How Do You Cope With Snorer?

[Guest SnoringPartner]

My partner snores and I'm not getting enough sleep, but I don't really wanna sleep in separate room. Anyone can share how they handle this or minimise the snoring? Those who live with snoring roommate or family members please share some tips too.

[scorpiox]

My partner always snore.. When we always sleep together, I will listen to music and sleep.. This helps me..

[Daydreamerz]

U will get used to it after some time.

I used to hate snorers as I will never get any sleep

Then I got a partner tat snored

Tried buying those nose clips tat prevented snoring but nothing worked

First month was hell as I couldn't get enuf sleep and fell ill

Got over it after some ...

Sleep thru the snoring unless it's too loud then I nudge him and the snoring will go down.

One more tip.. Try falling asleep before him..

[zwei]

Ear plugs some ppl sleep with earplugs and eye cover on

[chapapa]

Try asking him to lie facing downwards... my bf does that and then he doesn't snore! He still tells me that this is the most comfortable position... personally I tried sleeping that way and it was hard to get used to... no air can't breathe! Back to topic, another way is to face away from you (ask him roll over to face your opposite direction), that should stop the sound from going into your ears...

Edited January 5, 2013 by chapapa

[Guest Guest]

Ask him to put on BreathRite strips from Watsons or Guardians. It does help somewhat, unless he cannot get used to having something stuck on his nosebridge while he sleeps at night. it is supposed to pull your nostrils up a bit to increase the airflow into your nasal passages so that you have more oxygen flowing into your brain when you sleep, thereby helping you wake up more refreshed. But the moment more air flows into the brain, the less he needs to snore.

Another way is to make sure he clears all the "dirt" and hair out of his nose to help with the airflow. I actually used a chopstick to do that last time, but I seriously won't recommend that to anyone anymore, after I think how dangerous it could have been. But I think I actually pierced through a membrane of either dirt or hair that was in the way of my nasal passage, and that actually worked so instantly that my ex boyfriend was surprised. But when I told him how I "cured" it, he was actually more horrified than pleased.

[allmyimages2020]

I noticed that people snores when they are in specific sleeping position. When he snores, take note of his sleeping position. Next time, always move him away form his snoring position!

[lean n mean]

Get him to go for an operation. One of my friend just did. They did a test and found that he stopped breathing many times during the nite while asleep and after the operation, he no longer snores and he felt so much more alert during waking hours becos his quality of sleep improved tremendously. Two of my girlfriends also asked their hubbies to go for their ops last year because they snored like elephants and their doctors found out they have deviated septums (?) in the nose and corrected it. My two girlfriends are ecstatic their husbands no longer snore. The operation is expensive though.

[Guest Sblue]

You might want to ask him to go for a sleep test [one night at the hospital with wires attached, Alexander Hospital does it, there are others as well, just ask your doc]. He'll probably be diagnosed with sleep apnoea and depending on the severity, the doctor will give several suggestions. An operation is for the most sever but even then, there's no 100% guarantee that it'll work on everyone. Other options include using the C-pap machine at night. It forces air into the nostrils via a mask and takes getting used to. It's about a thousand plus if I'm not wrong and you have to wear the mask to sleep. For mild cases, nasal sprays are recommended. It clears the nostrils and you have to spray it every night. It's about $60 for 140 sprays [brand: Nasonex].

[Guest fart]

Which is unbearable ...

Snoring or farting in bed under blanket together?

[Exynos]

lol. oops. oh this must be why i'm single

[Guest oop]

If you love your partner in bed, you should love his farting too....or at least dont smell as bad as non-partner psychologically.

[Only4Chubz]

I snore really loud at night and my partner really hates it. So what I do is to let him sleep first before I do.

[derryfawne]

For me, I usually rub my partner's face in a lovely way and he'll usually stop snoring for a while, although obviously I can't do this all night.

I also read that the snoring sound won't be as loud if the snorer is sleeping sideways.

We live separately so this doesn't happen very often. (Although last time it happened, I fell sick.)

