Witzend

Sleep in another room

I second that suggestion Lucca.

That's the only way CountessFosco. You need your sleep.

Have you tried ear-plugs?

I mean, it is that or seperate rooms.

DH and I can't sleep properly if not in the same bed, but fortunately he is not bothered that I snore, nor does it bother me that he sometimes does.

My son sleeps in the next room to me. He snores for England.
I've never heard anything like it and when he's got a cold I could honestly leave home.
He usually waits until I've been in bed a few minutes and then he starts.
I got out of bed twice last night to give him a prod. It does my head in.
Another son snores sometimes so I get it in stereo.
Any remedies greatly appreciated
He can't afford to get his own place and considering a shed down the bottom of the garden ha ha!

CountessFosco If the Count has only just started snoring, I would get him down to the doctor to have him checked to see if he has sleep apnea. This is the result of the throat 'collapsing' when he lies down to breath, so he he stops breathing, may be just for a few seconds, and then when he begins to wake he takes a huge breath - and snores.

DH went to his doctor when he had a minisleep on the motorway, this distrubed breathing can leave the person with it very tired during the day. I had told him often enough that I thought he had it. The doctor sent him for tests that confirmed it and he now has a breathing aid he is meant o use at night. It can also lead to heart disease and other medical problems.

My son has had a shed for the last year. It's been insulated, carpeted etc, very cosy. He has had an operation on his nose which didn't help. Sometimes, in mild weather, he sleeps here to give my DIL a break from the most horrendous snoring I have ever heard.
I've suggested converting the garage. To me this would be ideal. She has suffered all their married life, as have their children.
I would try separate rooms CountessFosco but it may not be enough.

It is sometimes possible to have an operation to stop snoring, depending on what is causing it. Your husband should see his GP and get a referral to a specialist.

We have this problem. My husband snores so loudly the house almost shakes. He's been to his GP to no avail. We've tried various remedies. Ear plugs are useless it's so loud. So it's separate rooms. We can't share a hotel room so have to go self catering with 2 bedrooms. It's a problem but we work around it. He's not overweight which is sometimes cited as a cause.

My SinL snores - it’s like a sty full of pigs! She knows she does so when we went on holiday pre-Covid, she asked me to record her snores. She was mortified, but her GP dismissed it, saying it was just her age. She’s had a couple of holidays since with M, who apparently is quite deaf and said she wasn’t disturbed by the noise. However, a recent stay in Portugal found M sleeping in the bath!

Separate rooms is the answer, unless your DH has sleep apnea (stops breathing) which should be investigated.

This has been an ongoing problem for many years for us.
My husband has had surgery on his nose twice to no avail.
He spent a night in hospital being monitored for sleep apnoea but it's not that.

A combination of things have worked for us:
Two single beds pushed together and two single duvets, this means I don't get disturbed by the vibrations of his snoring through the mattress.
Boots Muffles wax ear plugs which I can soften and mould to a sound-proof fit.

He's lost over five stone in weight over the last year and that's definitely helped.

Snoring is too often treated as a joke by people who aren't affected by it.
Lack of sleep is very draining and you have my every sympathy CountessFosco ?

I'm afraid sleeping in separate rooms is the only answer. Poor Mr. S. had surgery on his nose (broken a couple of times during his rugby days) and throat. He didn't snore for a year but when he started again it was horrendous, far worse that he'd been before.

Separate rooms, no snoring and you can read for as long as you want

We’ve slept in separate rooms for years.

Overweight and alcohol make it worse

Blimey - that gave me a shock. Thought something had happened to Witzend

Me too. I thought there might have been some sort of knitting related incident!

Countess, you have to face it! You need your own bedrooms, preferably at each end of your stately home otherwise you will hear him through the wall. I havn't slept with my husband for years, we both have a double bed each, bed made to our individual taste, I can't wait to get in it and read my kindle without a voice saying " can you turn that off now, I can see the backlight". Do it, you know it makes sense.

So did I, AWTY !

Oh my goodness!

I saw the heading of this thread and thought something had happened to our Gransnetter, Witzend!
Thank goodness it's about something else entirely.

Has your DH been tested for sleep apnoea, CountessFosco? It can cause snoring to get worse but there is a machine available which can help with that.

Separate rooms is no big deal.

I’d hate separate rooms.

I take medication that helps sleep but I need to be in a deep by the time my husband comes to bed...

I'm on school holidays from work and staying up later has ruined my sleep pattern so I'm not asleep when he gets to bed and if he keeps me awake the restless legs kick in...

I've been thinking we need a new patio and a bit of axe murder might help lol

Me too arewethereyet
Glad witzend is ok
Phew