Long Haul Sleeping on Plane Etiquette: Snoring

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yes 6 hours is not long haul i should have clarified that it was an overnight flight meaning people were counting on being able to sleep so that they could adjust to the time zone.

as i said i had little kids with me so was limited in terms of the noise cancelling options for them. snorer was directly behind them so hard to muffle.

next time i’ll ask the FA to address.

What if it were your cranky kids keeping others awake? Should people have to just deal with that or should others complain to you or fetch the FA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fresh off a long haul from
east coast to europe, 6 hour flight. Woman snored so loudly for 5 of the 6 hours nearby passengers were unable to sleep.

WWYD—obviously personal ear plugs would help but I was traveling with small kids and the sound was deafening.

Should we have woken the passenger up? She was a few rows behind us? Asked the flight staff?

Everyone was complaining about it as we made our way to baggage claim at arrival.

How do you handle sleeping on a plane if you are a known snorer? Or, if you have to listen to a snorer what is within the realm of acceptable.

I find the sound of the plane to be very loud and have a hard time hearing anyone. This must have been super loud.

If she was in the aisle, and I was super bold( or passive-aggressive) I would walk back as if I was going to the bathroom and “accidentally” bump into her as if there was some sort of “turbulence.” But I am not. I would use ear plugs with noise cancelling headphones and listen to some calming music. It’s hard to get much sleep on such a short redeye.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I snore loudly. I would be fine if people woke me up.

Tell your seat mates that before takeoff. My seat mate snored the entire redeye. He didn’t look friendly. DD and I ended up watching a movie because we couldn’t sleep.

[Anonymous]

I would hope that if I was snoring loudly like that someone would nudge me awake. I would be mortified. I'd ask the flight attendant or just go nudge them gently and see if they can change position.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would hope that if I was snoring loudly like that someone would nudge me awake. I would be mortified. I'd ask the flight attendant or just go nudge them gently and see if they can change position.

This!

No need to step on her foot or pour water on her. Just gently wake her up!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:yes 6 hours is not long haul i should have clarified that it was an overnight flight meaning people were counting on being able to sleep so that they could adjust to the time zone.

as i said i had little kids with me so was limited in terms of the noise cancelling options for them. snorer was directly behind them so hard to muffle.

next time i’ll ask the FA to address.

What if it were your cranky kids keeping others awake? Should people have to just deal with that or should others complain to you or fetch the FA?

You open the airplane door and toss them out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, you don't wake them up.. Its not their fault.

Exactly.

It is part of life.

Being in public with hundreds of people is not the same as being home alone in your house.

It’s the price you pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Snoring lady needs to be woken up by the flight attendant if she’s keeping others from sleeping, then she shouldn’t get to sleep either.

+1

But isn’t that just a temporary fix.

If you are a light sleeper, you need to bring earplugs.

I can never sleep on planes.

I don’t think quality sleep is a realistic expectation in economy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:yes 6 hours is not long haul i should have clarified that it was an overnight flight meaning people were counting on being able to sleep so that they could adjust to the time zone.

as i said i had little kids with me so was limited in terms of the noise cancelling options for them. snorer was directly behind them so hard to muffle.

next time i’ll ask the FA to address.

What if it were your cranky kids keeping others awake? Should people have to just deal with that or should others complain to you or fetch the FA?

You open the airplane door and toss them out.

I have always been in favor of "kids in cargo".

[Anonymous]

Am I the only one who can’t really hear on airplanes?

[Anonymous]

I’d get very annoyed because my mom snores like this and I find it very selfish to sleep soundly while other people have to deal with it. It’s a gross habit and I’m not convinced people are helpless.

[Anonymous]

I bought a relatively cheap headband thing on amazon that is an eye mask with bluetooth headphones in it (because I hate ear plugs and am a side sleeper). I connected it to my phone on Spotify with a 10 hour playlist of white noise machine sounds (there are several on there, just search, both on amazon for the headband and on spotify for white noise playlists).

I wore it on my red eye to England last summer and literally slept 6 hours straight which is insane for me. Slept through both meal services (dinner and breakfast) and had to be woken up to raise my set and be ready for landing. I imagine something like this would help if snoring is loud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d get very annoyed because my mom snores like this and I find it very selfish to sleep soundly while other people have to deal with it. It’s a gross habit and I’m not convinced people are helpless.

Please tell me this is a bot and that no one could be this stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who can’t really hear on airplanes?

Get your ears tested. You're going deaf.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I bought a relatively cheap headband thing on amazon that is an eye mask with bluetooth headphones in it (because I hate ear plugs and am a side sleeper). I connected it to my phone on Spotify with a 10 hour playlist of white noise machine sounds (there are several on there, just search, both on amazon for the headband and on spotify for white noise playlists).

I wore it on my red eye to England last summer and literally slept 6 hours straight which is insane for me. Slept through both meal services (dinner and breakfast) and had to be woken up to raise my set and be ready for landing. I imagine something like this would help if snoring is loud.

Too bad the headband thing can't also teach you how to read. OP said she has young kids, so she can't block sounds while sleeping.