Onefortheditch

I actually think that if the drink doesn't kill him then I might ...just to stop him snoring like a train and get some sleep.
Joking aside it's actually one of the worst effects. Having had a night of his "opinions" I'm now on the sofa having been driven out of my bed.
Why do we put up with such a life

thousandwords53

---Yes, why do we?

Mine isn't actively drinking...but oh my I remember that!!! I would daydream about "muffling" him with a pillow...LOL!

PuzzledHeart

My husband, who is not an addict nor an alcoholic, snores like a freight train. To make things interesting, his snores will be accentuated by a "plink" as if somebody was tapping on a piano key. When I'm not annoyed, I'm pretty fascinated.

I've been trying to get him to see a sleep specialist again (he saw one ten years ago and he was "pre-apnea" what ever that means). He hasn't, so I have no reservations in nudging him awake to tell him to cut it out. I realize that this may not work in your situation.

Seriously though, has he been tested for sleep apnea? That is serious stuff, and shouldn't be taken lightly.

dandylion

thousandwords.....that, there, will get you 30 to life......

Onefortheditch

Honestly. The way I feel about him at this point probably isn't printable. He doesn't snore when he's sober...not that I can remember such a time. I can't even nudge him awake he's completely unconscious. The house could literally burn down around him.

Bittersweetlove

The wetting the bed just infuriated me to no end. I felt like I was dealing with a man child. I would try to escape to the couch only to be picked up once I fell asleep and carried back to bed. He couldn't sleep without me and I couldn't sleep with him. Go figure

maia1234

This is so funny. I divorced axh almost 3 years ago. In July we both went to our daughters house to help with repairs. I was hoping he would sleep in the tent my daughter had out for him. She has a cat and he is highly allergic.. he decided to stay in the next bedroom. I woke up in the middle of the night to the locomotive sound in my bedroom, i just couldnt believe how loud he was. I sat and smiled, this was one of the reasons why I hadn't slept in 34 years. Sleep deprivation along with all the other stuff was enough to drive me crazy.

I thank God everyday, that he gifted me, and that we are no longer married. I sleep like a baby. Hugs, there is a light a the end of the tunnel.

honeypig

XAH snored badly too. In fact, we'd slept in separate rooms for a number of years by the time we finally split up. I'm a light sleeper to begin with and there was just no way I could sleep through his snoring. He did tell me it was OK to poke him and make him move, and I did that, but it would only be a short time till he'd be back at it.

Nope, never getting a sound night's sleep is NOT helpful in having a happy, healthy life, is it?

honeypig

Good point, dandy...

SaveHer

My AXBF snored as well, yet another thing about which he was in complete denial. He used to tell me, with a smirk, "I don't snore. I've never snored." Right... And those empty bottles of vodka in the garage were "old" or "belonged to someone else." I thank the universe every day that he is happily snoring--and lying through his teeth--somewhere else now.

LLLisa

I snore. I even wake myself up. Sometimes I've woken myself up yelling at my partner to "stop snoring" but it's me. Apparently I don't stop breathing which is good. I have sinus issues but no doctor is willing to do anything other than prescribe anti histamines and I can't live on those. I read somewhere that you can have your sinuses "bored out" or something, sounds painful but something I am looking into.

Treerat66

I occasionally snore, my wife tells me to turn over and apparently I say 'sorry' and turn over.

aasharon90

My ex husband finally went in to
get checked out for sleep apnea
because of his chronic snoring and
would stop breathing that scared
the hell out of me for a long time.

He was givin a cpap machine that
probably saved his life.

Continuous positive airway pressure
therapy (CPAP ) uses a machine to help
a person who has obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA) breathe more easily during sleep.
A CPAP machine increases air pressure
in your throat so that your airway doesn't
collapse when you breathe in.

FeelingGreat

Hey where is it written you have to sleep in the same room as him? Rather that sleep on the couch, set yourself up a decent comfortable bedroom which is all yours. And get some ear plugs.

Onefortheditch

Sadly we don't have a spare room. All rooms are taken with the children.

I feel like the snoring is making my patience even shorter. I've tried ear plugs. Don't work he's just too loud. He's absolutely dead to the world.

thousandwords53

Lol Dandy....yes I joke
(jokes and day dreaming have gotten me through quite a bit)

Smarie78

I would have given my right arm for the snoring instead of the bed/couch/floor/rug wetting. The funny thing is that he use to complain about my own sober-person snoring My father snores heavily. He is not an alcoholic but when he drinks watch out, the snoring is even more intense. My mother has continued to sleep in the same bed with him for nearly 48 years. I don't know how she does it.

When qualifier would detox, he would have insomnia for days and binge watch television that kept me up all night. I finally invested in an eye mask and earphones, but nothing like sleeping freely.

Can you sleep on the couch or force him to? I know it's hard to force a drunk person to do anything when intoxicated, but just a thought.

firebolt

It might be quieter in prison though....

Aems

I wore earplugs for years until I finally kicked him out of our bed and sent him to the sofa. That was two years ago. I sleep much better now.

thousandwords53

...and for the record I said muffling him...not snuffing him out hahaha.