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How do you sleep with someone who snores loud?
Here are seven tips to try.
- Don’t focus on the sound of snoring. Yes, this may be easier said than done.
- Wear ear plugs.
- Listen to music or white noise.
- Change your partner’s position.
- Encourage your partner to get evaluated.
- Sleep in a different room.
How snoring can ruin a marriage?
Snoring can put great strain on relationships. A snoring problem often creates not only tiredness but also frustration and resentment between couples. It can interfere with sexual and emotional intimacy, and can push couples to sleep in separate bedrooms.
Can sleeping with a snorer affect your health?
In recent weeks, two major medical journals have given a nod to the long-suffering bed partners of snorers. The research shows that people who sleep next to a snorer have more pain complaints, have higher levels of fatigue and sleepiness and may even be at higher risk for hearing loss.
Why does my husband snore so loud?
Temporary factors. Snoring can be caused by a whole number of temporary factors, including sedative use, consumption of alcohol, excessive smoking, seasonal allergies, swollen tonsils, sleeping position and the cold or flu. These factors occur for a short time and are not permanent.
How does snoring affect your partner?
Snoring can also result in relationship strain and even deep resentment. Partners tend to blame the snorer for preventing them from getting good shuteye, while snorers resent their partner for making an issue out of their snoring and for the elbow in the ribs during the night to stop the snoring.
How can I help my husband stop snoring?
How to reduce snoring
- Avoid alcohol and sedating medications before bedtime.
- If you have allergies, treat them. Take your allergy medication or use a nasal steroid spray to improve nasal airflow.
- Sleep on your side.
- Raise your mattress and pillows so the top of your head is elevated.
- Keep a healthy weight.