Wellness

[Mom2Dogs]

@I am still oxox   Same issue here - I moved to the spare room.  Not an ideal situation but it works for us.

[I am still oxox]

@JeanLouiseFinch He is thin and fit and this will be brough up when he goes for his physical in March

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@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:

There are many reasons for snoring.  Being overweight is one of them.  Losing weight helped me, but not completely.  I was referred to an ENT and it was discovered that I had nasal polyps. Having them removed and maintaining my followup care has given me the ability to breathe freely and quietly.

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[Enufstuff]

@JeanLouiseFinch  @I am still oxox   I have had two husbands.

Both thin and did not snore when they were younger. They snored when they got older and had not gained weight.

  I am a very light sleeper and can't even have a clock ticking.

My second husband did try the Breathe Right strips and they worked for a couple of years. Then it got worse.

 I had to move him to another room and I could still hear him with two doors closed. He had surgery for nasal polyps and the Dr. told him that he would no longer snore. Wrong!

 He still snores, so if we travel, it is very expensive. We have to get two rooms. With Fibromyalgia, if I don't sleep, I have pain and can't function. I feel your pain.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

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@Enufstuff wrote:

@JeanLouiseFinch  @I am still oxox   I have had two husbands.

Both thin and did not snore when they were younger. They snored when they got older and had not gained weight.

  I am a very light sleeper and can't even have a clock ticking.

My second husband did try the Breathe Right strips and they worked for a couple of years. Then it got worse.

 I had to move him to another room and I could still hear him with two doors closed. He had surgery for nasal polyps and the Dr. told him that he would no longer snore. Wrong!

 He still snores, so if we travel, it is very expensive. We have to get two rooms. With Fibromyalgia, if I don't sleep, I have pain and can't function. I feel your pain.

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@Enufstuff  - is he doing any kind of maintenance at home?  Polyps can/will grow back.  I have a specific daily regimen of nasal rinsing with a steroid from a compounding pharmacy which gets mixed into my bottle of saline water. I rinse AM & PM

[tampalady]

I find that a fan helps with the snoring.  We have used a fan since I was pregnant. This has really helped with our situation.  I tried ear plugs and that did nothing for me.   

[Enufstuff]

@JeanLouiseFinch  No, he had that surgery years ago and nothing like that was ever recomended. I don't think that he would do it anyway.

 The surgery never did stop the snoring. That was right from post surgery, not time for them to grow back.

 He has been in a separate room for close to 20 years. I like my own space and we aren't planning any trips any time soon.

Going on 86, he is not a pleasure to be around, too ornery and argumentative, just difficult.

[monicakm]

If air is leaking, try these.  They also make them for just a nose cpap.  Mask liners

[KittySoftPaws]

@GingerHead  Never heard this term before, but my husband and I have been sleeping in seperate bedrooms for several years now. It started with his snoring and restless leg syndrome. I am a light sleeper and also like to stretch out, so we both agreed it was for better health that we sleep apart. I would get woken up from his issues and then he would have trouble sleeping for worry of waking me up. It's worked out just fine for both of us. In fact a lot of new homes for years have been built with two master bedrooms for this very reason. 

[AuntG]

My husband doesn't snore all the time, but when he does, I wake him up. Either he or I will go to the spare bedroom until morning. 

[GingerHead]

@KittySoftPawsI hear ya, it makes sense. A good nights sleep is so important for your health and really when you're asleep does it really matter where you do it? I mean some people may think they're married and want to sleep together but when you're asleep you're basically unconscious, so does it really matter if you're unconscious next to each other or in separate rooms? haha

 Honestly, I wouldn't mind having my own room/ space some nights because my husband does move a lot in the night and wakes me up a bit. If it happened a lot more often or one of us snored I'd really look into it more.