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MistressDarkArt -> Snoring (12/15/2011 3:38:29 PM)

CM has connected me with the most awesome guy. Couldn't ask for a better person. He's a real cuddler and loves to sleep tight with me. Trouble is, he sounds like a freight train climbing up a mountain when he snores. We're aware of the things that contribute to snoring and are doing what we can to work on those. So far the best we've been able to do is hang out together until one of us wants to go to sleep, then head for separate rooms (and I STILL have to use earplugs).

When all else fails, what other solutions have snoring-partner couples come with to enjoy a good night's sleep?



Kaliko -> RE: Snoring (12/15/2011 3:42:53 PM)

I personally think separate rooms sounds wonderful. I prefer sleeping alone.

I'm sure by now you've tried all the standard suggestions. Those nose strips? Sewing something on the back of his shirt so he doesn't lay on his back? Raising up the bed? A diffuser? (Wait...maybe that's for children with a cough.)

Separate rooms. Oooh, I hope I wind up with someone who snores so I can have my own room.



LillyBoPeep -> RE: Snoring (12/15/2011 3:47:26 PM)

Has he been tested for sleep apnea?



kalikshama -> RE: Snoring (12/15/2011 3:58:32 PM)

Separate rooms.

Does he need to lose weight?

I'm not endorsing this; found it on a search: https://www.zquiet.com/

while looking for something like this: http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/easy-snoring-remedies



Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: Snoring (12/15/2011 4:01:21 PM)

They have these mouth gaurd thingies, I forget the name or website, but you put it in and it's supposed to gently and naturally force and lift the jaw forward so the throat can't sag and vibrate.



Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: Snoring (12/15/2011 4:02:32 PM)

Person above me beat me to it.



DesFIP -> RE: Snoring (12/15/2011 4:54:17 PM)

Is it allergies? If so, it will be dust mites probably so get the mattress and pillow covers that prevent you from coming in contact with them.

However, if it's that loud, it's most likely sleep apnea which requires testing to diagnose and a CPAP device to treat.



DarkSteven -> RE: Snoring (12/15/2011 5:41:03 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: LillyBoPeep

Has he been tested for sleep apnea?
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Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: Snoring (12/15/2011 6:04:29 PM)

Daddy used to snore really bad, and then one day he just stopped, and I don' know why but I am thankful he did. I don't know that I would of put up with being ran out of my bed night after night cause he snored so bad I couldn't sleep next to him or put up with it.



Casteele -> RE: Snoring (12/15/2011 6:41:22 PM)

Like some of the others, I'd suggest you schedule him for a sleep study to see if he has sleep apnea, or other sleeping (and potentially life threatening) disorders. I have sleep apnea, and it used to scare the living daylights (well, nightlights :-P) out of my roommate when I'd literally stop breathing for several seconds in my sleep.



Hillwilliam -> RE: Snoring (12/15/2011 6:41:27 PM)

I snore like a MOOSE. Makes things difficult.



ashjor911 -> RE: Snoring (12/15/2011 6:43:39 PM)

I guess me beeing skinny ass has something good after all
sorry, I am no help with that..



kalikshama -> RE: Snoring (12/15/2011 6:46:39 PM)

quote:

I have sleep apnea, and it used to scare the living daylights (well, nightlights :-P) out of my roommate when I'd literally stop breathing for several seconds in my sleep.


Ya, this was one of the many unpleasant things about sharing a bedroom with my ex.



LafayetteLady -> RE: Snoring (12/15/2011 7:36:33 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: MistressDarkArt

When all else fails, what other solutions have snoring-partner couples come with to enjoy a good night's sleep?


I divorced him.

Really, my ex husband snored, and was also a heavy sleeper.  Because the noise was keeping me awake I would essentially torment him looking for solutions.  I found that if I did the "jaw thrust" taught for CPR (yea, I am pretty sure it isn't called that anymore, this was a long time ago), he would stop.  So I would hold his jaw like that while visually searching the room for a way to hold his jaw in place.  Eventually, I would just smack him awake and tell him he was snoring. 

But I really did divorce him and that solved the problem of his snoring for me, lol.

