Need tips for snoring husband...

And no, divorce is not an option!  He has always snored, and usually it does not bother me, but the last two nights I have had to kick him out of bed so I can get some sleep!  We have tried breathe right strips and snore relief.  I am sleep deprived and at my wits end...any advice?  And, no, he will refuse to see a doctor.

He should absolutely see a doctor to be evaluated for obstructive sleep apnea. This is a condition that can be very damaging to one's physical and cognitive health. Literally, people with this condition stop breathing for short periods during sleep. Snoring is a primary symptom.

But, if he refuses to see a doctor, there is not much you can do. Try rolling him over if you can- sometimes just chaning his position can stop the snoring for a bit.

Buy a sofa.

I wear ear plugs!  No serious, I've been wearing them for years.  I buy Mac's Silicone Ear Plugs.  They are very comfy and block out lots of sound!  I sleep sooooo much better.  I started wearing them when I moved to San Francisco because I lived in the mountains for six years prior and it was total silence.  The city is obviously noisy! 

I buy the Mac's at Target or online. 

he should really see a doctor, my dad has sleep apnea (however you spell it). It is really dangerous.

Alternatively if your husband refuses to see a doctor and if he is overweight then you should encourage him to lose weight, because there is a very high correlation between weight and snoring (if he is thin - then I think it is probably even more important he see the doctor)

He is on the diet with me.  My Dad has apnea and wears the Sea Pac (sp?) every night.  I can't get him to the doctor to save his life!  Men....

Ear plugs are a great idea, redkitty.  In the pharmacy area at Target or sporting goods, I wonder?

CD-we have a sofa, two twins and a double that are available.  He has his pick!

Make that sofa even more inviting.  Leave a fluffed pillow, a warm blanket, and a little chocolate out for him so he won't feel so unloved. :D

My husband was diagnosed with sleep apnea.  When I realized all his symptoms pointed towards it, I told him that I did NOT want to live with someone who would not keep care of himself.  I told him that if he wanted to kill himself, he could do it alone.  And I was serious.  I wanted a HEALTHY husband and let him know that was why I wanted him to get to the dr.

I don't know what you can do in your situation to make your husband go to the dr, but do your best to get him to go.  Bribe, make a bargain of some sort, whatever you can do....Not only for him, but for yourself too.  A snoring husband is no fun.  And often doesn't get the sleep he needs, so is moody, too.

If my boyfriend wakes me up with his snoring usually if I just rub his arm or whatever is easily reachable (rub his leg with my foot when I don't want to move!) and that usually shuts him up for a few moments, enough for me to get back to sleep.

And of course if he's on his back I'll nudge him over onto his side which usually helps...though not always...bleh!

For people who have given advice to go to dr... which doctor should one see for snoring problem? My husband has the same problem and we have talked about seeing a doctor, but not sure should we see a specialist or our primary care physician?

Besides earplugs, when I was last home, I listened to my mp3 player while falling sleep, to block out the sound of the father elephant and baby elephant (as I refer to my father and mother - but only when snoring), which helped alot. (I spent a week on a trip with them in a "family" room, with a seperate room for kids (well me) but where my room walls only went three quarters of the way to the ceiling, perfect privacy, but not so good for avoiding thier snoring....

CNJ, we went to our primary care dr and she referred my husband to the specialist.

Speaking from the other side of the bed, he should go to the Doctor.  PCP first and then he will be refered to a sleep specialist.  I did not want to go either.  My wife had been asking and asking.  I was seeing my Dr. for a checkup and he told me the story of friend that was in that same situation as me (overweight) and snorred terribly.  He died one night because he stopped breathing and never woke up.  This is serious stuff.  I had the sleep study done and found that in a seven hour period, I stopped breathing 500+ times! 

I now have a CPAP machine that helps me breath (covered by insurance) and for the first time in YEARS, I am sleeping in the same bed with my wife.

Get him to a Dr. and good luck. 

How overweight is he?
My s.o. cuts the snoring when he loses.

It could just be allergies too.
Buy all new pillows and steam clean your matress or put a dust mite cover on it.

I stick the "killed pillow" sir lumpy around his neck. It kinda cradles his head like those bendy neck support pillows and stops the snoring.

side position = less snoring too.

doc motivation = tell him they wont do the ball test.
LOL

Also ask him if he feels tired during the day. If he does...tell him getting the help for the apnea thing would get rid of that.

Hopefully it will just go as the weight does.

Is he aware Apnea can be deadly?  Perhaps hes heard of football player Reggie White who died in his 40s and its suspected due to apnea.

I was able to schedule a sleep study prior to a doctors visit and before following up with the doctor, has a resulting report outlining the level of apnea and how many times I stopped breathing.

I postponed treatment for years and my physician feels my short term memory may be due to oxygen deprivation to the brain. 

I've seen lots of advertisements for "natural" remedies for snoring.  I got one for my hubby (some kind of moisturing spray for the back of the throat), and it didn't work.

I've also seen advertisements in my dentist office for orthodontic mouth inserts that supposedly correct the mouth position during sleep to prevent snoring -  you could probably check with your dentist.  Or an ENT (ear nose throat) specialist would probably be able to help as well.

Although, the most common thing I've seen for reducing snoring is weight loss (in my hubby's case, this would most definitely help, I think).