My 55-year-old husband snores so badly that our bed vibrates. Please, what can we do to solve this problem. His snoring is driving me crazy.
Elizabeth (by SMS)
One of the tricks to handle a snoring partner is to go to bed before your snoring partner. Going to bed before the snorer does will mean you won’t suffer from the anxiety of waiting for them to fall asleep and begin snoring, which you know will keep you awake. Some partners even go as far as sewing a tennis ball into the back of the snorer’s pyjamas. Experts believe that sewing a tennis ball on to the back of the snorer’s pyjamas will make it uncomfortable for them to lie on their back, which is the position most likely to trigger snoring. Instead, the snoring partner will be forced to sleep on their side and will therefore be less likely to snore. Recording your partner snoring is another good idea especially of your partner that is in denial. Experts believe that even though it may seem slightly intrusive, but recording the snoring and playing the sound back to your partner will help them to both acknowledge that there is a problem, and to understand the scale of it. Many snorers will spend years not actually realising how loud their snoring is. Once your partner is aware, they’re more likely to be more cooperative in tackling the problem and you’ll be in it together.
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