Valkyrie Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 If any of you know of a "cure" for snoring, I would be truly grateful. I am almost at the last resort which is to cover snorer's head with a pillow! I have tried that on myself, but the sound resonates in the springs. He will snore on his back, front and either side and has an amazing repertoire of sounds. Some very loud to "PFFFFffff". The loud ones are dreadful when I am asleep and then I hear the Queen Mary's fog horn that makes me jump up with shock! Some nights are free of snoring - but I don't understand why the reprieve. I have slept in the spare room - but then the sound comes through the wall and I can't reach him to turn him over! A sleep deprived Kooj is a very ratty Kooj! HELP!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Holding their nose and a quick jab in the ribs works for me! I know how awful it can be, but OH lost weight and no longer snores! I often slept in the spare room as it was so loud! Hope you find an answer soon. C x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Losing weight and not drinking alcohol is supposed to help. I have seen an ad for stopping snoring. It looks like a sort of elastoplast thingy which you stick on the bridge of your nose, no idea if it works, why don't you have a chat with a pharmacist. Alternatively, ear plugs for yourself Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Ear plugs here! Except I'm the snorer and OH is the (ridiculously) light sleeper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 A golf ball sewn into the back of the pyjamas stops the offender lying on his back. Allegedly. A good nudge with the elbow is the method of choice at Egluntine Towers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Chookiehubbie is a terrible snorer, but bizarrely is worse when he is lying on his side, rather than when he is on his back. A sharp elbow to the ribs is favoured here as well, especially at 4 in the morning when I'm up feeding Iain, and he has the cheek to be snoring away peacefully. The tapes that go over your nose are meant to be an excellent remedy for snoring - chookiehubbie refuses to try them, for fear we are awoken in the night by fire, and he has to be rescued by a fireman, whilst looking like Adam Ant.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEB Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 My OH snores sometimes...not every night. The only way I can get to sleep is with ear plugs( i can still hear him with them in but it dulls the sound enough to be able to block it out). Unfortunatly I wake up after a couple of hours as the pressure in my ears hurts. Normally by this time he's stopped snoring though and I can go back to sleep. I have a constant supply as in the days before I had any i would get so overtired and frustrated I swear i could of smothered him. Waking him up didn't work either as he'd fall asleep again within seconds and that annoyed me even more! The ear plugs work well enough that it's not a problem now, I just make sure there are are always some available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 erm bella donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Carl snores - quietly - if (when ) he's been drinking - a good smack in the face works....... I actually just push his head so that he turns over - I can't help it if I can't seein the dark and accidentally smother his face with my hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I'm embarressed to admit that I kicked chookiehubbie in the face last month, when he was snoring. Owen was in bed with us, because he'd had a nightmare, and I was getting slowly pushed out the bed by the pair of them, so I took my pillow down to the bottom, where there was more space. At some point, Owen wriggled down so he was halfway down the bed, and chookiehubbie rolled onto his side and started snoring. So I kicked him..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Valkyrie Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 Oh so many replies that had me in stitches!! Sadly I can't use earplugs - I think it goes back to childhood and constantly having ear infections and anything put in or by my ears is painful - can't even use earphones unless they are the enormous padded ones! He does wear earplugs though! Alcohol is not a problem with him - he rarely partakes and when he does it is a teeny amount with lots of mixer - hardly worth bothering, but it is fun for us to watch him giggle himself silly! Weightwise, he isn't fat, although he is getting a bit of a pot belly! He has snored since he was young and very skinny - when he used to get himself off to sleep he sounded like Tom Good in the Good Life! I tend to push him around, lift up his head to clear the airways. Even wedge him on his side - that occasionally works, but it has to be just the right angle. He did try the Adam Ant bit (doesn't it just look like that!) years ago - but didn't work. I asked him to see the doc, but his answer is "he won't do anything - besides it is natural". In the occasional moment of desperation I have said "for goodness sake stop SNORING" and his reply was that he doesn't do it on purpose (I agree) and why did I have to wake him up? Arghhhh Oops he's back -gotta go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Waking him up didn't work either as