I've told her about her snoring and have even woken her up to have her roll over. She gets mad and questions if she's really snoring. Moving out is not an option at this time.
2006-11-16 21:58:47 · 9 answers · asked by FMW 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
Secretly tape record it and then let her listen.
She could be so irratable because she's sleep deprived. That has to change.
Remind her about "Sleep Apnea" and how it can cause a host of issues. As you two are in a dorm, I am guessing she's young but she will start really feeling the effects sooner than later.
Buy her those nose raps and ask her to try it.
2006-11-16 22:05:55 · answer #1 · answered by Geo-Guy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Recording her might work - or ask her best friend to listen and tell her what she sounds like, even over the phone. I thought my husband was just being silly until I roomed with a female friend on a trip once and she told me how bad it was - that sent me to get help. The snoring person cannot hear themselves, so they think anyone complaining is just being picky about normal breathing sounds.
Snoring CAN be related to weight gain, but many slender people snore as well. There may be a genetic component.
Snoring can be a symptom of a very serious disorder called sleep apnea, which can, if untreated, lead to heart damage and even death.
If you snore softly once in a while, then this is probably not apnea, but if you shake the house, snore like a bear, and drive everyone around you to murderous thoughts, then apnea is a distinct probability. Sounds like your roomie is in the second group, so she needs medical help, not poking, smothering, or kicking!
Apnea is usually treated with the use of a device called a CPAP. She can't just buy one of these - they are sold only on prescription, as the pressure needs to be adjusted to her individual needs, with too high pressure being as dangerous as too low. CPAP stops snoring 100% and usually makes the patient feel generally more energetic and alert during the day as well. It's covered by almost all insurance.
Please get her to ask her doctor to refer him to a sleep clinic right away. They usually have a long waiting list, and it's important to get the process started ASAP.
2006-11-17 02:47:21 · answer #2 · answered by Maple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snore strips that go over the nose.
2006-11-16 22:11:04 · answer #3 · answered by betty_htch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should see a doctor, as she may also have a sleep disorder. There are treatments now that can eliminate snoring.
2006-11-16 22:03:58 · answer #4 · answered by gseeband 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take a plastic bag and place it over her head ... and yes I know this does sound a little drastic ... but I guarantee it will stop her snoring.
Try getting some pamphletts or downloading webpages that describe "sleep apnea" and leave them laying round your room
http://www.sleepapnea.org/
I assume you're in the States
2006-11-16 22:05:31 · answer #5 · answered by deadkelly_1 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
record her snoring and play it back to her then request that she goes to a drug store and buy nase strips that is suppost to stop snoring.
2006-11-16 22:04:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a snoring peg on her nose.
you need your sleep, and having a freight train next to is no fun...!!!
2006-11-16 22:04:39 · answer #7 · answered by Jonathan R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wake her up by scaring her really bad one time; I promise it will stop.
2006-11-16 22:05:02 · answer #8 · answered by pn3drb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask here to sleep on here side!
2006-11-16 22:05:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