My husband started mentioning my snoring about a year ago. Of course I couldn’t dispute it, since I am asleep when it happens. But I did think it was strange since no one else has mentioned it even when I have traveled with other family members. Just recently he heard snoring when I was out of town and finally realized it is one of our dogs. Maybe a canine sleep study is in order. I’m a little offended that I was mistaken for the dog, but DH is usually a little out of it if he is awakened during the night, so I guess I’ll let it go lol.
Snoring Wife is the best treatment for the Snoring Husband Syndrome.
“For me, losing a few pounds did the trick.”
^^I highly recommend this. It is a magic cure.
A pillow over the face?
Who’s face? Hers or husband? One might have long lasting results. 
Pillow fight!!! 
Adjusting to a C-PAP or Bi-PAP can take much trial and error with different masks and straps. But, if your spouse is DXed with sleep apnea, and would like to like to live longer, best to work on the adjustment.
I suffer from sleep apnea. I’ve been on CPAP for 2.5 years, and it’s improved my life a lot. I had all the indicators, but they did not initially present at the same time, so my doc and I did not put them together right away. Overweight, fat neck, snoring, reflux, and anxiety were all there. Then I started getting tired all the time and really spaced out before noon.
That was the thing. Making breakfast in the morning and bumping into stuff. Staring at the fridge for 5 minutes and wondering what I was supposed to be doing. Literally tasting CO2 on my breath as if I’d been exercising really hard.
It was the stupor that started me researching symptoms on the Internet and putting together the pattern. When I reminded my doctor of everything in a single sentence, he had the same epiphany I did. He ordered a sleep study, and that confirmed our suspicions. I was having up to 100 apnea/hypopnea events in one hour. That’s 1000 seconds out of 3600 seconds without breathing.
(Weird thing is, I had already moved out of the bedroom because of my wife’s snoring. She still hasn’t gotten a sleep study, and I know she’s slowly killing herself. You can stand in the doorway and listen to her breathing just stop. She refuses to discuss it.)
OP, you mention no obvious effects on health. It might seem that way, but do consider reflux and anxiety. And realize that the more obvious effects might present themselves quite suddenly – which is to say, so gradually, you don’t notice until they cross the line between bearable and unbearable.
Not saying my experience is yours. Just saying, this is something to look out for that’s worth investigating. Your insurance probably won’t pay for a sleep study without your family doctor’s referral, so that’s really the place to start. It never hurts to ask.
Try the snore strips you buy at a drugstore for your H.
Buy a white noise machine (mine is from Amazon).
Buy and use swimmer ear plugs that you can get a drugstore–not the foam ones.
Also, have your H get a sleep study. Good advice^.
Sounds unanimous to me.
Another BiPap fan here. My H snored and gasped and otherwise had clear apnea symptoms, but didn’t get the sleep study until he developed a-fib. Found out he has both obstructive and central apnea–his dang brain just “forgets” to breathe sometimes. 
So this counts out the breaths for him. Adjustment took a while, but his brother was already addicted to his, so he coached H through and helped him figure out a better mask–he uses the nose pillows instead of full mask.
We both sleep better now–it’s very quiet, not Darth Vaderish at all, except when sometimes the seal opens up and there’s a funny noise, but that usually stops very quickly.
And I like knowing how much better his health is now!
Sleep study and CPAP. Husband’s machine is nearly silent. It was a life changer for both of us.
If it’s not apnea related, I used @emilybee 's solution for years and it worked for me … most of the time. When it didn’t I relocated to another room.
Wow ! I didn’t realize sleep apnea was so common ! Last night , I thought seriously about leaving my warm comfy bed ( but it would have been cold with the doors closing off the bedrooms )
Los of good tips and advice. I recognized more than one common symptoms with my husband. He does have reflux , which he often " forgets " to take his meds for.
If the CPAP is white noise , I would fall asleep to the drone of it, but I see him being reluctant to use a device. He has always had horrible sleep habits , often times being up half the night and crashing on the sofa.
