How to deal with a snoring roommate?

[DJ Disney Kid]

We are leaving for the World in 2 months and my father is going with us. The problem is, he snores, LOUD! Last time he went with us we tried the breathrite strips and tellin him to lay certain ways in bed but it didn't work. He snored every night and kept waking everyone up except for himself. We'd wake him up and tell him to shut up, but he'd fall asleep before any of us could and it would start again. We have two rooms this time and we are going to be switching him between rooms each night, but thats still means numerous sleepless nights for each of us. Have any of you found ways to help get you through the night? I've considered taking sleeping pills but I don't want to be oversleeping on my vacation due to already being exhausted from the parks as it is and then adding a pill on top of that. HELP DIS'ers, HELP!!!

 

[Poohbear123]

Bring a small floor fan, run it all night, and it will drown out his snoring. Also, Ear Plugs work great for those who have to hear the snoring.

 

[tiger4me2]

LOL
My DH snores & nothing help not even ear plugs. I would wake him up after I couldn't stand it any longer & told him to stop snoring that I have to get some sleep too. He finally loss some weight as he is 6'8 but gain some pounds & needed to loss some. Finally after he loss some pounds(15lbs) not too many nights that he snores but I just rub his back & he turns over & stops for awhile. Of course at times I felt like putting my pillow over his face Not sure what would work. But I do feel for you.

 

[northriver]

Earplugs. I hate ear plugs, but we share a room with my parents who are both loud snorers. They pay for the rooom at a deluxe resort, so I just do put in my ear plugs and try not to complain!

The first night is the worst, after that I am too tired and/or get used to it a little. My mother has some medication she takes to help with snoring, I have NO idea what it is but it really makes a HUGE difference. My father however denies the fact that he snores.

 

[fakereadhed]

Send him in for a sleep study and get him a CPAP machine before the trip.

Seriously, waking up a snoring person doesn't help. But it might make you feel better. As soon as they go to sleep, they will be snoring again...

 

[disnut8]

Try a short and low whistle (not a tangible whistle but a human generated one). It doesn't wake up the snorer but it interrupts them just enough that they know something is going on. I tried this with my husband and it worked fairly well. He said he heard the whistle but just thought it was part of a dream or something. It could work.

The other thing is to relax yourself. If you go to bed and lie there all tensed up waiting for the snoring to start, it's not going to help anything.

The way I see it with my husband is that he snores. And I hear it. But I'd rather have that next to me than to have nothing. I've given up whistling when he starts to snore. I kind of like it now. And I sleep a lot better.

 

[Terk-1]

My sister snores and I'm a pretty light sleeper at times. I have a portable sound machine from Sharper Image that I use at night at home that I bring with me with a pair of headphones. Between that and running the room fan (not the ceiling fan, the other one), it drowns it out, so that both of us can sleep.

 

[wdwnomad]

I snore and people I travel with know it. Some people it bothers others it doesn't. I always tell them if you don't like it then you are more than welcome to reserve your own room.

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Oh my gosh, your poor dad - being shuttled between rooms? He cannot help it, does not do it intentionally and you may be hurting his feelings by making such a big deal out of it. PLEASE get ear plugs for everyone and be more considerate of your dad. The sound machine is a good idea too

I've shared a room with friends who snore very loudly, but would never tell them! It may be difficult to remember, but it is not the responsibility of the person who snores - they cannot help it. So it is our responsibility to find a way we can sleep i.e. earplugs, sound machine etc. Whatever works.

I feel so bad for your dad I could cry...telling him to shut up...I am sure you would not intentionally hurt his feelings...and the lack of sleep is awful, but there are ways to deal with the situation.

Good luck and I hope you all have a wonderful trip.

 

[auntie]

With two rooms, you can't put your dad in a room by himself?..put an air mattress on the floor in your room if you need to. At least everyone will get a decent nights sleep, and you still have the benefits of two bathrooms and the amenties that both rooms offer. Or it's 3 rooms.

 

[dawgsgirl]

All my family and friends complained so much that I went for the sleep test and got a CPAP. Now everyone is happy and I feel SO much better!

 

[Ctsplaysinrain]

I agree with the person who says " I feel bad for you Dad." If the snoring is really that loud and that bad, you need to get your father to a doctor for a complete check-up and perhaps a sleep study. It does sounds as if he could have sleep apnea which can lead to serious medical issues... I would be more concerned with your father's health than your ability to sleep.

 

[ekmom]

My husband used to be a loud snorer until he was diagnosed with sleep apnea and got a CPAP machine. I started using these when he still snored:

http://earplugstore.stores.yahoo.net/flenquietple3.html

I still use them every night because I really dislike white noise while I sleep and they drown out the noise of the CPAP machine.

 

[kkproulx]

When my DH and I first got married I thought I had made a MAJOR mistake. Sleep was my FAVORITE thing to do in the whole world. For the first few months after being married I was SO grouchy from lack of sleep. My friend gave me some ear plugs and said to use them. I did and it seemed to help a little bit but ONLY if I fell asleep FIRST. If he fell asleep before me then I could still hear him. Put the earplugs in....go to bed BEFORE he does and pray that it works like it did for me. I wore the ear plugs so much I got sores in my ears! Now that we've been together for 13 years, I just go to the spare bedroom. He agrees it's not worth me being grouchy and there's no way of getting him to do a sleep study! Believe me there's been nights that I've really done the plug his nose or covering his mouth.....nothing works!!! Don't try that though, you may get slapped!!! Invest in a couple packs of ear plugs and hope for the best...good luck! I'd also try the sleep machine/or fan....good luck!

 

[rosiep]

I'm a snorer and I hate it. I am very self conscious about it and nothing really seems to help. My husband says he doesn't mind my snoring but I find that really hard to believe.
The irony is that my husband snores occasionally and very softly...and I can't stand it!!! I have to sleep with earplugs (it helps that I'm deaf in one ear) and I never travel without them.

 

[heartbeeps]

snoring is a medical problem. If you can't encourage them to get to a dr (or even a dentist) who could Rx a CPAP machine, then perhaps an anti-snoring device fitted at the back of the mouth so as to push the tongue forward to create a wider opening of the air passage would be tolerable. If not, then read this web site or this one will help.

 

[diskidz]

Yes, my husband snores also. I use the orange earplugs from WalMart. I get them in the hunting section. The ones they sell in the sleeping section aren't big enough and seem to let more sound in. They are a soft earplug that expands once you put them in your ear. You still may hear a bit of snoring, I do but he sleeps next to me, not in the next bed. The ear plugs actually help me fall asleep because I can relax, it's almost like meditating hearing yourself breath.
Have a good time!

 

[southtexasmom]

My DH snores too, he had a sleep study done and he had severe sleep apnea, now he has a CPAP.

 

[luvthemouse71]

My sister snores and I'm a pretty light sleeper at times. I have a portable sound machine from Sharper Image that I use at night at home that I bring with me with a pair of headphones. Between that and running the room fan (not the ceiling fan, the other one), it drowns it out, so that both of us can sleep.

I'm trying this...my Dad is going with me and he's the poster boy for snorers!!

 

[themilesfamily]

We have a similar issue. We are purchasing an inexpensive box fan on Amazon and having it sent to the resort for our Disney vacation.

When DH and I sleep in the same room, we always run a fan and that has worked great to drown out the noise. If I didn't have a fan running we could never sleep in the same room.