Snoring could be disturbing.

@dpk262006 (58675)
Delhi, India
December 30, 2012 7:22am CST
Hi all! One of my friends's partner snores while sleeping. My friend states that his partner's snoring causes him lots of disturbance if he himself is not in the state of sound sleep. Does anyone faces the problem of snoring while sleeping either with himself/herself or with his/her partner? How do you manage it? And what are the simple ways to reduce or minimize the snoring. Your invaluable suggestions/tips will be helpful. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU IN ADVANCE!
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• St. Peters, Missouri
31 Dec 12
My ex-husband snored. Horribly loud! He would sometimes wake himself up. I finally got in the habit of nudging him to roll over. If I didn't need to hear the alarm clock in the morning, I would sleep with ear plugs. I once had another partner that snored. Funny thing though, he never snored more than 45 minutes. So either I needed to fall asleep before he did or I would just wait an hour or so.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
31 Dec 12
Hi StLouisMetroTutoring! Such a long log in name. Ear plugs could be one of the options, if the sound is low. It is funny to hear that one of your partners used to snore for a particular time period and you used to sleep earlier than him. Thanks for sharing.
@viju0410 (2286)
• India
31 Dec 12
Hi dpk, Sometimes snoring of my husband make me sleep late. What i do to stop him snore is shake him and say stop snoring i have to sleep too and believe me it works. Snoring at times only cause me delayed sleeps and i think he doesn't snore regularly as well.... Happy new year to u too
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
31 Dec 12
Hi viju! Yes, this is the only solution to go to sleep earlier than your hubby, if you do not want to get disturbed. Thanks for sharing.
@SViswan (12051)
• India
31 Dec 12
I have first hand knowledge on this. My husband snores....very very loudly. Earlier, I would find it very difficult to fall asleep and would pinch his nose every time he started. But he would get angry...so I stopped that...LOL. My present solution to the problem is to go to bed before he does. Many friends of his who have happened to be in the same room when he is asleep have said that I need to be given an award for sleeping with him...LOL As you know, the last few months we are living in different states and I've escaped the snoring.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
31 Dec 12
You are really great SV that you could bear the heavy snoring of your hubby and you have even been recommended for an award for this ........ Yes, yours is the practical solution i.e. go to bed before him and catch up with the sleep. Thanks for sharing.
@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Dec 12
When my daughter is tired she snored. I do too sometimes. I think that some people have a problem while asleep that some skin comes down and covered the air passage and then a person can't breath so they snore because they have their mouths partially open. There are some things you can get that help with this. One is a plastic plate you put in your mouth that puts your jaw back and then they don't snore. And there is that thing you put on your nose too. Or there is CPAP, with is a breathing apparatus that helps some who actually quit breathing several times during sleep. So there are options you just have to determine which is right for your friend's partner.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
31 Dec 12
Hi Cel! Yes, you are right that any kind of blockage in the nasal cavity could cause snoring. I have not heard of plastic plate therapy. I think breathing apparatus would be used in those cases where the problem is severe. Thanks for your valuable suggestions.
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@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Dec 12
Yes, these are the basics. GOod luck to this person.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
30 Dec 12
Actually i also snore as my husband always tells me. Yet, he is just informing me , not waking me up. I think, i snore not so loud, so he still can bear it. as for him, when he starts to snore, i let him sleep on his side and he will stop snoring. But he said as for me, whether i am on my back or not, i snore.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
31 Dec 12
Hi! You should find out a remedy to get rid of your snoring even if for the time being it is not disturbing sleep of you hubby. It might happen later. Thanks for sharing.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
9 Jan 13
It means little bit of sound is essential. I also feel that weight could be one of the causes of constant snoring. Thanks for additional inputs.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
31 Dec 12
Well, according to my daughter who is on her 2nd year proper of medicine, it's better that we make a sound because if we don't it means that the tongue has already blocked the passageway of our breathing. But still, i really hope i can eliminate it. I started snoring when i added weight.
