Snoring

[Joffery666]

Here I am, posting this trend at 2.30am on a Monday night, and the reason, the mrs snoring like an old man with a trumpet stuck up his ass.

It's quite off putting, and do sometimes feel like dumping her ass. This may sound alittle extreme, but having Epilepsy, a good, regular nights sleep is very important to me.

I've brought up the subject of sleeping in separate rooms, but the selfish bh isn't having any of it.

Looking through the internet, it looks like weight may have a big part to play. She is a little on the chubby side, but not sure how I'd go about bringing up the subject (any advice would be appreciated).

She's tried those nose strips, but to no avail.

I've tried conventional earplugs, but as I have weird shaped ears (think spok from star trek), I can't seem to get them in.
I've also tried the silicone ones boots sell, but find they fall out through the night.

So then, what are my options?..

1) dump her/or act like an arse until she dumps me,

2) have her visit her gp, not sure what he'll be able to do...

3) have custom made earplugs made, they're quite expensive, and not sure how well they work (without having the same issues as conventional earplugs as well as noise levels). I believe Specsavers offer the service.

Any other advice would be appreciated....

[GT03ROB]

Go & sleep in another room. Tell her you will sleep in the same room as her, but if she snores, you'll go elsewhere.

PS: you've just made her sound like an overweight hippo, so probably best option is dump her!

[IroningMan]

There is a snoring gene in my family; I snore like a truck, my brother takes it to the next level, with sleep apnoea, and sleeps in a pressure breather.

I think there are surgical solutions, but don't wake up sufficiently often to find my wife in the spare room that I've investigated them - not yet, anyway.

Weight, colds, hayfever and alcohol all seem to make a contribution, although having said that I've lost nearly 10kg in the last 18 months and it's made not a jot of difference.

[rich83]

Does she sleep on her back?! (And no, I'm not trying to gauge the size of her jugs)

[Joffery666]

She can sleep in whatever position she chooses, front, back, hanging from the ceiling, nothing seem to matter. ..

P.s I was pretty pee'd when I wrote my initial message, she's isn't as fat as I made out. Could still do with loosing alittle.

[Johnnytheboy]

My and my OH both snore terrible, so both wear earplugs.

Her mum's snoring sounds like a portent of the apocalypse.

[FatSumo]

You not considered crossbow practice on her?

I feel your pain though, my wife is snoring like a blue whale having an orgasm at the moment so I'm often on the sofa however she has only just given birth (week ago) so think her snoring is down to her insides readjusting themselves.....I hope.

As for the snoring issue, does she have moments of not breathing? My dad is overweight and had an awful snore that included periods of not breathing, turns out he had sleep apnoea and after having a breathing device supplied they made him look like a Mad Max extra the snoring stopped

[gazchap]

www.noisebreaker.com

Quite expensive compared to conventional plugs but they last a hell of a lot longer, they fit perfectly in the ear so don't move or fall out, and they're ultra comfortable

[Coco H]

I sleep in the spare room. No-one steals the covers, kicks me in the night or snores! Win all round

[pad58]

Snoring has nothing to do with weight , Mrs Pad is slim and fit ,but snores like buggery.

[ali_kat]

IroningMan said:

There is a snoring gene in my family; I snore like a truck, my brother takes it to the next level, with sleep apnoea, and sleeps in a pressure breather.

I think there are surgical solutions, but don't wake up sufficiently often to find my wife in the spare room that I've investigated them - not yet, anyway.

Weight, colds, hayfever and alcohol all seem to make a contribution, although having said that I've lost nearly 10kg in the last 18 months and it's made not a jot of difference.

Ditto, but fiancé

Your Dr can help if it's really bad.

[jackh707]

Point her toward a dailymail article or something that links snoring hysterically to a major health problem.
Triggering mrs. to make her own decision to go to GP to get it checked out, any good GP will tell her to loose weight as that is one of the main causes.

It could be something else anyway, so worth seeing a Dr. about, but the key is to let her make the decision to go to the GP.

Then nothing can be blamed on you .

[Du1point8]

OH snores, but soons stops when one of the following happens.

Hit with pillow.
Lift her pillow to turn her head.
Pushed out of bed.
Pinching nose.

I get told off now and again, but I have to be up at 6:30am, so she really has no say at all as its me that has to get up and work early.

She has been offered the sofa to sleep on, but for some reason will not take it up.

[sparkyhx]

get her to try breathing thru her nose with her lower jaw forward and then her lower jaw as far back as possible. If she can induce snoring with her jaw back but seems ok with it forward then she may benefit from a gum shield.

Get a DOUBLE gum shield that moulds to her teeth when you heat it up (ebay/amazon for about £5) - no need to get the special snoring ones they are just a rip off of the same ones for a fiver. This will stop her bottom jaw dropping back causing the snore.

e.g. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00JYBG0VY/ref=...

all but cured me - I've been using one for years. Also had the added benefit of stopping me biting my tongue while asleep.

It takes a bit of getting used to but the benefits are huge (for both of you)

Edited by sparkyhx on Wednesday 25th June 15:46

[sparkyhx]

get her to try breathing thru her nose with her lower jaw forward and then her lower jaw as far back as possible. If she can induce snoring with her jaw back but seems ok with it forward then she may benefit from a gum shield.

Get a DOUBLE gum shield that moulds to her teeth when you heat it up (ebay/amazon for about £5) - no need to get the special snoring ones they are just a rip off of the same ones for a fiver. This will stop her bottom jaw dropping back causing the snore.

e.g. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00JYBG0VY/ref=...

all but cured me - I've been using one for years. Also had the added benefit of stopping me biting my tongue while asleep.

It takes a bit of getting used to but the benefits are huge (for both of you)

Edited by sparkyhx on Wednesday 25th June 15:57

[The_Doc]

pad58 said:

Snoring has nothing to do with weight , Mrs Pad is slim and fit ,but snores like buggery.

A) sorry but most overweight people who snore, will snore less when they get their BMI under 30
B) snoring is nothing like buggery,
C) I don't know what is like buggery, but ask enough people and I'd guess you'll get an answer



Not all people who snore are fat, but being fat makes you more likely to snore. Get fatter and snoring turns into obstructive sleep apnoea, which is worse than buggery.

[truck71]

Can't comment on buggery but have a lot of experience re snoring. For years I snored like a locomotive which probably contributed to at least two GF's clearing off. Last one suspected sleep aponea (BMI mid 20's); was referred by GP to a sleep clinic.

Life changing is how I'd describe it, now have a small compressor that feeds a mask which I wear when sleeping. Behavioural improvements, energy levels transformed, career improved- all in under 12 months. I'd recommend anyone with snoring issues to get referred to a sleep clinic, may not be aponea but anything that aids sleep is hugely valuable to life as a whole.

My brother is now undergoing the same process as his new GF is giving him jip about snoring.

[fatboy b]

My mrs snores too. I now wear earplugs as I'm a light sleeper. Also helps with the bloody noisy birds in the morning. Perfect nights sleep now. Job jobbed.