I’m going to call his PCP tomorrow and get him in.
H was also reluctant UNTIL he experienced how much better he felt after a good night’s sleep. His CPAP has greatly improved the quality of sleep for both of us. A sleep study is definitely in order!
What’s the correlation between sleep apnea and a fib?
(If you don’t know what “a fib” is and think it’s a synonym for a lie, my question above appears to be a riddle.)
I was very much like @WasatchWriter ; was a long time snorer, finally went to the doctor for a referral for a sleep study because I was tired ALL the time (and my D was begging me as she kept hearing me stop breathing when I would fall asleep in the living room chair). Felt like my brain was slogging through some mucky mire every day. Didn’t matter how much sleep I got, I was exhausted and mentally out of it.
Got the CPAP and after one night’s use, I could tell the difference! Been using it for 6 months and feel a LOT better- more rested, my brain is back on track. I would highly recommend to anyone who snores, to get a sleep study. This is a definite medical issue. Using OTC items, like snore strips, treats the symptoms and not the cause.
VH–apnea can trigger atrial fibulation (a-fib.) I don’t know why, but i know it’s common. When H was in ER with his first bout a year ago, the attending cardio doc suggested apnea as a possible trigger immediately, and I had no doubt it was. Both of his ER-necessary a-fibs happened while he was sleeping. Hasn’t had one since he got the machine. They were scary episodes; I know so people apparently don’t know when they go into it, but he can defiintely feel the changed heart rhythm. If unchecked it’s liable to lead to strokes, so happy to have this under control.
Incidentally beyond this and clearing of brain fog, other benefits have been improved disposition, plus his very extensive psoriasis which gets much worse usually in winter, hardly did this year, probably because of reduced stress. A win win. He won’t sleep without it now.
Another note- sleep apnea is not always related to weight. My D is a very light snorer and weighs 105 pounds- sopping wet… and has sleep apnea. She did not want to use a CPAP so she has the dental appliance that she wears at night. It has helped with the snoring and other issues that apnea causes.
It’s not just a-fib, not just strokes, can lead to death. Properly treating apnea, wearing the dang contraption, seems a small effort to improve quality of life. People have to realize that while it can be weight related for some, or strips may work for others, its not that simple for all.
DH snored to the point where I could hear him two floors away. My sleep was a mess. He would stop breathing in the middle of the night and then choked and gasped (but never woke up). His primary had him do a home sleep study first, which showed the clear need, and he was then referred to a sleep clinic where he did the full overnight plugged-in gig. His 02 sats were in the 60s – terrible, terrible numbers. He stopped breathing many times each hour, and sometimes for as long as 30 seconds. The report was unequivocal about the severity of the problem. He actually agreed to get a CPAP. He says he can’t tell a difference in his mental status, but that’s ok. The CPAP he has is pretty quiet and it doesn’t bother me at all. It’s quieter than the HEPA filter we used to have in our room. He also has diabetes, has high BP and is severely overweight.
My BIL had surgery in his late 30s and it seems to have helped him, but he said it was painful and took longer to heal than he expected.
DH’s tube to his machine broke the other day and he has asked me three times today when the new one is supposed to arrive! For a guy who assiduously avoids things medical, this is an amazing turn of mind.
I also snored for a long time. Then my exhaustion became unbearable (dozing during the day at work, sometimes even at red lights!). I also had some symptoms that I thought could be cardiac related. The cardiologist suggested a sleep study to rule out sleep apnea. Sure enough, I had moderate sleep apnea. I got fitted with a dental appliance about two years ago and the difference is significant. My daytime sleepiness is markedly decreased and my energy improved. No snoring, and repeat sleep study shows that I now have almost NO episodes of apnea. Definitely worth it. I find the dental device much more comfortable/user-friendly than the CPAP (which my mom has and finds very cumbersome). It is especially easy to travel with.