@Aja103654 (5646)
• Philippines
10 Jan 13
Woohoo, I finally found this discussion!! Last month, my friend and her love interest(not her boyfriend yet), me and another friend stayed at a hotel. So there were 3 of us girls and 1 guy. My friend and this guy shared the bed. I was so jealous at first and I kept mumbling I want to sleep(literally) with my boyfriend too. Later on as the night dragged on, her guy started to snore, REAL LOUD! I snickered silently. My friend woke up because of the snore. She said it hurt her ear hahahaha! And he was moving a lot she almost fell off the bed. After that, I was no longer jealous!! Anyway, if my partner was a snoring monster... I guess I'd push him off the bed? Or sleep some place else. Ask him the next day for separate rooms. It's mean, I know but c'mon! I need my sleep, too! So I think these actions are justifiable.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
10 Jan 13
HI Aja! It is good that finally you could locate the discussion and could respond. Well, you spending a night at the hotel gave you a chance to first hand feel the experience of snoring and its affect. Even if you find that your (would be) partner a snoring monster, please do not throw him away from the bed, he would get hurt and then you will have to make him stand up. If there is problem you could sleep in another room. Thanks for sharing the experience and for enriching the post.
@Aja103654 (5646)
• Philippines
12 Jan 13
No prob, deepak! You are too kind though. hehe. Nah, I would still push him off the bed. He's not that delicate, anyway. He'll recover. He's done it to me before, this should be a good opportunity to get even. I have an uncle who snores real loud too. I am the one who sleeps the latest in our family so I know who snores and who doesn't. hahaha, glad my uncle sleeps in the guest room.
@youless (112108)
• Guangzhou, China
31 Dec 12
I also agree that it is disturbing to hear the snoring. However, actually it takes some time to adjust to it. My husband also snores loudly. As time goes by, sometimes I can fall asleep sooner with his snores. When you get used the same sound every night, you will not find it so bothering.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
31 Dec 12
Hi youless! It is interesting to hear that one gets used to the sound of snoring, one does not feel disturbed ...... Thanks for sharing.
@pergammano (7682)
• Canada
30 Dec 12
My special friend....LOL, I wish you were here....MY dearest Son has kept me awake...ALL night...GIFT, no, a lot of noise, skaking the foundation I live in...Snoring...OUCH!
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
31 Dec 12
Hi Pergammano! It is interesting to hear that you son kept you awake because of snoring and you did not have any choice but to bear it ...., Thanks for sharing.
@ifa225 (14364)
• Indonesia
1 Jan 13
Hi Dpk, my hubby is snoring too while sleeping I used to get disturb by it So I just move to sofa from my bed room to avoid it Since he can't heal the snoring, so I just let it be I am the one who relented it but when it comes to nag he is the one who relented it
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
3 Jan 13
Hi ifa! Nice to see you here. Do you mean to say that you counter your hubby's snoring by nagging him and he takes it on his stride. Thanks for joining us.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
31 Dec 12
I have heard of nasal strips that can be put across the nose that is supposed to reduce snoring. The thing is that it can be a much bigger problem. One of the huge signs of Sleep Apnea is snoring loudly. There are some pretty bad side effects of that too.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
3 Jan 13
Hi Jen! I have also heard about nasal strips. I understand that one strip would be required on per day basis. Yeah, you are right that there could be some side effects of snoring. Thanks for joining.
@vandana7 (98823)
• India
31 Dec 12
I do. But I dont really know whether I do or not. My father tells me I do. So I guess I do. :) He is concerned that I snore...other than that, I doubt if he is disturbed in the normal sense. Happy New Year Deepu..
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
3 Jan 13
Happy New Year to you too Vandana! If you snore do some breathing exercise to reduce the same. Thanks for joining.
@surekharathi (14146)
• India
30 Dec 12
You are right sir snoring means disturbs the sleep and whenever my danger and sweet hubby starts snoring I push him and say I am unable to sleep please not start the snoring he replied I not know when I started. Because the person not know about it. Thanks and same to you sir "HAPPY NEW YEAR IN ADVANCE" I will be absent for next full week because going my parents home.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
30 Dec 12
Juts like you surekha, i nudge my husband when he snores. That's because i know that it's harmful to snore. But i can still sleep even when he snores because it's not that loud.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
31 Dec 12
Hi Surekha! You are right that the person who snores just can not come to know that s/he is snoring. It is other person who tells him/her about it. Thanks for sharing.