Here's the funny part of that story though.  After that, I dated a guy who snored waaaayyyy worse than my ex husband.  The sound of his snoring lulled me to sleep.  But if I put my head on his chest, the sound of his heartbeat drove me nuts, lol.

My father snored.  Really loud.  I'm pretty sure in hindsight, he had sleep apnea.  But it was always hsyterical when he would fall asleep in his recliner watching television and eventually the snoring got so loud, he actually woke himself up, always startled exclaiming, "what was that?"  I loved my dad dearly, but things like that always had us rolling on the floor laughing.  When he was awake, he was blaming the dog for a funny smell and getting a dirty look from the poor dog as she sniffed and walked away in disgust.

Seriously, have him go to the doctor to make sure there are no health issues.  It could be sleep apnea, post nasal drip, allergies, or he could simply be a "mouth breather," so when he sleeps he's going to snore.



LookieNoNookie -> RE: Snoring (12/15/2011 7:45:45 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: MistressDarkArt

CM has connected me with the most awesome guy. Couldn't ask for a better person. He's a real cuddler and loves to sleep tight with me.


I'm sorry...I'm confused here....it isn't me so....(sorry...the whole confusion thing again)...how again is it that....he's the guy?

(Again....he's not me so.....confusion again, etc.).?

Some brain fizzling here....I'm lost.....he's the guy....but he's not me.....so.....

(FUCK I'M CONFUSED!!!!)



MistressDarkArt -> RE: Snoring (12/17/2011 12:11:11 AM)

Awwww, Nook sorry 'bout that, my little muffin. Wayward's been eyeing my profile since 2009...he was waiting to move to the west coast before he contacted me, and when he did I was busy with S and Cabin Boy so he had to wait some more. Timing is everything.

Thanks everybody for the snoring stories and suggestions. We'll keep trying stuff.

PS: LL: Loved the story about your dad. reminds me of when my ex-husband snored disgustingly and kept denying he snored at all. I recorded him and played it back on surround-sound at full volume. It woke him up and he fell off the bed thinking we were in the middle of an earthquake. Never again did he deny he snored.



stellauk -> RE: Snoring (12/17/2011 12:37:53 AM)

Vodka?

(just trying to be helpful)



lizi -> RE: Snoring (12/17/2011 6:44:07 AM)

The ex snored horrifically. You can hear him in other parts of the house and through the floors as well. I did a mountain of research and literally tried every product out there. Wearing ear plugs around him is helpful, but does not completely muffle him, I spent many a sleepless night next to him with ear plugs in.

The nasal breathing strips kind of worked sometimes but not as a reliable solution.
Any appliance like the mouth one or this thing that goes into your nostrils did not work, plus he'd also pull them out in his sleep.
Alcohol exacerbates his snoring.
The ball trick didn't work because he snored in any position.
Sprays, liquids, herbs, etc designed for snoring did not work.

There are things we tried that are not on the list but in the end it doesn't matter to list them because nothing worked. Separate rooms were what we did and even then the guy kept me up because you could hear him through walls.

The research I did said basically it is the soft palate and fatty tissue in the neck which vibrate with air intake. There isn't any way to stop that, it worsens with age and other factors like alcohol. Snoring is mainly due to being overweight and it doesn't have to be by much. The ex is not that big, he's not fat by any means, he is however overweight and being overweight is the biggest and most reliable contributing cause to snoring. If we had stayed together I was seriously contemplating investigating surgery for him since there was no where in the house that you could go to completely get away from it.





tj444 -> RE: Snoring (12/17/2011 7:00:04 AM)

well.. for me,.. horrific snoring is a deal breaker.. but there have been times when even heavy breathing was annoying to me.. that is when i would use some sort of white noise, like from a hepa air filter, the sound of the fan would mask it enough.. there are negative noise machines (that somehow cancel out the sound) but i dont know much about them or how effective they are, i just know they do exist..



NiceButMeanGirl -> RE: Snoring (12/17/2011 8:27:06 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: LillyBoPeep

Has he been tested for sleep apnea?

This> ^^^^^ I used to snore like a buzz saw. Now I have a CPAP machine I wear every night & I'm as quiet as a mouse I'm told.



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