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OP, is there any way to tactfully suggest he be tested for sleep apnea? It can actually be a life threatening condition in addition to be very difficult for anyone who has to sleep around the person doing the snoring.
At one time I lived in a new apartment complex and worked the graveyard shift. I had to sleep during the day, and this complex was in the process of putting up 3 more buildings. Suffice to say, it was a noisy place to try sleeping during the day.
If you are dead set against moving away to sleep apart from him then you have to find a way to tolerate the noise. What I did was purchase a set of ear buds, as comfortable as I could find, an auto reverse tape deck and a good cassette of a thunderstorm. Of course the technology today is all different but you can still swing this kind of thing now.
The auto reverse kept it playing automatically for several hours. It was a loud cassette but it was a natural sound that I preferred over the sound of construction.
Guys, I simply feel like my uncle would be embarrassed and upset if I moved downstairs. But we had our alarm set for 7 today, and I happened to wake up at 5:30 and the snoring was vibrating the room, so I am now up for the day, watching TV. And yes, I had earmuffs on and one earplug (I lost the other plug) and they did nothing to help me. I just don't know how to approach an issue like this, but he does know that he snores. One time, he was snoring so loudly that our alarm for hunting went off for 15 minutes straight before it finally woke him up.
OP, if you're hunting every weekend with this guy, you're talking two days a week every week you're not getting enough sleep. This is not just a one time thing. So your uncle might be embarrassed you brought it up. Big deal. I'm telling you as a long term insomniac who actually developed hallucinations from lack of sleep, it is more important to be honest and sleep enough than be polite and sleep deprived. Trust me, I know. Besides, if your uncle is really snoring that loudly, it is also affecting his sleep negatively because he isn't breathing well during deep sleep, so someone ought to tell him he's snoring loudly. It might as well be you, good old Nephew Jim (or whatever your name is).
It just sucks overall. I try waking him up by whispering his name and knocking on the bedside table, but he just snores on and doesn't even move. I am exhausted in the mornings there solely because of him. If the snoring doesn't keep me from falling asleep, it wakes me up in the middle of the night and keeps me up from there.
OP, is there any way to tactfully suggest he be tested for sleep apnea? It can actually be a life threatening condition in addition to be very difficult for anyone who has to sleep around the person doing the snoring.
This would be a great way to bring it up "gently" and with his health and life in mind.
I think there is beyond a shadow of a doubt that he has sleep apnea. I'd talk to him about it, let him know you are worried. There are new things on the market besides the cpap too, if he objects to that.
Also tell him you are having trouble sleeping with his snoring and if he might try to sleep on his side. It's a reasonable request. It might cause him a little embarrassment, but it sounds like you need some sleep.
I'd get the guy checked out for sleep apnea, if its discovered he has a problem he will be required to use a CPAP machine which will eliminate his snoring.
In the mean time you need another bedroom.
Put a tennis ball in a sock and then pin the sock to the back of the shirt he wears to bed.
That will stop the snoring. Cant help you with the other noises...unless he does it because he is thirsty?
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