But in the future, I'll probably consider jamming my ear with some relaxing music or something along that line.

Edited January 5, 2013 by derryfawne

[Guest Sleep Tech]

Hi, I work as sleep technician for sleep apnea. snoring is one of the symptom of obstructive sleep apnea [OSA], where it may have possible complication of heart diseases, stroke, end stage renal damage, motor vehicle accident due to chronic daytime sleepiness, erectile dysfunctional, most importantly relationship with bed partner may affected.

Diagnostic, Polysomnography or sleep study, to determine the severity of the OSA.

Treatment:

1) Auto-CPAP is the gold standard for OSA, and eliminate any snoring issue.

2) Oral appliance - such as Somnodent. affordable yet effective for mild to moderate OSA and Pure snorer patient.

those who are not looking for medical assistant may try body position therapy. do not sleep in supine position, left or right is best to avoid the collapse of your tongue and muscle tone. some in western countries even sew tennis ball at the back of the shirt to prevent they sleep in supine position

I have many patients where the wife have to sleep in separate room. thats definitely will affect the relationship if we look at it for long term.

mass-produced product like breathe right, some time is over commercialize... it may work if your snoring is due to nasal muscle tone collapse,

but most of the time, our tongue and muscle tone round our neck are the real villain... some ppl has long uvula, soft palate or enlarged tonsils...

see your physician and ENT, or chest specialist will pick up this group of patient. they will let you know why u snore? where is the main problem.

hope my very brief explaination able to help u guys.

[Lonelyboy90]

there no perfect bf, either u ditch this one and get another

or

accept his snoring.

[doncoin]

Push you to sleep on his side instead of on his back.

[raymondchua820205]

I got a snoring problem (snoring like a train horn)...I will always request my boyfriend to sleep first before me while both of us hug each other to sleep...

I'm lucky that my boyfriend likes me because i'm huggable (chub here with broad shoulders) like a koala bear

Edited January 8, 2013 by raymondchua820205

[darkflame]

I sleep like a log so I didn't have any problems sleeping with any of my exes.

Maybe I was the one snoring. o.O

[tashi boy]

My Ex Boyfriend was a snorer !! Terrible !!

I will have to fall asleep and go to bed first before him... But sometimes his snoring still wakes me up in the middle of the night.... And i will be

[jnbx]

My ex was a snorer too haha but it's the usual stuff la, get him to sleep on his side (which never works cos he'll flip back), or plug in headphones and listen to music lor.

perhaps because we rarely got a chance to sleep together, I found it quite sweet somehow haha. missing that a bit now even =\

[charvo87]

I'm a deep sleeper, wun affect me. Haha....tested and proven..

[Guest Jalil]

My snoring has becoming a problem with my new partner. How should i treat this problem? And also how can i tell him to be more considerate. I don't want him to get away in my life because of this problem

[Guest]

39 minutes ago, Guest Jalil said:

My snoring has becoming a problem with my new partner. How should i treat this problem? And also how can i tell him to be more considerate. I don't want him to get away in my life because of this problem

 

Have you tried using SleepRite? It's something that you stick on your nosebridge to lift up your nostrils a bit, just to increase your airflow through your nose. it might help.

[Carpenter]

I never snore before, but since last year I starts to snore. Not often n I do realize that I snore when I was sleeping. Apparently the moment I snore, my subconscious just give a signal  that I just snore, so I will subconsciously move my head around so I won't try to snore again.

 

Note that they have a light snorer n heavy snorer. Light snorer would be like me, I just snored for few seconds then it stops n the sound is not big enough to wake someone, n there is heavy snorer like my parents which when they get to tired could happen. Usually I just poke them until the stop.

I think snoring had a connection to stress n being tired, so if you r way to tired i t might happen.

[Phil]

Separate bedrooms maybe?...

[Cube3]

Ear plugs?

 

[Guest]

20 hours ago, Guest Jalil said:

My snoring has becoming a problem with my new partner. How should i treat this problem? And also how can i tell him to be more considerate. I don't want him to get away in my life because of this problem

 

You may want to consider consulting a specialist - get a referral to the ENT centre at SGH. Your snoring may be a symptom of something more serious like sleep apnea. 

