Snoring is common in most households but the severity of it can differ from person to person. Some may snore just a little, others may snore really loud and deep and sometimes wake themselves up. It is evident that snoring in your sleep can in fact affect your sleeping or the sleeping of those around you and I know from personal experience that it really, truly does.
I’ve been told by Steve that I snore but I have never woken myself up with it and having tried to record myself a couple of times, have never heard it. However that isn’t to say I don’t, I just may not snore as regularly as others do. However, snoring is something I have had to deal with my whole life. My father is a massive snorer and my mum isn’t much better. We may have been in separate rooms but that didn’t make a difference, my Dad’s snoring could wake the dead, he is that loud. Once Steve moved in, my sleep really took a hit – it was like they were composing a snoring chorus between the three of them!
Since moving out many years ago now, I obviously haven’t had to deal with their snoring very often (except for when we go on holiday together) but I still have to suffer with Steve’s. He can be so loud yet never wakes himself up – whilst I am laying there, cursing him for keeping me awake. Even Jack occasionally snores – and sometimes he can be just as loud as his Dad!
I’ve tried ear plugs in the past but I just can’t sleep with them in so they didn’t work for me. I’ve exhausted all avenues of what I can do myself and I am exhausted at the constant lack of sleep that comes with snoring significant others and a four year old who doesn’t understand the concept of time. Its time for the culprits to try and help and perhaps even try a stop snoring mouthpiece! Anything is worth a go now as I am starting to get fed up with my lack of sleep – the other two seem to sleep just fine and get the optimum amount.
Has snoring ever affected your sleeping? Do you have any tips for me that don’t involve banning my fiance and child to the sofa or Jack’s room?
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