Snoring? - Albuquerque,NM

Ugh! It's awful, isn't it? I have the same problem, except I would make HIM go sleep in the guest bed since he refuses to see a doctor for the problem.

But, we finally did find something that works pretty well - it's a mouth guard. He wears it while he sleeps, and for 90% of the time, he doesn't snore. So, I let him back into our bed! : )

He bought one that is specifically promoted as helping snorers. But, really, it looks like any other mouthguard you buy at the drug store. You heat it in boiling water, then put it in your mouth while it's still soft in order to form it to fit.

My husband says it took some getting used to, about two weeks; but it no longer bothers his sleep at all. He's comfortable with it.

Hope that helps! If it doesn't, just know that the woman who smothered her husband with a pillow because of his snoring....... she got away with it............ LOL

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The only sure thing I have found is to hold any old pillow OVER their face until they stop kicking.

My husband snores like a Mack truck. Every. Single. Night. Of. My. Life.

Seriously, have him go to a sleep center to be checked for sleep apnea.

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Oh yeah pillows work real well. Just make sure you hold it there even after he stops moving. :p

Seriously though he needs to have the apnea checked out. Troy won't go and it scares me more when he stops snoring. :(

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My husband is the same way but he sleeps on his side not back. And his CPAP machine was a waist of 2,000$! He doesn't use it because he doesn't like it. So most nights I'm on the couch or on the little pullout couch in my sons room if it's really bad. I'm trying to concince him to go back to the dr and maybe get a different mask for his CPAP but he has yet to do so. I have tried ear plugs too but don't like them.

My husband is the same way. I wear ear plugs to survive the night. works well for me to fall alseep first too because then I am out and don't hear him.
Some say that over weight stomach adds to snoring, but that seems to not be the case with you I guess. We have had the breathe strips and they don't help. I know my brother in law under go-ed surgery for his sinuses as that made him snore a lot. I believe it is better, but not completely gone. Have you tried vasaline in the nose to keep moisture or a humidifier ? Not sure what too say, will look forward to some good answers.

my husband snores and I have to sleep with ear plugs in or I can't sleep. My dad has sleep apnea and my my says what is worse is that the breathing machine he uses at night sometimes gets air caught under the mask and makes a sound like a loud party horn...honestly I would rather deal with snoring. and If your husband does have sleep apnea breathing stripes definatly won't help. With snoring in general sometimes it helps if they sleep on their sides.

He may not be overweight now, but if he does have sleep apnea, it can cause a weight increase.

He could be snoring for medical reasons, like enlarged adenoids... it's best to convince him to go to a Dr.

webmd has some good ideas on what to do, even using an inclining pillow can help:
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/easy-snoring-r...

Record him snoring Phyllis... he can't deny it then!.

I grew up with my dad snoring in the next room so I find it comforting to hear snoring and I can drop off to sleep in next to nothing...

My hubby did a sleep apnea machine and it was miserable. So he stopped it too. They did another test on him at the Neruologists office and they suspended his drivers license due to him being exhausted.

He made himself try different masks until he found one that works with his face shape and how he lays on the pillow. He sleeps all night with it on now.

He got his drivers license reinstated and is sleeping much better now. When it comes right down to it they will do anything to keep their drivers license so call the doc and make him an appointment.

Sleep apnea could be the reason. Might have him talk to the doctor about getting a sleep study done. He could sleep with a CPAP machine and stop snoring all together.
The face mask can be very hard to deal with. My dad used one only half the night at 1st then eventually used it all night. He has lowered his blood pressure and had more energy.
Sleep anpea can cause your brain to never get rest because it is constantly keeping your body from stop breathing.
Just a thought! :-) Good luck to ya.

First does he seem to stop breathing for a few mins? That would indicate sleep apnea is a good possibility.

Here are things to try.... don't eat 3 hours before bed, no caffeine or milk 2 hours before bed, no naps, trying to switch positions and you can also buy one of those mouth pieces on line to try.

I am currently going through the same thing. I need to get me a mouthpiece to give it a try.

Let me know if this helps.

If he sleeps primarily on his back when he snores, stick a tennis ball under his shirt in the back. It will prevent him from sleeping on his back and snoring :) I do this to my husband, who snores louder than a chainsaw when he's sick!

Try one thing before going to the doctor. Get one of those retainers that you sleep with that is supposed to reposition the jaw so that the soft palate doesn't contribute to the snoring. It closes off back there when it relaxes and the retainer prevents it from closing off.

They do advertise them on TV, but if I were you, I'd try one in the drug store first to see if the cheap fix will work before you pay a lot more money.

If it doesn't help his sleep apnea, that's different and should be addressed with a doctor. Sleep apnea is hard on the heart.

Good luck!
D.

As I write this my husband is 13 days post op from having nasal & uvula surgery for restricted airway (nasal) and snoring. He felt for years that he was stuffed up and as he got older, he's 50, his snoring got worse(terrible). He felt tired during the day and so was I. When we say the ENT he said his septum was deviated and his turbinates were enlarged, and that made him feel stuffy. He also said the uvula was enlarged and loose, hanging down low. The surgery straightened his septum, without breaking his nose, and reduced the turbinates to allow more air flow. The uvula was made smaller and notches on either side of the soft pallet create scaring tomhelp tighten thensoft paller and stop the snoring.
The first week and a half was painful, but he is doing well now. We slept in the same bed for the first time last night, since the surgery, and he did not snore at all!!
The type of snoring/breathing you describe can be dangerous as it can lead to fatigue and heart problems. Encourage him to see an ENT.

Mandy B, I am you! My husband went for this big sleep study and also got one of those "sleep machines," complete with mask(s). It worked for a while until he decided that he "hates" the mask. I really don't blame him. It looks rather ghastly, like this year's Halloween costume.

Unfortunately, and embarrasingly so, he sleeps on the couch. I'm begging him to come back to bed but he says than I'll end up on the couch. He's probably right but until I become hard of hearing this arrangment will have to do.

I believe there is surgery for snoring but that seems a bit extreme unless the apnea is severe.

my husband snores & denies it! I have found (thank you Lord!) the best earplugs -- Mack's silicone! I can't say enough good things about them. I don't hear the neighbor's dog either.

I found them at Target but sometimes the grocery store has them. Good luck!

First thing i did was to elevate the top of the bed and hide most of his pillows. I took an old closet rod and placed it under the box springs. The doctor also told him to take prilosec daily before bed (in case it is caused by acid reflex). The Apnea is scary. The snoring (It was loud) didn't totally disappear until about 1 month after he started the P90X beachbody program. He wasn't fat, just wanted to do something extreme ( he turned 50). I kinda miss the snoring. After 20 + years i kinda got use to it.