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
2 Jan 13
Honestly, I snore if I am so exhausted. I don't mind if someone will woke up and punch me out of being sound asleep.lol I would feel the same thing, if I heard a big boat honking when they are about to reach the deck; the room will be filled with unbearable sounds.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
3 Jan 13
Hi! It is good that you realize that your snoring could cause problems for others and you do not mind if they punch you to stop snoring. Thanks for joining.
• China
30 Dec 12
I'd like to share a funny thing with you here.When I was in the university,I lived with some girls together in the same dorm.Usually I am easily to fall asleep,but one night I was sleepless,and I found in surprise,one girl was snoring,one was talking in her sleep,and the other girl was even grinding her teeth.Wow,can you imagine that scene?It was just like a special symphonic music,lol.Then it was more difficult for me to fall asleep then.And what the worse,I got frightened in the dark.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
31 Dec 12
Hi! My discussion took you back to memory lane and you became nostalgic about your university days. Thanks for sharing.
@piya84 (2581)
• India
30 Dec 12
Tell her to get ear plugs or sleep with cotton balls in ear.Problem solve. yes snoring is very disturbing.Some one in my building snore loudly and i can hear it at night even though we live on different floor.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
30 Dec 12
Hi Piya! You have given a good suggestion of using ear plugs or cotton balls. However, I feel it would work when the sound of snoring is not very loud, else ear plugs may not help. Thanks for kick starting the post.
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
31 Dec 12
Yeah, snoring could be really bothersome especially if it's too loud to bear by your partner or friends. I don't think experts have not thought of a remedy on how to correct or even stop snoring. Some said there is a way but still have not perfected it. I have noticed that mostly drinkers do snores when they are asleep, same with over worked or over exhausted people.
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
30 Dec 12
I used to sleep before in the sleeping quarter of our office. Sometimes I will hear a very loud snore and almost half of the people there will wake up. The snore is really loud and one employee told me that its always the same person. Since then, I do not sleep in our office sleeping quarters anymore.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
30 Dec 12
Hi! I can understand your point that you do not sleep at the place where you find a snoring person. Does it mean that my friend should sleep in a separate room to avoid his partner's snoring......lol! Thanks for joining.
• India
30 Dec 12
hey Deepak, very good topic to end the year I must say. I am pretty sure this touches every body some way or the other. Yes It does touch me as well and the experience has not been very good. anyways, Steaming just before sleeping helped us, and so would a relaxing bath before sleeping. Inhaling salt water in the nostrils ( might not be easy) again before sleeping ensures sound sleep. And one more, do a lot of physical activities ....it has two benefits....one it takes care of breathing and if the partner can also be physically active would ensure both sleep soundly irrespective of any sounds/snoring ...:) Regular yoga exercise ...involving breathing pattern would also be beneficial...happy sleeping... so do you snore?.....:)
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
31 Dec 12
Hi Shweta! Nice to see again on board. Your idea of steaming and bath before sleeping sounds good. I understand that there are medicinal drops which contain salt and could be used for blocked nose. Physical activities and yoga will also help in sound sleep. To your question - I also snore sometimes, so tells my better half. Thanks for appreciating the post and for sharing your valuable suggestions.
• Philippines
30 Dec 12
My dad snores really loudly and it has been a problem for the entire family (my mom especially of course). What he does is he usually sleeps facing one side (left or right) and never with his body facing up front. It reduces the snore and sometimes he would not snore at all. You also have to take note that if your friend's partner snores so disturbingly loud, he may have a weight problem. The bigger the person is (in weight), the louder the snore would be. He may have to go on a special diet. Snoring people also usually have problems with their cholesterol levels and their blood sugar.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
31 Dec 12
Hi! If sleeping on one's side lessens the snoring bouts than it should be adopted. I feel that your observation about over-weight problem appears right. Over-weight could cause snoring. Thanks for sharing.