subject: Tips on Dealing With a Spouse Who Snores [print this page] If you have a spouse that snores, you will definitely have some frustrating nights where you lose sleep. While at times snoring can not be prevented, there are generally many things that can be done so that you can get a good night's rest and not have to worry about hearing that noise all the time. Here are a few ways you can help to limit your spouse's snoring so your valuable sleep isn't impacted.
One of the easiest ways to reduce nighttime snoring is to start sleeping with the room a bit cooler. For one reason or another, having a cooler area to sleep in tends to result in less snoring or quieter snoring than when in a warm room. Also a room with less humidity tends to produce the same effect.
If your partner has allergy problems, you might want to pay a visit to your family doctor. Many medicines will prevent or take care of allergy related problems. Many times snoring is a direct result of allergies.
Nasal strips will help for some people and not for others. These are cheap and might make the noise from snoring go down somewhat. Give these nasal strips a try to see if it reduces snoring and makes sleeping at night much easier. Since they are so cheap, they are certainly worth a shot.
Change positions by having your partner not lay on his or her back as much. Sleeping on your side can help prevent snoring and make it quieter if it is still happening. Sleeping on your stomach is even better as it helps to reduce snoring noises quite a bit.
Have your partner look into losing some weight. It is true that as a heavier person, snoring tends to be more of a problem. With weight loss, the problem many times go away once someone reaches their ideal body weight.
Quit certain habits like drinking and smoking. Both of these can only make snoring worse. If avoided, the problem may not be as bad. If all else fails, see a doctor. There are so many conditions that have snoring associated with them that might need to be diagnosed and taken care of.
If your partner snores, it probably keeps you up at night. Learn a few simple steps that can really help to make sure the noise is not quite as bad allowing you to sleep easier.
