How to Sleep With a Partner Who Snores

These days there are dozens of cures for snorers - from special pillows to expensive operations and things that plug, pull and push the snorer's chest, nose and mouth. However if you're living with a snorer who is either too lazy too poor or too incurable to deal with the problem, chances are you're sick of it.
When you climb into bed after a long day you want to do only one thing - sleep. And if you're an insomniac or just one of those people who can't get to sleep when their is too much noise, chances are a snoring, shuddering person beside you isn't the best night time soother.
So the following tips are based on my experience with a snorer, to help you get as good a sleep as possible while still hopefully remaining in the same house as the snorer and hopefully without hitting them over the head with a frypan to get some peace.

Experiment with different positions for the snorer. Because lying on the back can angle their airway differently and open the mouth, often snoring is worse in this position. Try getting the snorer to sleep on their side or even on their stomach. If needed, you can use pillows to help make the snorer stay in the correct position.

Lack of sleep can cause or worsen snoring. Make sure the snorer gets enough sleep and if they aren't willing offer bribery or punishment - no sleep and they'll be missing out on all bedroom activities (including sleep) in your room for a week.

Consider using earmuffs or ear plugs as an extra way to block out the noise. There are many comfortable earmuffs available that won't interrupt your sleep. Not a great idea if you need to wake up for a child or alarm, however!

Leaving a CD playing either in the bedroom or another room can help soothe and relax you into going to sleep faster as well as cover some of the noises made by the snorer.

If possible, make sure there is always a spare bed made up and ready in another room. This way if the snoring becomes very bad or you just need a full night's interrupted sleep you can either sleep in the bed yourself or kick out the snorer.

If the snorer really believes that they make hardly any or no noise at all, consider taping or recording it for their benefit. If they hear it they might feel a little less cranky about being kicked out of the room or even guilty enough to try and find a cure.