[Guest Hendrix]

Haist! Woke up again by my partner's snore and i can't go back to sleep. I have exam later. This would be a disaster.

[Guest Guest]

I can't stand snoring sound, totally can't sleep. And i noticed majority guys snore! Why?

[Guest Solution]

Remain single, sleep separate rooms 

 

 

[doncoin]

Nope, my bf snores. However there are some tricks to work around. For me, when my bf sleeps flat on his back, he tends to snore, so I will cuddle him up so that we both lie on our sides and that helps eases the air passage ways and cuts down the snoring. 

[Guest In favour of separate room]

2 hours ago, Guest Solution said:

Remain single, sleep separate rooms 

 

 

I don't think that sleeping in separate rooms is the same as no intimacy. I feel that many people, especially women are offended by the idea. I personally think there is a time for intimacy and a time for restful sleep.  So long as sleeping in separate rooms is not an excuse for avoiding intimacy, I don't see why couples cannot sleep in separate rooms.

[Ener]

You throw a pokeball and try to catch it. Snorlax!!!

[Traveler]

My hubby snores when he is lying on his back, lying on his side, any position always snore LOUD. Only solution was separate bedrooms. I sleep next to him when we first go to bed, but then I move to my own room before I fall asleep. If he start sleeping in my room and snoring I kick him out. No in our new condo the walls are so thin sometimes I hear the neighbour snoring on the opposite side of dividing wall. Dunno how his wife can sleep next to him.

[Guest Guest]

why don't you guys just get those foam earplugs that is made of memory foam? they are so soft you don't even notice them in your ears when you sleep. and also, you can let the snorer wear some Breathrite on the nose when he sleeps, as it helps open up the nasal passage to allow more airflow through the nose. some prescription based nasal spray eg Naserex can help reduce swelling in the nose which can help with snoring too, but such medicine contains some steroids which is not good for long term use.

[Ener]

53 minutes ago, Traveler said:

 

[Guest Guest]

1 minute ago, Ener said:

57 minutes ago, Traveler said:

 

 

Yes... that's a good way to prevent snoring...... but you might need to type out what's in your mind 

[Ener]

Silence is golden. 

[Steve5380]

18 minutes ago, Ener said:

Silence is golden. 

 

So you think that reading and writing makes noise?

Writing maybe (get a silent keyboard), but... reading?

[Steve5380]

I sleep by myself,  and my friend sleeps in another room and tells me that sometimes he hears me snoring and screaming. I don't notice anything, so I don't have a problem with that.

 

My issue is waking up with a dry mouth, which can cause teeth decay.. This is a consequence of breathing through the mouth.  To prevent this (and help with snoring), one can buy some "chin straps" that keep the jaw from opening when its muscles get relaxed during sleep.

 

I have made my own "chin strap" and it works somewhat, but I have found a better solution.  One can get paper tape that is light and very sticky. I cut a small piece and put it over my mouth keeping the lips together.  During sleep when my jaw separates, the lips stay together and no air comes in.  All my breathing is through the nose, which is good.  I have been doing this for a month without problems, and neither does my friend hear me snoring anymore.

[Guest Guest]

3 hours ago, Steve5380 said:

I sleep by myself,  and my friend sleeps in another room and tells me that sometimes he hears me snoring and screaming. I don't notice anything, so I don't have a problem with that.

 

My issue is waking up with a dry mouth, which can cause teeth decay.. This is a consequence of breathing through the mouth.  To prevent this (and help with snoring), one can buy some "chin straps" that keep the jaw from opening when its muscles get relaxed during sleep.

 

I have made my own "chin strap" and it works somewhat, but I have found a better solution.  One can get paper tape that is light and very sticky. I cut a small piece and put it over my mouth keeping the lips together.  During sleep when my jaw separates, the lips stay together and no air comes in.  All my breathing is through the nose, which is good.  I have been doing this for a month without problems, and neither does my friend hear me snoring anymore.