he'd fall asleep again within seconds and that annoyed me even more! Oh that's so familiar! OH gets so worked up about the way I can fall asleep so quickly. I don't get what's so difficult about it though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flo Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Super Jules your descriptions sound soo familiar. I too am "the snorer" and OH is the ligth sleeper. I say snorer but it is actually talker and figgiter too and I fall asleep just like that! My OH has taken to shaking me to wake me up and tell me I am snoring, which I then deny and drop right off to sleep again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riane Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 My OH snores loudly but worse stops breathing for 3-4 secs. I lie there waiting for him to breath and then wait for the next pause....torture. The only improvement is when he cuts out dairy produce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 My OH snores loudly but worse stops breathing for 3-4 secs. I lie there waiting for him to breath and then wait for the next pause....torture. The only improvement is when he cuts out dairy produce. That's rather scarey!! Flo, I think your OH and mine may have been comparing notes. The most annoying thing is that whenever I've been away with girlfriends and had to share a room, they all say the next morning "I thought you said you snored?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clur Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Maria_neal, Koojie, it's possible your other halves have sleep aponea - I'd really get them to speak to their doctors. Especially if weight isn't an issue and the snoring's been going on since childhood it's very likely. Weight can be an issue and it's common in men with a 17 inch or above collar size. My DH was diagnosed with sleep aponea last year and has now got something called a mandibular device which is like a mouth guard. It pushes the sleeper's jaw out a little to better align things and to help stop snoring and stop the loss of breath at night. Only problem is DH won't wear his at the moment as he says it's uncomfortable. I will be jabbing him in the side until he decides it's preferable to wear it as they can cost an arm and a leg!!!! Weight-loss is the biggest, quickest improvement a person can make if they are on the bigger side, but kids and thin people can get it too and it seems to run in families. Definitely look it up and get your other halves to see the doc - they can then be referred to a specialist sleep-clinic if necessary. I've been with DH for 16 years and the only time I get a really decent sleep is if I'm away or the rare occasions he wears the device - Not worth suffering sleep deprivation if it can be avoided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 There was a programme on TV last night about Sleep probs and it discussed this. The best solution appeared to be a positove pressure gizmo which forces air into the breathing passages, thereby keeping them open. They had positive remarks to make about it......going to bed looking like a Battle of Britain pilot being the only drawback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 A C Pap - my uncle form America had to bring his with him when they came over - it fused all our electrics That was fine until we took them over to France - and we had to ask for an extension lead - that extended our vocabulary I can tell you! I had to hope and pray that it wouldn't then fuse the lights in the hotel I know they look awful but they really do work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Waking him up didn't work either as he'd fall asleep again within seconds and that annoyed me even more! AGGHH that really annoys me too A sharp dig to the side. Oh can snore on his side though, usually involves alcohol or when I am too asleep to notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 We've tried everything in our house. All the shop bought remedies, sprays, strips to stick on noses - nothing worked. Hubby was refered to the hospital, lost 3 stone in weight and had his nose lasered.... he still snores so loudly that you can hear him all over the house The next step would be an op on his neck and throat but that seems a bit drastic as his snoring has reduced enough in volume that he can sleep though it even if no one else can. My baby son has got the snoring gene from his dad and sometimes snores so loud that he sounds like a grown man I resort to wearing my ipod at night and hubby listens to the monitor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 Dragon in law even worse than OH - she can suck in brick walls and blow them out again! In laws took my two and their cousins on holiday. The children had little sleep because of the snoring and DIL got cross when they all snoozed in the car to catch up (they went to S Africa on safari). Never mind the sights - the first thing we heard when they got back was a detailed account of her snoring! OH's problem is likely to be hereditary in his case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 seperate rooms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 p.s. smokers are more likely to snore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Separate houses more like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
