I've been with my fella for a few years now, but in the last year he's started snoring. It's every night and really loud - and if I wake him up or roll him over he just starts up again in a matter of seconds :banghead: Does anyone else live with a snorer and/or have any tips to get him to stop? I just want a decent nights sleep!

What's the temperature in your bedroom? Any conditions before that, asthma or anything? What kind of house? And... men tend to get a little more solid in a happy relationship, did that occur? ^_^

Move into the spare room :whistling:

Haha, he has put on a bit of weight - does that make a difference then? He's not huge, probably not even classed as "overweight", just... "more solid" than he used to be Temp. is same as it's always been I think, and no asthma or anything :shrug:
And it's a second floor flat, if that helps.



No spare room - he sometimes gets kicked out on to the sofa as I need to get up early, but it does make me feel bad (and him probably a lot worse haha!), so I was wondering if anyone had any remedies so he doesn't end up fighting the cat for sofa space

Ah, the perfect wife... I see he is very happy.


Not a lot that can be done about it. You could try asking him to thoroughly clear his throat and blow his nose before going to bed.

edit: Well on second thought, I suppose the issue could be surgically fixed if it's really bothering. Check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoring#Treatment.

edit2: Also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoring#Coping_as_partner.

The age of the building, and possible minor mold spores in the air, are the greatest concern when someone suddenly starts snoring. If the house you are in never had any problems with that and was built after ~1980 (Is that Peterborough, County Cambridgeshire, or Peterborough, Ontario?) it shouldn't be a problem in most countries.
If he indeed put on a little weight, it might have gone to the back of the throat, too, and that's one of the most common causes of snoring. It's a genetic thing where weight goes first, so it doesn't need real overweight to lead to possible breathing problems in certain positions.
There are some insanely costly tools to train the jaw and neck muscles to help with this, but learning to and then playing the Didgeridoo does the same.
Other than that, weight reduction should help. ^_^

I lost 150 pounds to get rid of snoring.

@Veeno: Aww, I couldn't put him through surgery! But I did notice smoking could be a factor, and we're both smokers, so it looks like we'll be cutting down significantly soon

@RedViv: It's Cambridgeshire, and we do have mold :confused: Got our own stairwell/entrance which is drafty and has no heating, so it gets really damp and the best you can do is clean it off when it builds up :sick: Gross I know, but the landlady can't/won't do anything about it. But it's only ever turned up downstairs - although I suppose spores could float off anywhere, maybe. We both enjoyed Christmas food a bit too much this year, so looks like I'll be forcing him on a diet as well as cutting down smoking!

Thanks for all your advice

Don't forget this:

That can help too. It helped significantly reduce my own snoring. Any airflow obstruction will only help to make the snoring worse, so clearing one's throat and blowing one's nose before bedtime should alleviate it at least a bit.

Could be sleep apnea if he's put on weight. Send him to the doctor.
My husband snores constantly, and when I have a headcold, I snore.
The simple solution is for me, kick em to the futon. Sometimes, he's sleeping so good, snoring away, that I just move to the living room myself.
Truth be told, it's kind of nice having a bed to myself.

Yes. That's a big plus to losing that 150 pounds. I have the bed all to myself.

I work for an orthodontist and we have a number of patients that come to use with snoring problems. The solution we offer is the Silent Nite appliance. Talk to your dentist or orthodontist to see if that's right for your partner.

I know a procedure that only needs to be done once and then his snoring will be gone forever. The problem is that he sleeps with his head on a pillow. He needs to sleep with his head under the pillow. You should help with applying some pressure to it when he doesn't suspect anything. Don't mind him waving his arms around in panick, he just wants to hug you because he is so grateful for the help. He will never snore again :celebration:


Or you could just check his tonsils :shrug:

Lmao! Poor Mr.ChineapplePunk

I'll definitely talk about all these replies with him though (maybe not the smothering bit)

:lol: I had a mouthful of coffee when I read this, it nearly ended yup all over my laptop

OP: I'm not sure how well it'd work, but my dad used this weird stuff that....it sounds really gross...but you basically stick this bottle of liquid up your nostrils, squeeze the liquid up your nasal passages and let it come out your mouth :yuck: mum got it for me to try fix my hayfever, but it sounded so horrtible I refused, and dad did it instead. Apparently it fixed his snoring for a while.
Just a suggestion, I guess he'll have squeaky clean nostrils for a while too, that can't be bad.

No problem. Mold (which might be everywhere if its anywhere showing in the house), weight, smoking, can all lead to problems with the throat and thus to sleep apnoea. So you've got all the right ideas. ^_^

Most common treatments are::

Every night, have him sit over a bowl of boiling water with a towel over his head, and breathe in deep. It will clear out the sinuses

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You can buy small strips to put over the nose. These pull open on the nostrils, and allows for more airflow.