What can you do about a husband who snores really loud??
Does anyone have any honestly good ideas?? I love my husband a lot, but every night he snores SO loud, it sounds like a machine saw cutting down a huge tree. It wakes me up all night and then I’m tired all day. His doctor gave him a machine for sleep apnea but he doesn’t like to wear the mask. He doesn’t like the taste of the snore spray I bought for him and he says that those nose strips are "gay." I’ve tried earplugs but I can’t fall asleep in them. Any ideas???
I don’t want to sleep in a separate room, and I do often gently nudge him to wake him enough to stop, but then he starts up again within a minute. He’s a wonderful husband but this is a serious pain…
Also, he’s normal weight, not fat at all.
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lol, i’m sorry it’s NOT funny. just the way you said it made me laugh. and only because my husband snores too, but not that bad. i just have to poke him or push on his arm or something. somehow i would try having another talk with him and try to at least get him to use those dang gay nose strips or the spray. they would be worth a try to let his poor wife get some sleep. i guess if he refused to do it i’d sleep on the couch a few nights and see if he changes his mind. but then i don’t mind sleeping on the couch because it’s so comfy. have you researched sleep apnea/snoring. perhaps there are other natural cures. sorry i don’t have any other suggestions. but i feel for you.
My husband is also a chronic snorer. I make him sleep on the lounge on nights where he is really bad. make him uncomfortable for a change then maybe he’ll do something about it.
man, this is tough. this is what happened to my parents and my dad seriously has slept on the couch ever since i can REMEMBER and I’m 22 now. He’s out there right now… snoring away.
so sad.
I used to wake him up every time he started snoring. If I can’t get any sleep, why should he? These days, I just sleep in the other room. Not sure if that helps. sorry!
sleep in different rooms…. good luck
Could be time for separate bedrooms until he is willing to take responsibility for HIS problem.
It’s a medical deal that falls squarely on his shoulders.
You are not responsible for another’s words, actions or behavior – only yourself.
What action should you take now? (for yourself)
My wife sleeps with a noise maker. ($15 at Walmart) It may not drown him out completely but it will cause it to melt down a bit. Have you checked into a nasal problem? I had a deviated septum which when fixed helped somewhat in the volume. Also, he should try to lose some of the weight he has gained. Gaining weight will cause more snoring.
there is a surgery to help fix it but it is so much easier to use the c-pap machine or the strips he don’t have too wear them out into public just when he sleeps.tell him either do this or sleep in another room.you could try some of the bose headphones they block out all noise with soft white noise,they are good they work.
One of my friends had this problem with her husband. I am not sure how much this costs, but she had her husband go into the dentist/doctor. They someone put in something that he could put on at night and take off in the morning.
"Dental appliances, oral devices, and lower jaw positioners
Dental devices, which often resemble the mouth guards worn by athletes, can help open your airway by bringing your lower jaw or your tongue forward during sleep.
Most dental devices are acrylic and fit inside your mouth; others fit around your head and chin to adjust the position of your lower jaw. A dentist specializing in sleep disorders can help fit you for one of these devices"
Definitely try looking into this…it changed my friends life.
Your husband should wear the mask- if it is uncomfortable he should have another sleep study and get a comfortable mask. Sometimes the pressure on the machine isn’t set right. If he’s overweight, get him on a program so he can lose the weight! Otherwise, it’s either sleep apart or you can suffer all the side effects of no sleep. Wearing the mask is a very small price to pay for the benefit of sleeping together, otherwise he should go to the "couch" since he’s the one choosing to avoid solving the problem. Sorry your sleepless, I know, It stinks.
Part of being "wonderful" is being "wonderful" to you too, and letting you get some rest! Good Luck.
Besides sleep apnea, snoring can be part of a much bigger problem. My husband began snoring really loudly (you could hear him loud and clear in my 2500 square foot carpeted home). He was working so very hard at work and school and hardly got the real rest that he needed. He collapsed one day and was in the hospital for stress induced pancreatitis. He survived the first time but 5 years later was not so fortunate. Both times, he began snoring really loudly for about the 5 months or so before the incidents. Take him for a second opinion and have him thoroughly checked out for everything.
Oh man I no how you feel. My husband snores so darn loud at night to. Often times I kick him out to the living room. The nose strips dont work! if your hubby has a sleep apnea machine then over the counter stuff insn’t going to do him much good. He just needs to use the machine and deal with it. Tell him its the machine or the couch. If he doesn’t want to do anything to help you sleep then what kind of man is he really?
My husband not only snores, but when he breathes he sounds like Darth Vador! It drives me crazy!!!!
It’s good that he has seen the doctor because sometimes this is a sign of something more. I think he should be more considerate of what you are experiencing and be willing to do what the doctor suggests.
My wife and son snore and it annoys the hell out of me!!!
Ear plugs worked for me, tell him those nose strips are not "gay" and they really do work, I used them for a little while.
Make sure you’re the one who goes to sleep first. That way, when he falls asleep and starts his nightly concert, you won’t be awake to hear it.
Explain to him how his snoring prevents you from having a productive day. Snore Relief in a squeeze bottle works the best. Make him wear the strips as well. Along with ear plugs, this should solve the problem.
Get a sleep study and probably a CPAP machine. My husband is thin but still needs one
Have you tried going to bed a bit earlier than him? That way you are already sleeping when he goes to bed.