How to stop snoring?

My husband snores and we tried everything available before resorting to separate rooms. I also felt he did not believe me that the snoring was that bad so there was several years of me being up most of the night or when on holiday trying to sleep in the bath. My SIL is a GP and says weight loss is the main remedy! Sorry!

lizzypopbottle that sounds a bit extreme!
I'm going to try going to sleep after him, and see how that goes. I always go to sleep on my side but often end up on my back so that's probably not helping.

Losing weight and also stop drinking, if you drink, and that will solve the problem. I snore like mad if I drink a few glasses of red wine in the evening, so I don't.

We have had separate bedrooms for about the last five years since I broke my foot. DH is a gold medal Olympic snorer, so I was quite relieved to have the excuse, although lately I have woken myself up snoring. I think it’s yet another delight of the aging process. However, he does come into my bed in the morning for a cuddle which I love. That keeps the closeness alive and I would really miss that. I LOVE the bed and room to myself, and although initially he wasn’t keen, now prefers it too. I’m a bit of an insomniac so it means if I wake up I can put the light on and read if the mood takes me.

The only downside of this arrangement is holidays! Obviously two hotel rooms is pretty much financially out of the question, and because I convince myself that I won’t sleep I don’t, and that totally ruins the whole thing. We’ve taken to renting self catering with two bedrooms, which works ok, but it’s not really the same. Can’t think of any way around that!

But anyway, lots of our friends now sleep apart, and are more than happy with the arrangement. I’m done sharing with anyone!

I'm seventy four now and have snored all my life About fifteen years ago I did seek medical advice and was referred to a consultant who said he would'nt recommend an operation as it often did'nt work and also it a very unpleasant procedure, so go home and live with it if possible.Can't say I've ever been bothered by the fact I snore,and I'm not bothered when anybody else does either.

As I've snored since childhood when weight certainly was'nt a problem,I don't hear that excuse anymore, it does'nt wash .

After trying all the snoring devices aforementioned, I bought a mandibular appliance from British Snoring company www.britishsnoring.co.uk/shop/mandibular_advancement_devices_MADs.php and it is the only thing that worked. See this information sheet from St. Thomas's Hospital on the topic www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/resources/patient-information/acute/mandibular-repositioning-device-for-sleep-apnoea.pdf

After many years of DH snoring and sleeping in separate rooms, he recently got fitted with a CPap machine to wear during the night. The difference is positively amazing. No snoring at all and we now get a good night’s sleep, together! We live in the States so I don’t know if these machines are readily available on the NHS. Many of our friends use these machines with the same fantastic results.

I think there are several different types of snoring. OH snores from his throat, not his nose. Worst sound is on the out breath. He is only a few pounds overweight as well. He hates being banished but secretly I’d be rather happy having separate rooms as I always get up twice at night for the loo and wake him and have terrible insomnia too.

I'm not going to recommend this to any one but about twenty years ago an unmarried girlfriend of mine was told by many of her holiday friends that she snored like a warthog and nobody wanted to share a room with her. Naturally she didn't want to be left out of future holiday plans so she saw her GP who referred her to an ENT specialist who recommended surgery which involved cutting off her epiglottis! Believe it or not she went ahead with it and was in agony for a good ten days afterwards but still says it was worth it as she hasn't snored since. I've since shared a room with her and she sleeps like princess, not a single snore!

I know that snoring can be irritating and the snorer is the butt of jokes. Severe snoring and day time sleepiness can be the symptoms of Sleep Apnoea. I have it because my snoring was dreadful. I too was very embarrassed. However after completing the Epworth Sleepiness Score at 15.5 (download it and complete it - and if over 13 go to your GP). I went to my GP who referred me for sleep studies. I turned out that I was stopping breathing 15 - 20 times an hour at night, this made my heart work harder to get me going again. The classic for this is when the snorer stops snoring and then gasps. Not only does it exhaust the snorer because they are actually waking that many times an hour, it wears their partner out too and most importantly can lead to heart problems. Dont be embarrassed, get it checked.

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My married son snores. As a mother it was hard to lusten to even from the next room. Operation hasnt fixed it. He and wife sleep separately even on holiday. Sleep deprivation is harmful so better to sleep alone. My husband and I dont sleep well. We love sleeping alone. (It used to be only the poor who slept togethet btw). When we waken early we often join up and cuddle. Enjoy it. It's not wrong. More and more people are admitting to sleeping separately.

I swear by earplugs....if you can't hear it it isn't happening.

earplugs are good. I wore them to a concert last night and it made it an enjoyable level of sound. But not very comfy lying on your side ( imo)

I use silicon ones from Boots. You mould them to shape. Very comfortable.

I must look Pittcity

I am recently into a new relationship. I used to snore but don't know whether I still do as I have lost quite a bit of weight. Have discovered he does(!), but it is so lovely hearing someone beside me, having been widowed for so many years prior to this. Wonder how long this 'pleasure' will last!!

If you snore, you’re not alone: Up to half of all American adults snore. It happens when air flows through your throat when you breathe in your sleep. This causes the relaxed tissues in your throat to vibrate and cause harsh, irritating snoring sounds.

•Lose weight if you are overweight
This will help reduce the amount of tissue in the throat that might be causing your snoring. You can lose weight by reducing your overall caloric intake by eating smaller portions and more healthy foods. Make sure you get regular exercise daily. You may also consider seeing your doctor or a nutritionist for help.

•Sleep on your side.
Sleeping on your back sometimes causes the tongue to move to the back of the throat, which partly blocks airflow through your throat. Sleeping on your side may be all you need to do to allow air to flow easily and reduce or stop your snoring.

•Treat chronic allergies
Allergies can reduce airflow through your nose, which forces you to breathe through your mouth. This increases the likelihood that you’ll snore. Talk to your doctor about what kind of over-the-counter or prescription allergy medications may improve your condition.

I have being studying about this subject while and One of video I have found interesting is below. Talking about a person who came out of his snoring by simple exercises Hope you will be interested too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxnDmPgL7Tg

I have posted in the other snoring thread (three threads on snoring at the same time)
As I was sharing a room last weekend and have been told I raise the roof I bought some Snoreeze from Boots they are strips but don’t go on the nose you pop one in your mouth it’s minty and just melts away and the good news was my daughter who shared the room with me didn’t get a disturbed night at all and said what noise I did make was more like heavy breathing not snoring
They taste very pleasant and are all natural products so yes I’d really recommend them

Just to add I m not overweight, dink only occasionally, don’t sleep on my back, and have no allergies ?

There's a company here which has had their Patney pillow tested at Otago University's sleep centre and it works, they say.

I'd like to know if anyone has one and if it really does stop snoring.

This isn’t an easy question to answer for anyone. My experience says this is irreparable problem whose patients are found in almost every home these days.

Please take note of what people on here have said about sleep apnoea and /or being overweight.I had to go into hospital earlier this week for a procedure under general anaesthetic.It was discovered that I had severe obstructive sleep apnoea and so general anaethetic would have been to dangerous and I was given a spinal injection instead which was fine.I will now be followed up and hopefully get one of these CPAP devices which sound as if they can be successful.Please follow your snoring up with the GP especially if you fall asleep inappropriately during the day.Snoring is not a joke and can have very serious On the other hand,not everyone who snores has sleep apnoea. consequences.