Seriously... I use them on occasion when DH snores really loudly. If I can nudge him to roll onto his side it helps but when he goes flat on his back the snoring wakes the neighbors! LOL! I got some of those little squishy ear plugs that you smash flat, put in your ear, and then they expand back out and fill up your ears and they really do help me a lot!

Sorry Manda, that's all I've got! LOL!!

and I agree, not sleeping in the same room is not a good idea. Physical intimacy like snuggling and just being under the covers together is a VERY important part of a relationship, especially in a high-stress 'blended family' relationship.

First, the likely causes are weight gain and/or aging. If your FH didn't snore, or not much, before he gained the weight, that is likely the problem. However, asking him to lose weight can be delicate. But that's probably the best semi-permanent solution, if he doesn't get offended by that.

The breathe-rite strips, in my experience, don't do a whole lot. Sadly. I used to wear ear plugs, my H used the strips and even sprayed stuff in his nose, and all those things together didn't do enough to help me get a decent night's sleep.

Second option: have him go do a sleep study at a clinic or university. They are designed to figure out why someone snores. They are often required for insurance to pay for treatments. One treatment that works well is a C-PAP machine (google it), which opens the airways of people with sleep apnea. Your insurance might cover most or all of it (ours would). The disadvantage of this is that your FH would have to wear a mask on his face to sleep forever. Makes it hard if you are a stomach sleeper, because the mask gets in the way -- but it does stop snoring.

Third: there's a new procedure that specialists have started doing called Pillar implants:

http://www.restoremedical.com/

My husband had this done. It's an outpatient procedure where they shave off part of the soft palate and insert little plastic pillars that are the size of small toothpicks. These harden up the soft palate so it doesn't vibrate when the sleeping person breathes.

It has really worked wonders: my husband, who used to snore LIKE A TRAIN, now snores a bit sometimes, but not enough to keep me from sleeping. Downsides: it cost us about $1200 (wasn't covered by insurance); the recovery time was about 3 weeks, during which time it really hurt my poor husband (he was constantly gargling "magic mouthwash" laced with codeine); and the scarring process takes about a couple of months to achieve the full effect. But I'm really glad we did it -- the other upside of this procedure is that not only did it mostly stop his snoring, it also has lowered his blood pressure (the stress of sleep apnea is hard on the body) -- so he's much healthier now, too.

It's probably not for everyone. But any of these options would probably work; it just depends on which one you and FH would prefer.

BB

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Sorry you have to deal with that...same thing here!
I do the ear plugs and turn him on his side when it gets out of hand, if he doesn't wanna move I shove him hard enough to make it happen.
On top of that...BF grinds his teeth like crazy! I mean, I can hear him from upstairs when he is snoozing on the couch downstairs! That's bad! So finally we got a mouth piece done for him so I don't have to deal with the grinding AND the snoring and most of all; protect his teeth!!! He broke three tooths in 4 years.
Loving a truck isn't easy...lol!!

I had the same problem with my ex. A pillow over his face works like a charm...haha just kidding

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He may have sleep apnea. Snoring is usually a good sign of it. You might want to bring up the snoring with his doctor. There are treatments for it and they can give him a sleep study to determine if he does have it. Sleep apnea can be fatal and it is quite common.

"One should examine oneself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others." ~Moliere

I have discovered something that works very well for me.

I abhor ear plugs. I have tiny ears and they (and ear buds- hate them too) fall out/don't sit in far enough to work.

When the air went out earlier in the summer I grabbed two loud fans and put them in the bedroom. If it's bad snoring I turn them both on full blast. Not so bad? I turn them on lower settings. The background noise not only takes care of the snoring, or at least of my distraction from sleep from it, BUT ALSO the boys' talking in their basement bedroom or rec room, which has vents that carry their voices up clear as day right to our vents in our room.

I turn the fans so they are not facing me so I don't get dry eyes/sore throat etc.

I highly recommend the background noise effect. Missing my fans TONIGHT! Hope it helps.

I have the same problem with my dh snoring and flipping around and landing on me in my sleep. alot of times we sleep in seperate rooms but i really hate that.
I had he same problem with my ex but he didn't flip around so i would jus tape his mouth. that didn't work.
I am going to try some of the ideas listed as I feel really weird sleeping in seperate rooms

You could try melatonin or have a few drinks before you go to bed!!

And yes hr should be evaluated for sleep apnea