 

Can you use stronger sticky paper between your fingers so that we don't see your posting here anymore as well?

[Steve5380]

1 hour ago, Guest Guest said:

 

Can you use stronger sticky paper between your fingers so that we don't see your posting here anymore as well?

 

You don't need to worry.

You have an ideal way to not see my posting here:  strong sticky paper over your eyelids.

But, if you don't want to see it ANYMORE, you can always have your eyes gouged out.  

Do like it says in the Bible, so you don't sin anymore.

 

[Ener]

6 hours ago, Steve5380 said:

I sleep by myself,  and my friend sleeps in another room and tells me that sometimes he hears me snoring and screaming. I don't notice anything, so I don't have a problem with that.

 

My issue is waking up with a dry mouth, which can cause teeth decay.. This is a consequence of breathing through the mouth.  To prevent this (and help with snoring), one can buy some "chin straps" that keep the jaw from opening when its muscles get relaxed during.....

 

Great advise, thanks for sharing how to prevent your mouth from falling off your face. Do u use tape for the teeths as well? Lolz... I can just imagine you falling aslp in a seminar... basketball anyone? 

Edited September 6, 2016 by Ener

[Steve5380]

2 hours ago, Ener said:

 

Great advise, thanks for sharing how to prevent your mouth from falling off your face. Do u use tape for the teeths as well? Lolz... I can just imagine you falling aslp in a seminar... basketball anyone? 

 

You are free to imagine it,  but I don't fall asleep anymore anywhere, except at home in bed.  Since I tape my mouth together I sleep like a baby.

But everyone is different.  You may not want to do this, because you like to suck cocks all night long, even sleep with a cock in your mouth.

[Guest Guest]

5 hours ago, Steve5380 said:

 

You don't need to worry.

You have an ideal way to not see my posting here:  strong sticky paper over your eyelids.

But, if you don't want to see it ANYMORE, you can always have your eyes gouged out.  

Do like it says in the Bible, so you don't sin anymore.

 

 

It might be more economical to chop off the fingers off one person like you, than to gorge the eyes out from so many people who are disgusted by your posts. 

[Ener]

2 hours ago, Steve5380 said:

 

You are free to imagine it,  but I don't fall asleep anymore anywhere, except at home in bed.  Since I tape my mouth together I sleep like a baby.

But everyone is different.  You may not want to do this, because you like to suck cocks all night long, even sleep with a cock in your mouth.

No issues with that, if it helps with the snoring issue.. lolz.. 

[TheVisitors]

Oh yeah, you mean those snores that are as loud as supersonic planes, that can rock the entire bed in the middle of of the night suddenly from nowhere and you would think the whole house is possessed by demons.. 

 

Or cause your eardrums to bleed that type

 

I just leave the room, shut the door, move to the living room and sleep on the couch

This is one factor i use to sign off a guy as a prospective boyfriend

 

You would not want to sleep next that snoring machine , who gives you severe insomnia every night, till you age , your eye bags are so bad that people will think you are a druggie.....

[Guest Horny]

On 1/5/2013 at 11:04 AM, chapapa said:

Try asking him to lie facing downwards... my bf does that and then he doesn't snore! He still tells me that this is the most comfortable position... personally I tried sleeping that way and it was hard to get used to... no air can't breathe! Back to topic, another way is to face away from you (ask him roll over to face your opposite direction), that should stop the sound from going into your ears...

Hi Chapapa, your picture really make me very horny and would love to fuck u.

[Guest Guest]

8 hours ago, Steve5380 said:

 

You are free to imagine it,  but I don't fall asleep anymore anywhere, except at home in bed.  Since I tape my mouth together I sleep like a baby.

But everyone is different.  You may not want to do this, because you like to suck cocks all night long, even sleep with a cock in your mouth.

 

You don't have to tell us of the fact that you don't fall asleep anymore anywhere except at home in bed, since we are all aware that you'd be murdered in your sleep if you do so anywhere else.