If I fall asleep on my back I will probably start to snore, she will poke me and I will probably roll onto a side without waking up and stop snoring.
CPAP machine was a game changer. Not onlybdo I not bother my wife with snoring, but also I’ve never slept better!
Ear plugs help. There are good ones that don’t bother you that much when sleeping.
A nudge usually does the trick. Sometimes a gentle push is needed.
And when I shared a bedroom with unsignificant others (army), whoever snored got army boots thrown at them. Not recommended for significant others.
Hold on while I ask her.
If you’re sleeping with a partner who snores, get them to get a sleep study done. If they have sleep apnea, the snoring is the sound of them dying slowly.
I snore pretty loudly, have since I was a kid. doctors told me I have “overdeveloped adenoids” and pretty much always will. it doesn’t bother me, but for my partner’s sake, I’ve tried a few things.
nasal strips didn’t really do anything. the mouth guards are incredibly uncomfortable and I’ve heard they can loosen teeth, so I finally broke down and tried mouth tape. it works pretty well. it improves my sleep a little and my wife’s quite a bit. the name brand stuff is expensive, but it’s basically just KT tape.
I keep plenty of that on hand for sports injuries and now I just cut a piece into little strips and it does the job. although, according to my wife, I still manage to honkshoo mimimimi a bit out the sides of my mouth.
“honkshoo mimimimi”
I heard this in my head perfectly, nicely done
Re: Mouth guards
Many years ago, my dentist advised me to have him make a mouth guard to protect my teeth.
I didn’t do that, thinking it wasn’t needed.
About 10 years later, these last few years, I have had root canals, tooth extractions and expensive dental implants on my rear-most molars.
The oral surgeon showed me an X ray of my teeth in those areas: My molars were ground flat and were cracked because I grind my teeth so hard because of snoring/apnea, and probably stress.
Take some advice from someone who has experience: Get the fucking mouth guards.
And look into getting fitted for a CPAP machine:y dentist said it helped somewhat with the grinding, but it wasn’t a cure-all in the end for my teeth.
fortunately I don’t grind or clench at all, I tried one of the Z Quiet ones that are supposed to keep your jaw pushed forward to prevent snoring by keeping your airway open and those were nightmarish. I felt like a horse.
I will likely get a CPAP eventually, but for now I’m still relatively young and decently fit, I don’t have any issues with airflow, I’m just loud. the tape keeps my mouth mostly closed, but not completely, which has also been a game changer for avoiding sore throats when I feel a cold coming on.
It doesn’t bother me. I can sleep in any conditions.
I love that ability I just have to be tired enough which I usually am.
When I decide to sleep on the cold floor for example I sometimes regret that on the next day though.
See, that’s why I love my underfloor heating.
The few times it’s hard to sleep because of her snoring, I lie and think about that my snoring is probably louder.
I bet that’s even louder than snoring.
Yeah, the
gifis just a representation of what I feel at the time. What I actually do is kiss her on her cheek, whisper in her ear that she’s the most beautiful person in the entire universe, upon which she smiles slightly which in turn disrupts her snoring. Bada bing bada boom.
I just lost weight and the snoring went away l… so yeh
Significant other needs to get treatment. CPAP, for instance. Lose weight, if applicable. Surgery if necessary. Address the root of the problem because it can be a significant health issue for them, while also impacting your health via mechanisms related to lack of restorative sleep.
If it’s just a once in a blue moon thing, and waking them up / having them change positions doesn’t resolve it, I will go sleep in another room, put in ear plugs or listen to some relaxing music with earbuds in to drown out the snoring.
Your life insurance rates go up if they find out.
My wife snitched on me to my doctor, I had a sleep study at a clinic, and now I use a CPAP machine when I sleep, which supposedly helps.
Edit: Oh yeah, and snoring/apnea is linked to grinding your teeth, which can lead to root canals, tooth extraction.
Not fun or cheap.
Your life insurance rates go up if they find out.
Is this some sort of American joke that I’m too European to understand?
Excuse my over used joke, but that cant be true?
Do you feel more rested now or notice any difference?
Been on it for a couple of years. It’s a difference like night and day. You don’t really notice how fucked you are by the apnea until you are not.
I’m not the person you asked, but I’ve been on my CPAP for a year now. Yes, it does what they say, but I hate it with a passion. She can sleep, but now I wake up 4 times a night feeling like the damn thing is suffocating me.
I haven’t noticed any difference from before, but my wife has stopped nudging me awake to get me to stop snoring.
I have discovered that a gentle nudge makes them stop snoring. This might not be universal but it has been working for me.
Otherwise, white noise can help. Like a fan or something
I just kinda gently jostle her a little until she stops. Its usually about the angle of the head in my experience (at least for my wife!)
