Snoring DH help

[Anonymous]

What can be done about this? Seriously. Any home remedies that have worked for you since he will not go see a dr about this problem? At my wits end and spending far too many late nights on DCUM because of it.

[Anonymous]

No home remedies other than kicking him in the shins. If I can't sleep, why should he? If it doesn't get better soon, I'm going to make him go get a cpap. Seriously though, ac relative who got a cpap says it changed her life. People who snore don't sleep very well.

[UncleBuck]

I snore and I sleep just fine...

[Anonymous]

Hopefully, he'll go to a doctor for an evaluation and possible surgery. In the meantime. . . if he's on his back during the night, gently (?) push to get him on his side--can help a lot. Being overweight and/or drinkng can also contribute to snoring.

[Anonymous]

we have slept in separate bedrooms for five years. yeah, kind of kills the intimacy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:we have slept in separate bedrooms for five years. yeah, kind of kills the intimacy.

same here, but i cannot stand not sleeping.

[Anonymous]

cpap!!! snoring almost ruined my marriage, and cpap saved it!

[Anonymous]

Oh, honey, I feel for you. Except when he was super-fit, my DH has always snored. He's got low muscle tone (didn't know it until our kids were diagnosed with it but they don't snore) and it's very common in that group. He had the tissue in the back of his throat shrunk (sort of like surgery but with microwave) and it was only a temporary fix. I was okay with separate bedrooms but we weren't able to go on vacation or visit family/friends. When we have people visiting us, DH slept on the couch but he woke everyone with his snoring. It was horrible.

A friend had gotten an CPAP machine and told us all about it and what her sleep problems were doing to her health. I was finally able to convince DH to get a sleep study and he got one. It's been amazing! It took a little while for him to get used to but he recognizes now that poor sleep was having a huge effect on him.

I suggest you start by pushing your DH to see an ENT to ensure there's nothing in the nasal/sinus area that causing the snoring. A CPAP is really only something you'd get after checking to make sure there's nothing else going on. I started snoring and it turns out I had nasal polyps and a deviated septum. Once those were removed/corrected, my snoring stopped. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

I don't know how you do it OP. I am so sorry. Before I met DH(doesn't snore) I was with my hs boyfriend for 8 years. I spent countless nights lying awake cursing at the snoring under my breath.
DH's stepmother got hooked on ambien for 3 yrs due to the snoring issue. I think the only reason my parents were able to sleep in the same room was that my father traveled 4-5 days a week.
Snoring is an epidemic problem in marriages! I agree have him tested. I have heard people that fix the problem finally realize that they weren't getting restful sleep.

[Anonymous]

Earplugs.

[Anonymous]

Another poster who's marriage has been saved by CPAP!

He needs to get a sleep study done and then he will be fit with a mask. Over the years the masks have been getting more and more sleek and comfortable. Your husband will get to try several ones and choose which one is more comfortable. It takes some getting used to but it's so worth it.

[Anonymous]

^^same poster. We also tried mouth guards and that didn't work. The surgery is not guaranteed to either and I think some insurance companies won't cover it.

[Anonymous]

Separate bedrooms here. Our dirty little family secret.

[Anonymous]

my mom claims my dad's snoring subsided when he dropped 50 lbs. I have a feeling my husband's would be better if he would drop 40. Because those stupid breathe right strips have done nothing.

My husband also did break his nose at some point, so that doesn't help.

He's gotten bitchy with me when I nudge him, so I don't do that anymore. I also wind up sleeping elsewhere many nights if it just gets too bad.

[Anonymous]

we tried the strips that are inserted in the nose that open the airways a bit + ear plugs for me (I think the ear plugs are more effective than the strips).

We also tried separate bedrooms, that was the best for a good night sleep but I kind of missed sleeping beside DH. On nights that are too loud, i still sometimes either move myself out or kick DH out to the couch. Most nights it's OK, but it sometimes happens particularly when he drinks alcohol before sleep or when I wake up in the middle of the night to go to bathroom or to check on DCs.