<p>If he has apnea, a CPAP, BiPAP, nasal cannula or provent patch can be extremely helpful and important. Another temporary stopgap fix is the breathe-rite nasal strip or, if necessary, consider uvula surgery.</p>
<p>Class of 2015, if I had to get up and function, I’d maybe sleep in a different room. I actually don’t think the snoring bothers me so much, but my H is tired most of the time and I don’t like what that might mean for his health.</p>
<p>^My sleep is very very light. On exceptionally good nights, I sleep 5 hrs, many times it is only 2 - 3 hours. It does not bother me, humans can get used to whatever. But if I do not get any sleep at all, I am not in good shape. The huge advantage of sleeping few hours is having much more time. but gimmy this 3 hrs at least, so 2 rooms is a must.</p>
<p>MiamiDAP, I don’t know how you function on so little sleep. I remember getting very little during those early baby days and I was exhausted.</p>
<p>MiamiDAP–If I was getting so little sleep, I would surely sleep in a different room. This thread is not about judgement. I’m just looking for help for my DH. I know he needs to get medical help, but this is where I get my first help.</p>
<p>I also heard many times that snoring needs to be taking care of. So, agree with you, bethievt.<br>
In regard to my short sleep, I cannot function if I sleep longer. If I happen to sleep for about 7 hrs (it might happen maybe once/year), my next day is gone, I am complete reck, very tired, cannot shake it off. I do not believe that everybody needs 8 hrs, I certainly cannot function in that much sleep and no pills work for me, except for advil, not even all those “natural” melatonin, valerian,…etc, usless, just make me very tired next day.</p>
<p>DD has apnea, but only when he sleeps on his back. He wears a device to keep him on his side as well as a dental device to reduce his snoring. And yet, he still snores. I wear ear plugs & use Ambien, but I rarely get a good nights sleep. I actually dread traveling with him because I can’t just get up move to the couch. I’m not sure what to pursue next. Any ideas?</p>
<p>I don’t know if this has been mentioned upthread, but one of the best remedies for many cases of snoring is to lose weight down to normal body weight. High BMI is a major risk factor for sleep apnea/snoring.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, my husband is at an ideal weight & BMI, so that’s not one of his issues.</p>
<p>My H only snores on his back, so I just poke him.
I consider it my wifely duty.
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I would suggest going to a good ear, nose & throat Dr.</p>
<p>This hasn’t solved H’s snoring, but I started wearing silicone ear plugs to bed in the past week and I’m sleeping much better! He’s had a sinus cold for nearly 2 weeks and even his breathing was loud. I can hear the alarm clock, but the ear plugs cover up his snoring and wheezing.</p>
<p>My wife suffered from this (my snoring) for years before she finally got me to mention it to my doctor. I had been a loud snorer (so I was told) for decades. I always thought that you had to sleep in a lab to test for apnea but the sleep study he prescribed was simply a couple of sensors which fastened to my fingers, attached to a watch-like device I wore on my wrist overnight at home. It turned out that I had severe apnea.</p>
<p>I understand the resistance to CPAP machines. Let’s face it: the mask is about as unsexy as you can imagine. And it’s hard to get used to. But once I internalized the health risks to myself, and the trouble my wife experienced, I determined to soldier through. At first I could only tolerate the mask (over my nose) for a couple of hours before taking it off. Gradually I wore it longer and longer; it took a few weeks before I was sleeping through the night. But I didn’t quit.</p>
<p>Now I wouldn’t be without it, like most CPAP users. It’s quiet. It filters the air, so during allergy season (12 months of the year for me) the only time I’m not suffering is during the night. I am rested and have more energy than before. And my wife is happy.</p>
<p>I was a typical selfish husband for a long time. I didn’t want to deal with it. It didn’t seem to be a problem for me (I was unaware that I was waking up over 50 times an hour.) I just wanted to ignore it. Now I’m glad I finally faced up to it. So this is what I say to all the husbands out there who are ignoring this problem: </p>
<p>Man up! Stop being such a baby! Sure, it’s hard work becoming the master of that machine and that mask - are you up to it? Other guys have pulled it off - are you weaker than them? Well? Are you?!</p>
<p>There. You can quote me.</p>
<p>Kluge, great post!</p>
<p>thanks. My husband swears he doesn’t have sleep apnea and won’t mention it to his doctor. ugh…still wearing ear plugs!</p>
<p>Can anyone share what type of ear plugs they use?</p>
<p>My H snores in all positions and it can be a sound equal to nails on a chalkboard in terms of how torturous it is to hear.</p>
<p>After years of prodding he did have a sleep study and his snoring is not due apnea (nor is he overweight). The ENT, from a nationally known teaching hospital, came up with about 5 possible remedies but each was worse than the next and each was followed with ‘but I can’t promise you this will solve the problem’…one was a surgery on his tongue that would affect his ability to taste and another involved breaking his jaw. We both agreed it was best to skip these options. One was to try a mouth guard but, now that time has gone by, he’s resistant to that.</p>
<p>I tried earplugs just once–an inexpensive, purple spongey pair purchased at a drug store but they were uncomfortable and fell out pretty quickly. Ear buds seem to fall out of my ears too so I’m not sure what I need but if anyone can share what they use, I’d love to hear.</p>
<p>collage1 - This is the kind of earplugs I use. </p>
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<p>I actually bought this exact box of 200 pairs (!) as it was getting harder to find the smaller packs in drugstores. I can use each pair for a week or so before they stop bouncing back in shape. The trick is to roll them between your forefinger and thumb so they get thin and pointy and then pop them into your ear at the correct angle. If you did it right, you will hear them expanding. They work great.
Incidentally, my H had deviated septum surgery and tried a CPAP machine but unlike kluge (my hero) he didn’t stick with it. And he snores loudly even when sleeping on his stomach. And he wears a breath right strip every night. He isn’t majorly overweight but I suspect that if he lost 5-10 lbs. that might help. In the meantime, I still have lots of earplugs and they keep me from getting crazy mad about the snoring.</p>
<p>this is what I use:</p>
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<p>They filter out the snoring, but not my alarm clock. I travel internationally quite a bit and they are part of my overnight plane kit.</p>
<p>My earplugs do filter out the alarm clock and that can be a problem occasionally. They also filter out the phone even when it rings right next to my head.</p>