sleep is a disaster, especially when I go back to work full time in 3 weeks. I cannot function well at all with little or no sleep, it ruins my whole day, makes me miserable, and affects my performance with absolutely everything.

Can you please let me know products or maybe some tips and tricks that actually completely stop snoring. Willing to try anything here, money isn’t an issue so happy to spend a bit more for something that actually works! I’ve looked at strips on Amazon but I just can’t see how that would work. Thanks in advance

He needs to go to the GP.

You can’t stop him snoring, he needs to sort it out. Does he need to lose weight? He should go to the GP to get checked out.

I use a snoozeband with white noise playing on top of silicon earplugs but I assume because you have a baby you need to be able to hear her.

Willing to try anything here, money isn’t an issue so happy to spend a bit more for something that actually works!

Separate houses? A divorce lawyer?

...but seriously, he needs to see the GP.

Smother him.

I’m sure you’re willing to try anything but the hard truth is that HE needs to be willing. He needs to make himself a GP appointment, but I would go with him (and yes I suppose I would make it for him if there were no sign of action).

For now I would squeeze a mattress into the baby’s room, or bring her back in and ask him to sleep in the other room.

Is he overweight, or a drinker? Plenty of snoring happens without those things but both tend to make it infinitely worse. Has he got any plans to tackle stuff like that?

You have done what you can do by wearing ear plugs, now it is up to him. If anyone needs to relocate to sleep it should be him.

My DP says I snore. I'm not overweight, nor do I drink. What could the GP do?

He needs to go to the GP and ask about sleep apnoea. I snored for years and have just been diagnosed with severe apnoea. I have now started CPAP therapy and the difference is amazing but health wise and sleep quality especially for my poor husband. SA is a serious condition which can lead to stroke and heart conditions as basically you stop breathing in your sleep so well worth investigating

the only thing i know works for very heavy snorers is the sleeping mask.

he has to go to the gp and be referred to a sleep unit.

I’ve just had another night on the sofa for the same reason. Feels like I’m loosing my sanity! I already struggle with insomnia and had just got myself out of a real bad patch and now he’s started snoring nightly since Xmas. We bought new pillows at around the same time so I’m going to swap his tonight and see if it makes any difference

My DH snores and hes very slim.
Being overweight can be a factor but not always.
I poke(gently kick!) DH so he changes position in his sleep which usually stops the snoring for a bit.
But he needs to go to GP.

Mine stopped snoring when he lost 3 stone.

@tuesdaytuesday31it is since he has gained weight that it has become worse. I met him when he was in the army, athletic as anything and weighed 13 stone and don’t snore at all, 10 years together and 2 children later and him having a sales job that involves mostly sitting or driving he now weighs almost 18 stone. I have told him it is the weight but in the nicest way possible!

I think he will have to sleep on the sofa until he gets something sorted and maybe on the odd day I will sleep on the sofa so he can have a comfy bed every now and again

@Somnambule thought about it 🤣🤣

@MagpiePi separate houses would actually be a dream haha! No cleaning up after him either! I would get sleep and a clean tidy home without having to ask or pick up after him 😂

My dh did a sleep study and turns out he suffers with sleep apnoea so he now has a CPAP and that has stopped his snoring

@PermanentTemporaryi have just spoke to him on the phone after reading the responses to let him know it’s a trip to the GP so fingers crossed he sorts it, if not I will have to book it for him. He has gained 5 stone since we met 10 years ago so I have a feeling the doctor might just tell him to loose weight? But hoping they have some advice they can give him in the meantime to stop the snoring temporarily as it will take him years to loose the weight. He doesn’t drink much though, just when he goes pub but still doesn’t binge, but if he does he snoring is worse but I make him sleep on the sofa after a heavy night out anyway.

@dementedpixie is a CPAP something anyone can buy or do you need to go to sleep therapy in order to get one?

You can buy a CPAP machine online and make him wear it, he’ll feel better as snoring means he’s not getting good oxygen in his sleep anyway. Or else you can get a foam triangle thing to make him sleep at an upright angle. Gravity can help open the airways and prevent snoring

Urgh I feel your pain. I end up on the sofa a lot but last night I woke him and sent him to the sofa instead. Wish I had more space because I'd have my own bedroom - no joke. I dream about it!

You can buy online. If his snoring is that bad he might be able to get one on the nhs but waiting lists etc

The best way I’ve found is with a firm pillow.
you just need to apply it to their face, ensure both nose and mouth are covered, then apply firm pressure until you hear silence.

@TeaSqueezingpos cheapest option for sure 🤣🤣

He needs to go to the GP, it 100% can be helped!
My husband was the same and he was referred to a sleep clinic, diagnosed with sleep apnea and now has a cpap machine.. It stops snoring completely.
It’s a long wait on the NHS though, I think you can buy them so if that’s an option try that.
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Get him to go on Mounjuaro, OP. He's obese, and losing five stone will stop his snoring.