If you are the spouse of someone that snores, this article is for you. However, this article is also for all the snorers out there. According to statistics, snoring isn’t just causing sleepless nights on the couch – it is also causing marriages to fall apart. There is a good chance that your health is already being affected by your own snoring, but if you are still digging your heels about getting tested for sleep apnea, you may want to take your boots off completely when you find out the affect your sleep condition is having on your spouse. In effect, your spouse may be suffering from the same effects of sleep deprivation as you.
First off, for the spouse: you may be arming yourself with socks, ready to stuff a pair in your spouse’s mouth when you start to hear that telltale rumbling. However, this is only a temporary fix. Not only is stuffing socks in someone else’s mouth when they are sleeping dangerous, it also doesn’t really work – the snoring is still going on and when the socks get spit out, the snoring will begin again. This is when the resentment builds up and small arguments turn into big arguments.
According to statistics: about 80% of spouses that have a snoring partner spend their nights on the couch or in another room. This alone can start to cause some wear and tear on a relationship. Of course, you may just be sleeping at night, but it is important to be close to your spouse, even if you are unconscious. Sleeping in separate rooms can have lasting psychological consequences. If you have been with your partner for a long time, it is important that you realize that snoring can have more impactful consequences, but it is also important to realize that there is a solution.
Now for the snorer or sleep apnea suffer: it is critical for the sake of your spouse’s health and the health of your marriage to figure out what’s going on. There is a good chance you have obstructive sleep apnea. Your first step is to get tested for sleep apnea. These days, you don’t have to travel all the way out to a sleep lab or laboratory to get tested for sleep apnea. In fact, Easy Breathe has a really easy option. All you have to do is order the home sleep test package and you could have your results in less than a week.
In the end, sleep apnea and snoring can wreak havoc on the sufferer, but it can also wreak havoc on a marriage or relationship. So, instead of arming yourself with socks, you may want to talk to your partner about undergoing CPAP treatment. The snoring is just a symptom, but a symptom that can reverberate not only through the walls of your home, but also through the health of everyone within earshot. In the end, if your marriage is on the rocks, you may want to throw in a CPAP machine and pretty soon you can tell your marriage counselor that you are cured!
