Any advice on snoring, please?

I'm a snorer and have just bought a device called Mute snoring aid.This works by fitting inside your nostrils allowing more air to pass through-it has very good reviews and I will let you know if it works for me!

My son in law has recently lost 5 stone. My daughter say he has stopped snoring completely. Just makes me think, I'm a snorer and weigh 14 stone. Time to do something about it. As to the spray for your throat, I couldn't tolerate it. It made me gag.

Never tried it myself but years ago I saw a suggestion of sewing cotton reels into the back of pyjama top to discourage rolling onto ones back.

Yes or a tennis ball!

I have read with delight, all the tips readers have sent today, my DH snores, he is grossly overweight, tired in the day, works part time, sometimes to midday, then comes home, has a short sleep, then in the evening sleeps in front of the TV, I realise today, he must have sleep apnoea, cant think of anything else making him so tired, I think a Doctors appointment will help, to solve the problem, lets hope so, also to save a marriage! Thanks fellow Gransnets

IMO,having tried everything bar surgery for my DP's awful snoring,a pair of earplugs for your friend may be the only solution! The soft foam ones that you can squash to fit into your ears and then expand once inside the ear,are the best ones I have found. I find they cut out about 99% of the noise.

And by the way,snoring is not always caused by being overweight,although I know it is a big contributing factor. My DP is certainly not overweight at 5 feet 7.5 inches tall and weighing 8 stone 12 lbs. Doctor has actually said he needs to put on half a stone lucky sod. I think his snoring problem stems from a problem with his nose. I have been on at him for ages to get it checked out.

Thanks to everyone for the very helpful suggestions, especially to those who said 'tell your friend' - I will, it will be less embarrassing than her finding out when we have arrived!. Thanks also to anxious gran for the suggestion that I give my friend permission to poke me in the back. I will definitely bring a selection of ear plugs for the poor woman to try, and I will also get some nasal strips, and talk to my GP about fluticasone.
I don't smoke and I'm quite slim, so that's not the problem. And because I live on my own now, it's not something I worry about much, so I'm really grateful for all the ideas.
Lastly, thanks to Shortlegs for the brilliant suggestion of just staying awake for the week, though since it's a walking holiday, that will be a challenge.
I also hadn't thought that my friend might be a snorer too, and worrying about the same thing!

Ooh poor you! We have a similar problem in that my sister in law comes on holiday with us- won't go in a room on her own because she is afraid of being burgled, snores like a don't know what!! DH is hard of hearing so gets a peaceful night, I am awake all night and feel drained in the morning!
She knows she snores but won't do anything to help herself.
It's a difficult situation and I am getting to the point that I don't want to go away with her!!

What a lot of folks with sleep apnoea! Diddy your husbands symptoms sound very like my husband's were. I'd suspected for years he had it but it was only during a visit to a specialist for nasal polyps (another possibility) when I mentioned it to him that they checked him out. He was diagnosed with severe sleep apnoea and given a c-pap machine some years ago and it stopped the snoring so please get him to be tested. It's not only dangerous not to be treated - it puts a strain on your heart but it's also illegal to drive if you have been diagnosed and not treated - you have to inform the DVLA. To the OP I would recommend telling your friend and both taking your iPod/ipad and earphones with talking books or soothing music - you can actually get sleep aps which help. Even more preferable would be separate rooms!

Madmartha- it sounds like you have holidays with my friend Brenda! I've only been away with B once; she's lovely but didn't tell me about the horrendous snoring until we got to the hotel in Brussels - Eurostar strike meant we had to stay an extra night - I was going spare! I would go away with her again but would definitely take earplugs (thanks for tip grannyisland).

I have weekends away with another friend who doesn't snore (except last weekend when she had a bad cold - and I'm sure I do too) but listens to stories on an ancient tape recorder at night to get to sleep. I can hear it even when she has it low and under her pillow so now take a tiny radio and sleep headphones which helps block it out.

