How do I drown out my boyfriend's loud snoring?
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Good earplugs might help, or sleep separately, or have him ask his doc about it.
You can also record his snoring and replay it for him while he is trying to sleep, althought that is not nice.
have him use breath rite strips and the also have a snore spray that helps…my husband snors VERY LOUD and it helps him alot
other than that you will have to ignore it or go to bed before him
I would try ear plugs. Also, I ask my husband to turn on his side. My brother wears those breathe right bandaid type thing for the nose. It opens up the nostrils and was recommended by a Dr. I feel your pain! Hope one of those works for you.
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One thing that helped for my dad is a machine called a CPAP. He was a terrible snorer and had some tests done and they found it he had sleep apnea. The CPAP is sort of like an oxygen machine but helps with not only the sleep apnea but also the snoring.
Oh do I have sympathy for you, my room mate snores so loud, I hear him all night, I wake up from a dead sleep, and I’m in the room next to him with my door closed.
Sorry, I don’t have an answer for you, but you do have my deepest sympathy.
have you tried sewing the corks in his pyjamas trick yet? (so he will be discouraged from sleeping on his back!)
try to change his position of sleep by pushing him sideway
do not use the pillow on yourself until the last resource
This is an important question – potentially life or death: are the snores regular as clockwork, or is there a pause of quiet, a snort, then the big snore? This could be a sign of sleep apnea, where there’s an obstruction to regular, even breathing, and he actually stops breathing until the brain kicks in and yells breathe! and his body jerks itself "awake" with a snore of breath. It also puts a strain on his heart. Only his sleep partner would notice his symptoms. Research "sleep apnea" on your computer. Decide if he needs to see a doctor.
That aside, there are wax and foam plugs that you can roll around and warm up before sticking in your ears so that they will fit the contours of your ears and block some of the sound. Wax works better. Then put ear muffs or a heavy headband over your ears.
For him, there are strips that he can put on his nose that can widen his nostrils, but after a few days the skin gets tender. The drugstore is full of stuff that "sort of" works.
I have been dealing with this for 16 years with husband. We have not slept in the same bed at night for 10 of those years because his snoring is so loud. I tried everything, changing his position, breathe right strips, nasal spray, humidifiers, throat spray……….. none of it worked. He went to several ETN’s and not one thought that removing his tonsils or adenoids would do the trick. I was to the point I could have stabbed him with a screwdriver. He started sleeping on the coach and it drove my daughters crazy. I never got really deep sleep and was in a daze for weeks from lack of sleep. Then there was light at the end of the tunnel, he was asked to go to 3rd shift at his place of work. I told him I thought it was a great idea. Now he sleeps during the day when the kids are at school and I am at work. It was the only thing that worked for us. Good luck, I can relate !!
Good luck, my dh snores like the world is coming to an end. He was checked by a doctor, and he has no medical problems. He tried the strips and I tried the ear plugs with no relief. When the snoring is so bad, I sleep in another room.
There is surgery, but is very expensive and may not work. Insurance does not cover the procedure unless the patient has sleep apnea.
The only thing that does work, but not all the time, is the throat spray advertised on TV.