lisamarie Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I am a light sleeper. DH has started snoring in the last 6 months. At first it was every few nights and now it is pretty much every night. I started wearing ear plugs (along with using fans which we've always used). I am looking into buying better ones than the multi pack DH had in his work shop. So if you wear ear plugs, have you found ones that work better than most? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 DH wears the foam kind that you can buy at Walmart. You twist them tightly before inserting them into your ear. Once in, they puff back out to their normal size so that they are fitting all the contours of the ear canal. Yes, I just admitted I snore. Egads! :blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolehall Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I wear earplugs at night because dh snores. I like the putty ones the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 http://www.hearos.com/products/extreme-protection I have bought them at Amazon and at Rite-Aid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I use sparkplugs and I buy them in giant quantities. But as my husband's snoring got louder and louder, even the earplugs stopped helping much. He finally had a sleep study done and was diagnosed with sleep apnea. The CPAP machine that he now uses not only keeps him healthier, it has revolutionized my ability to sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 These are brilliant. Very comfortable, and wearing them I can't even hear the click when I switch off the light. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 After trying different styles, I settled on the yellow ones with the two pink stripes. Sorry I don't have brand name, I'm on vacation. The all-purple ones hurt my ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooRho Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I use sparkplugs and I buy them in giant quantities. But as my husband's snoring got louder and louder, even the earplugs stopped helping much. He finally had a sleep study done and was diagnosed with sleep apnea. The CPAP machine that he now uses not only keeps him healthier, it has revolutionized my ability to sleep. THIS was us too. I had to try several kinds too. And I have a latex sensitivity so most weren't good for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 No, but I can recommend a great noise machine. I used to use a fan, but this is so small and doesn't collect dirt. The dual speed one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000KUHFGM/ref=wms_ohs_product_T2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 :lurk5: I've tried foam earplugs rated 33dB and they weren't anywhere near enough to block DH's snoring. He sleeps now sleeps on the couch most nights so we can all get sleep. His snoring wakes up DD2 repeatedly and keeps me from falling asleep. I have trouble falling asleep as is; he just adds an extra hour or two of wakefulness. His sleep study was a complete waste of money, time, and effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooRho Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 :lurk5: I've tried foam earplugs rated 33dB and they weren't anywhere near enough to block DH's snoring. He sleeps now sleeps on the couch most nights so we can all get sleep. His snoring wakes up DD2 repeatedly and keeps me from falling asleep. I have trouble falling asleep as is; he just adds an extra hour or two of wakefulness. His sleep study was a complete waste of money, time, and effort. I had to really put them in somewhat deep for them to work for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrookValley. Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 There's no way I could sleep with something smooshed in my ears. I make hubby wear those breathe right strips. Or, like tonight, despite elbowing and thumping him repeatedly, can't get to sleep and end up surfing the 'net on my iPhone. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I make my dh take claritin. That seems to help. My friend discovered that if her dh has even one alcoholic beverage from 5pm til bedtime he will snore like mad all night. One thing that I found interesting, my dh is in very good shape. He is a runner and has a very athletic BMI. But, if he puts on even 5lbs his snoring gets much, much worse. Even with a couple extra pounds he is still a healthy weight, but it makes a difference. When he loses the weight (which is infuriatingly easy for him) it just about goes away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aja Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 The ear plugs all have "ratings" on the packages to show how well they work for noise reduction. Aside from that you just have to find some that are comfortable for you. We use a cheap "air purifier" that we bought several years ago and now makes a loud grinding noise. :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Tried some ear plugs, but couldn't handle the idea that I would miss it if one of my dc cried out for help in the night, or if an intruder came into the house while I had the ear plugs in. :001_unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Education Explorers Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 My husband has been snoring for years extremely loudly. For a while it became a major issue (for me) for our marriage. I couldn't go the rest of my life without sleep could I? Plus I was really tired and grumpy while trying to deal with the problems. I found all the different earplugs to be quite uncomfortable. I also couldn't rest well with them in for fear that I wouldn't hear the children. I have a sleepwalker who roams our house on a regular basis. I agree with some of the comments regarding weight. As the weight goes up, so does the volume on the snoring. I can still hear my husband snoring even if I go downstairs to sleep on the couch. The single thing that has helped the most is for me to go to sleep before he does. If I am asleep before my husband, then I have a shot at riding out the racket... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirth Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 When all else fails, there are Sleepeze: http://www.earplugstore.com/sleepeze1pair.html You really can't hear anything -- not even smoke alarms if you turn it up enough. It's probably not a great idea to exposure your hearing to so much sound, but it beats being driven insane by chronic lack of sleep. Caveat: if you need these, the person you're sleeping with needs probably some sort of snoreguard or other fitted mouthpiece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 The single thing that has helped the most is for me to go to sleep before he does. If I am asleep before my husband, then I have a shot at riding out the racket... It takes me hours to fall asleep. I'm a night owl. It takes DH 2 minutes to fall asleep. He's a morning person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I'm not as picky about earplugs as ds. He is happy with the pliable wax ones available in pharmacies. He is much happier to have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I had to really put them in somewhat deep for them to work for me My 'Spark Plugs' are very soft, so they roll up very tight between my fingers. I can then insert them so that the end sits flush with the entrance to my ear, so I use my nails to get them back out again. Damping them slightly also helps them to slide home. With them properly inserted (the product diagram shows them not sticking out at all, just as I use them) Husband's snoring is just a far distant noise, or more of a vibration. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Damping them slightly also helps them to slide home. So true, so true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooRho Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 My 'Spark Plugs' are very soft, so they roll up very tight between my fingers. I can then insert them so that the end sits flush with the entrance to my ear, so I use my nails to get them back out again. Damping them slightly also helps them to slide home. With them properly inserted (the product diagram shows them not sticking out at all, just as I use them) Husband's snoring is just a far distant noise, or more of a vibration. Laura Yeah I didn't use those, but my issue became that I have latex senisitivity and the non latex ones just didn't work the same. thankfully dh got the cpap machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisamarie Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 The single thing that has helped the most is for me to go to sleep before he does. If I am asleep before my husband, then I have a shot at riding out the racket... This has been my strategy except most nights he wakes me up around 3am with his snoring unless I wear ear plugs (or else it is routinely my light phase of my sleep cycle so I'd wake up anyway but can't fall back asleep because of the noise). I have found ear plugs that work well, but I was bad (ignorant) and didn't use new ones every night. Ended up with an ear infection over the weekend.:001_huh: So now I'm back on the couch until my ear is better and I can use ear plugs again (new ones every single night even though it seems so wasteful). DH feels so bad about it, but I don't know what else to do. I can. not. fall asleep if he is snoring. It's loud but not consistent, so he'll stop for a few minutes, and then just as I'm drifting, he'll startle me awake again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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