any tips to stop snoring?

ged1980

pixiegirl wrote: »

I usually find holding my hubbys nose until he catches his breath works for long enuf for me to get back to sleep, if not a swift elbow to the ribs as "your turning over" works:rotfl: Or alternativly make them sleep on the sofa! :rotfl:

so its you been giving my OH tips :mad:

:rotfl::rotfl:

Buttonmoons

I used to snore quite bad. I even had my adenoids removed as a child to help. It didn't. But since I fell pregnant and had DD, my snoring has pretty much gone, which is very odd, it's just as I'm falling asleep, OH says I snore, but it's more like a heavy breathing.

As for OH since he started working in a dusty environment at work, he has started snoring which is rubbish for me, as unlike him, I can't sleep through it! He never snored before, so I'm thinking it's because of all the crud up his nose as when he blows his nose black stuff comes out, eww.

koolcat99

OH MY GOD YTTYTYTYT
My hubby totally snores, it is no shock, Ive known this since I met him (he has a bit of a reputation for it). I snore too (really loudly) although I dunno if I do lol.
Anyway when I was pregnant I seemed to sleep really lightly, it wasnt his snoring that bothered me, it was the whole holding the breath stuff.. Seriously he is snoring away then all of a sudden he hold his breath for like a munite and a half then lets it all go, the bed and room quakes,,,,, Sometimes I was shaking him as I wasnt that sure that he was gonna breathe again. His mum has mentioned before that he holds his breath when he is sleeping. Its a bit scarey to be honnest.
Snoring is a bit of a sore point between us at the moment, I know I snore, not much I can do about it, but he claims that he doesnt and that I keep him awake most nights...

Mojisola

koolcat99 wrote: »

OH MY GOD YTTYTYTYT
My hubby totally snores, it is no shock, Ive known this since I met him (he has a bit of a reputation for it). I snore too (really loudly) although I dunno if I do lol.
Anyway when I was pregnant I seemed to sleep really lightly, it wasnt his snoring that bothered me, it was the whole holding the breath stuff.. Seriously he is snoring away then all of a sudden he hold his breath for like a munite and a half then lets it all go, the bed and room quakes,,,,, Sometimes I was shaking him as I wasnt that sure that he was gonna breathe again. His mum has mentioned before that he holds his breath when he is sleeping. Its a bit scarey to be honnest.
Snoring is a bit of a sore point between us at the moment, I know I snore, not much I can do about it, but he claims that he doesnt and that I keep him awake most nights...

Has he seen the GP about this? It sounds like sleep apnea - he's not holding his breath, he's not breathing!

sarymclary

I snore, and it keeps my BF awake some nights. He does use earplugs, but can hear me through them sometimes. I think when I've put on weight it's got worse. I know I sleep with my mouth closed, and breathe through my nose all night, so presume that makes me a dodgy pallet person!

I have tried to position my pillow so that it fits into the back of my neck, and tilts my head back a bit, to keep the airway fully open, but naturally I move around during the night. I try to sleep on my side as much as I can, as I believe most people tend to snore more if they lie on their back. I do tend to wake up on my back though.

OH had a bad ear infection last month, and I'm sure it's because he's been using earplugs more, especially after I had a cold that lingered for weeks on end. I find that if the air quality is better in the room, not stuffy and too warm, I'm better.

Unfortunately BF sleeps very quietly, so I can't complain about him, and feel very guilty. He says that he tends to push my leg slightly, and that tends to make me move and stop for a while.

dizziblonde

My oh snores but the worse thing is - the cat decides to curl up on the bed as well... and she snores like a 30 stone bloke! (Always has done when she's really asleep and not doing that cat sleeping with one eye open in case they miss anything thing, vet's checked her out and she's fine - just flipping noisy) With the pair of them going at it hammer and tongs I get no sleep at all.

ailuro2

scorpio_biker wrote: »

Hi,

I bought a device from Lloyds Chemist - it's like a mini tens machine for the wrist.

It cost about £10, and worth every penny for a decent nights sleep.

I got one of these the other week, DH was being driven nuts by my snoring - some nights he was going to sleep in the spare room.

This £9.99 device has stopped me snoring - it's amazing - have tried sleep pillows, nose strips and nothing worked, but this has, I still can't believe that a little 'buzz' on the wrist is enough to stop me. DH was snoring the other night but it didn't manage to make my 'snory' go off, so it is a pretty clever bit of kit for a tenner.

It does say in the instructions it doesn't work for sleep apnoea.

ailuro2

ps people who are prone to ear infections shouldn't use earplugs, I have to use hearing protection for work and was told this by my consultant after an ear infectino caused a burst eardrum. Not nice!:o

Cruiksl

My DH was a bad snorer from the age of 5 years old.

At his worst, I've defended him from friends saying there was a motorbike outside and when we were on flights people couldn't hear the movie over their headphones. When I first moved in with him, I ended up on sleeping tablets after just about crashing my car due to lack of sleep !

After 5 years of sleeping at the opposite side of the house, I lost the plot when pregnant with DD and got him referred for a sleep study. I thought it might have been sleep apnea as he had high blood pressure and stopped breathing during the night. We were lucky that he had private medical care through his work and they diagnosed sleep apnea. We were then referred back to the NHS to be fitted for a CPAP machine.

The difference it has made to both of us is huge. DH is no longer falling asleep at the drop of a hat (he even fell asleep in a resturant), has more energy and I no longer wake up thinking "breathe". The CPAP machine does take some time to get used to but now I don't notice it - at first it was like sleeping with the air conditioning on.

The only problem I have now is DS (aged 2) seems to be going the same way and is a terrible snorer - lol !

jm2926

Ice wrote: »

haven't read all this thread, but how many woman snore on here:rotfl:

Well, as I write I'm just about to go to bed and will have to wake dh who is snoring gently next to me, sitting on the sofa, head back sound asleep. But if I bring it up he says I snore too...

...seems to me I can't be that bad as he doesn't mention it unless I do first. Or else he's just a gentleman :rotfl:(as obviously I don't sweat, fart, burp, goto the loo (well cause a smell in the loo!) etc either!):D

On a more serious note, if anyone finds a solution I'm interested. I did find losing weight and stopping smoking improved it, but it's still a problem.