Snoring

Pyxis

May sound strange, but this really works:-
Buy micropore tape from the chemist - the soft touch tape used for attaching dressings to wounds, etc.
Use a strip of tape about 2" long, and stick over the closed mouth vertically, from just below the nose, down across the closed lips to under the bottom lip.
This keeps the mouth closed, but is gentle on the skin, and in a breathing 'emergency', you can open your mouth easily.
Honestly, it works.

supersaver2

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

This is tricky if DH (currently snoring like a freight train as I type) sleeps au naturel.

Superglue....:D

Morglin

My DH was prescribed a CPac machine, for snoring and because of sleep apnea - it has changed our lives! :T

Lin

LandyAndy

lilmissreading wrote: »

Argh - helpful! DH had nasal drip and sprays every morning and night now. Pre this I had some super awesome ear plugs and he was in charge of the alarm

I've found that really helpful.


Might have to try the SomnoGuard as well


Alcohol definitely makes my snoring worse too

ripplyuk

My partner's snoring has been mental torture for me for over a decade. I can sleep through any other noise but not his snoring, which also causes the bed to shake. I now dread bedtime as I know I'll be spending the next 8 hours staring into darkness listening to him. If I do get to sleep, it wakes me dozens of times. We only sleep together for 3 nights a week and that's hard enough to cope with.

He had surgery on his palate as apparently it was really long compared to normal and that worked for about 2 years. Then he was prescribed a mouthguard thing that holds his jaw in the right position but he didn't like to wear it so I've no idea if they work. Alcohol definitely makes it worse.

Snoring is often seen as a bit of a joke but if you research the health problems it causes if untreated, it's scary.

Any

Yes, my OH snores too.
The health problems if I had to share bed with my OH 365 days a year would be catastrophic al for him.
And jail time for me.
I only survive holidays and odd days here and there, fortunately we have a spare room.
I am much nicer person to live with and he has less bruises from my kicking :-)

Sorry OP. The breathing strips did help us, however they did peel off later at night. By then I was asleep so it didn't bother me too much, but he refuses to take them regularly..

dandelionclock30

Book a different room for yourself, its not fair on the rest of the family if they cant sleep because of your snoring. Nothing really works apart from losing weight and then not always or having an operation.
I once had to share a room with someone on a holiday and she wore nose strips. I had no idea what they were for!. Anyway I couldnt sleep it was that bad so I had to sleep on the floor in the room.
This selfish individual should have booked her own room, there no way a decent person would put another through this.

elsien

To try to put it politely, are you slightly on the larger side?
If so, losing weight can make a big difference - my mum tried all the nasal strips, nose clips etc but they didn't really help. 2 stone lighter and I am now happy to share a room with her again on holiday - it really does help.

suejb2

I agree with peacefulwaters,my O.H no longer snores,he had his tonsils taken out 4 years ago....bliss.

mandi

You can't really find a cure until you know the cause . OP .

I strongly suggest booking another room at this late stage.

I snore so loudly I sometimes wake myself up :eek::o

As a result we always book an apartment so we can sleep separately when I start