January 14, 2013
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THE SNORING ROOM
Last night, after a full day of housework and football, Danny and I retired to the bedroom for a good night’s sleep. I woke up when Danny attempted to gently roll me over. ”What’s the matter?” I asked. ”You’re snoring!” he replied.
Ok, so I roll over onto my tummy, a position that Danny claims prevents loud, obnoxious noises from spewing out of my mouth and went back to sleep. I must have returned to my original position though, because I was woken again to the same complaint. After the third time, I got out of bed, slipped my scuffy’s on and shuffled off to what I call the “Snoring Room.”
Since the kids have left us with an empty nest, we have two spare bedrooms and I have claimed one as mine for those nights when snoring becomes an issue. Either I get tired of being woke up or I can’t sleep because my man is snoring to beat the band.
Now, I only have his word that I snore…I stayed up an entire night and didn’t hear myself snore once! But I have been a victim of sleepless nights due to Danny’s snoring…so, I can appreciate the torture of listening to the sounds of a chainsaw cutting through the night.
The Snoring Room offers me shelter from these issues and has saved Danny and I from losing those Z’s that we need to wake refreshed in the A.M. The only downside to this solution is that both Danny and I like to wake up in the same bed! Corny, but true. It’s a comfort to know your loved one is within arm’s reach and snuggled safely next to you.
Danny got up this morning, and I left the Snoring Room to get him a cup of coffee.
“I missed you when I woke up this morning.” he said.
“Well, you kept waking me up and saying I was snoring!” I shot back.
“You were snoring.”
“And you kept waking me up, so I went to the Snoring Room.” I replied.
He hung his head and said, “Next time I guess I should just send a note!” God, I love this man!
Now, I did find what might be a solution to this dilemma, but I’m not quite sure that Danny wants to wake up, turn over and snuggle with me while I’m wearing a CPAP!
Do you need or have a snoring room? How do you cope with a snoring partner…or are your snores keeping your partner awake?
Comments (10)
When I was married to husband #2, his snoring would wake the dead. Nothing I did, would work. Darn band aides over the nose were a waste of money too! So I was resigned to pitter-patter out to the couch for sleep. Husband #3 snores, but not enough to wake me. Or else I’m too tired to have it wake and bother me. He tells me I snore too, but it doesn’t bother him.
I tried the tape on the nose bit too…couldn’t sleep with it on so I guess in a way, it does stop the snoring!
@armnatmom -
I only breathe loudly… Sparky rarely snores – mostly when he had a bad cold. My issue is the teeth grinding. Sparky grinds when he is stressed. Luckily he is pretty mellow and so no grinding on a regular basis!! The CPAP can work for some people but it makes its own noises (and pretty loud ones) and is difficult to get used to.
I hardly ever snore. My husband does, but he eventually wakes himself up and goes to the living room and sleeps in his big reclining chair. Then I miss him. But I don’t miss the snoring!
Oh yeah…I solved my grinding problem…I take them out at night!
@murisopsis -
So, he has a Snoring Spot…good for him!@ata_grandma -
Thank goodness that my husband does not snore. But my father snores and he snores more loudly than my boom boxes in the car! LOL
Wow…sorry. That must be hard to listen to!
I don’t need one. I live alone. My son sleeps on a pull-out sofa in the front room when he is here. He sleeps like a rock anyway.
Ah, then all is well. Thanks for reading!@eshunt@revelife -