# How do I stop my boyfriend snoring **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 10, 2003, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-boyfriend-snoring/167895 "2003-04-10T21:52:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-boyfriend-snoring/167895/21 "2003-04-11T07:07:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by biddee \* > \*\*I have just started living with my boyfriend and his snoring at night is driving me INSANE!!!:smack: \*\* That’s your punishment for living in sin! 😃 Just kidding! My wife used to snore like crazy. I made her put a cold glass of water on the night stand. When she started snoring I’d wake her up and insist she took a drink. It worked!🙂 the water lubrucated her throat enough to prevent her snoring! Don’t know why that worked but it did. But a year and a half ago we got a Pug and he sleeps at the foot of our bed. That sumbitch snores like 10 people combined! How do you keep a dog from snoring? ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-boyfriend-snoring/167895/22 "2003-04-11T07:13:09Z")
Oh, yeah… A couple of months ago one of the local news shows here did tests on all those sprays and gadgets that are supposed to cure snoring. On a scale of 1-10 none of them scored higher than a 3. So I’d suggest saving your money on those. ---
**Author:** ![biker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ce7236/32.png) [@biker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-boyfriend-snoring/167895/23 "2003-04-11T12:25:49Z")
believe me “any” relief from snoring, only a pathetic three, is a step in the right direction. lubrication to the throat definitely helps. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-boyfriend-snoring/167895/24 "2003-04-11T12:31:58Z")
A bullet between the eyes works every time. (The response to this question I gave maybe two years ago on this Board.) According to **Pepper Mill** I am an atrocious snorer. I wouldn’t know – I’m asleep at the time. She says that the “Breathe Right” strips work if the snoring is caused by my having a cold. If I don’t have a cold, she hits me or rubs my back to get me up on my side, which usually stops it. She’s threatened to do the “temmis ball sewn in the back” trick, but she hasn’t thus far (and it won’t work in the summer, when I sleep shirtless). In the meantime, I’m hidin’ the guns. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-boyfriend-snoring/167895/25 "2003-04-11T12:38:19Z")
In addition to losing weight (if he’s overweight)… Does he drink alchohol in the evening? My ex’s snoring was always much worse when he’s had a few beers. ---
**Author:** ![biker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ce7236/32.png) [@biker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-boyfriend-snoring/167895/26 "2003-04-11T12:40:02Z")
yes the bullet solution is quite effective however death is a much slower process that one would imagine and the snoring will continue for at least another hour. duct tape even more effective than a bullet. ---
**Author:** ![Hobie\_the\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e99b99/32.png) [@Hobie\_the\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hobie_the_One)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-boyfriend-snoring/167895/27 "2003-04-11T15:23:54Z")
Tell your SO that you enjoy the snoring. My wife told me that once and she says I haven’t snored since. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-boyfriend-snoring/167895/28 "2003-04-11T15:34:46Z")
Just popping in to say that if he stops breathing or gasps at any time, you should point him to the link in my sig, as that, coupled with the “falling asleep in seconds” is an almost sure sign of sleep apnea. ---
**Author:** ![Rob\_V](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Rob\_V](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rob_V)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-boyfriend-snoring/167895/29 "2003-04-11T15:41:15Z")
I say again: SOMNOPLASTY!! ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-boyfriend-snoring/167895/30 "2003-04-11T19:16:54Z")
Try intubation. ---
**Author:** ![Dogface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@Dogface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogface)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-boyfriend-snoring/167895/31 "2003-04-11T21:50:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by biddee \* > \*\*I have just started living with my boyfriend and his snoring at night is driving me INSANE!!!:smack: > > I don’t know what to do. In my experience, people usually only snore when they lie on their backs…he snores in whatever position he is in. And the worst part is that he can fall asleep almost immediately where it takes me at least 10 minutes after the lights are out. Can anyone help? \*\* Get him to a physician, preferably one who specializes in the throat region. That kind of snoring very often is a sign of a more serious condition. In my own case, my tonsils were the largest non-malignant, non-infected tonsils that this surgeon and any of his colleages had ever seen or read about. They got pulled and my snoring reduced immensely, and I got codeine for two weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Dogface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@Dogface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogface)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-boyfriend-snoring/167895/32 "2003-04-11T21:53:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pkbites \* > \*\*But a year and a half ago we got a Pug and he sleeps at the foot of our bed. That sumbitch snores like 10 people combined! > How do you keep a dog from snoring? \*\* A dog can be banished. ---
**Author:** ![j.c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@j.c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j.c)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-boyfriend-snoring/167895/33 "2003-04-12T03:15:31Z")
1. Drink yourself into a coma, then you won’t notice the snoring. 2. Demand hours and hours of the best sex, ever, and after he has to rub your feet until you fall asleep. 3. Play music so loud that it drowns out the snoring. If he can’t sleep with loud music playing, well, then your problem is solved. And ditto on the weight and fitness. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-boyfriend-snoring/167895.md?page=1)