Think most people snore over a certain age. My ex sounded like Concorde taking off. Refused to get the cpap mask, I resorted to ear plugs and poking him in ribs. I now also snore...

Silicone earplugs , slightly more expensive than foam (£5ish) but they do work and block out 90% of the noise . I have slept better since using them .

My snoring was always a joke in our family but it wasn't till iwent to Rome with a friend that I realised it was soòo bad. She ended up with ear plugs and cotton wool and I felt so bad that i couldnt relax and sleep myself. However to cut a long story short I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnoea in November 2014 and was given a CPAP machine and immediately started using it. YES it was a bit uncomfortable and inconvenient but it has made such a difference to my well-being. To date I have used my machine in Mexico, glamping in Kent, camping in France, in Cuba and various other locations. sometimes i have needed to use an extension lead . The only night i didnt use it was on an overnight train to Glasgow - on the way back we bought an adapter and managed to run it fine. For me the benefits far outway the embarrassment/inconvenience. I am never going to keep my friends /family awake again!

Breathe Right nasal strips. I tried lots of other brands but these are the best. Enjoy your holiday.

Nasal strips - silicon nostril thingies - wee nasal brace doodah I tried them all without luck. Asked the Doc for a referral - but he seemed to find it amusing! Discussing with my dentist he suggested something called Sleepwell (mandibular advancement splint) which is a pair of kinda gumguards that fit over your teeth with a small hook at the front which prevents the lower jaw from slipping backwards as your muscles relax (therefore restricting the airway and causing snoring). I can honestly say I was getting DESPERATE - DH had taken to going through to the spare room halfway through the night for some sleep. This has cured me completely! It isn't uncomfortable (except for the price - £250 approx.) but the relief! BOTH of us now getting a good night's sleep. The literature states it is for mild to moderate apnoea - definitely NOT an amusing condition (note to Doc there). Info here at www.sleepwell.com.au/

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I feel your concern! lol I think that has happened to all of us. Well, I used to have some really bad snoring habits (just ask my wife) For years I couln't find a solution to save my life.

We tried just about everything you can think of, from pills to treatments, to machines, but nothing quite gave me the results I needed.

A while back I continued to do my reseach to find a solution, and I came across "Sleep Dream 101". These guys changed my life!

I am sleeping better then ever. I simply followed their 3 step process, and over night my snoring literally became non-existent! I'm not even joking.

Check it our for yourself:
sleepdream101.weebly.com/blog-posts/february-05th-2019

Hopefully this helped you!

Make sure you're both sozzled before you go to bed!

I am told I snore loudly I also know that although I sleep in bursts I sleep extremely heavily when I do This has all changed as I ve got older as I used to be a very light sleeper
I m going on a shared chalet family weekend in March and was really wondering what to do so I m off to buy the spray as that sounds the best bet I ll putvup with the bad taste
Thanks for bringing this up it is embarrassing and sounds so male orirntated Few women ever admit to it and it’s seens so ugly

My partner snores and all the above remedies failed to be of any help. He is not overweight. So I have tried many different types of earplugs and like grannyisland, found them really uncomfortable, until I found some Laser Lite earplugs online. You can buy 40 pairs individually wrapped for about £5 and they are much softer than most others and really help reduce the sound. I would definitely recommend taking some for your friend.

I have being reading lot about snoring cure and found this video about a person who has amazingly got out of snoring which he was suffering from his childhood. Hope you guys might be interested
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxnDmPgL7Tg

Just an update I went on chalet holiday I bought some snoreeze from Boots it s a simple strip of some mint tasting stuff ( all natural) which melts in your mouth I shared a room with my daughter and she said I didn’t disturb her at all and if I was snoring it was a quiet more like heavy breathing sound

I just thought you may interested with this video. explaining about a person who has come out of snoring amazingly. He did it practicing simple exercises.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxnDmPgL7Tg