| Congratulations, you finished high school, you | | | | enough and their tongue may be sliding back |
| made it past the SAT's and now you're stuck | | | | towards their throat thus causing air blockage and |
| with a loud snoring roommate at college. Don't | | | | hence snoring. The options range from angled |
| despair - many people don't even know they | | | | wedge pillows to pillows with weird cutout shapes. |
| snore until they start sharing a room with | | | | A simple starting point is to have them sleep in |
| someone. It may very well be the case that your | | | | bed with extra pillows thus causing their head to |
| roommate does not even know its happening. So | | | | be more elevated than normal. This may not |
| aside from formally addressing your roommate in | | | | work because during the night they might |
| a non confrontational way you need to get some | | | | unconsciously reach up and move a pillow to |
| solutions for both of you. | | | | obtain their typical sleeping position (But it's free |
| Snoring is typically a sign of a serious medical | | | | and worth a shot). If extra bed pillows don't solve |
| issue - aside from your own frustrations you are | | | | the snoring, a specialty wedge pillow is a great |
| really bringing an important issue up with your | | | | solution. The special shape usually has a 30 degree |
| roommate that could even help prolong their life. | | | | angle and made with foam or memory foam and |
| Snoring occurs a few different ways - but | | | | will force them to sleep upright (unless they slide |
| typically it can be attributed to a partially blocked | | | | their body off the pillow at night and defeat the |
| air passage - sometimes related to a deviated | | | | purpose). There are dozens of weird shapes and |
| septum and even including someone's tongue | | | | sizes for these non snoring pillow solutions. In |
| literally sliding too far back in their throat. | | | | most cases they try to force you to sleep at an |
| Aside from the medical issues that the snoring | | | | angle or to sleep on your side. These pillow tricks |
| roommate has this can also affect your life. The | | | | may address another 25% of those typical |
| obvious thing it can do is keep you up late at | | | | snoring issues. |
| night or even wake you midway through sleeping. | | | | Ear Plugs |
| This will impact your health and your grades - so | | | | Even if one of the two options above fixes some |
| this is a serious issue. Research has also shown | | | | snoring at night you may still have to deal with an |
| that the sleeping partners of those who snore | | | | occasional bout - so grab some good earplugs (A |
| can have hearing issues if close enough in | | | | good pair may run $20-$30 and has the added |
| proximity. Depending on how your door room is | | | | advantage for ear protection for concerts and |
| laid out you may be across from their bed or you | | | | noisy neighbors). Just be careful as the earplugs |
| may be above or below them in a loft bed. | | | | may block important residence hall warning bells |
| There are several steps you can take to reduce | | | | and alarms. |
| dorm roommate snoring and sleeping issues | | | | Medical Solutions |
| including: | | | | This is a big step and this assumes the above |
| - Breathe Right Strips | | | | solutions have been tried and failed. Snoring is |
| - A Specialty Pillow | | | | serious and is correlated with high blood pressure, |
| - Ear Plugs | | | | heart issues, being overweight and a number of |
| - Medical Solutions | | | | medical issues. |
| Breathe Right Nasal Strips | | | | The options run the gamut and some who suffer |
| So the easiest thing to try out is to have your | | | | from snoring may even have to wear a special |
| roommate try a nasal strip like the brand Breathe | | | | forced air mask to help them sleep without |
| Right - which are these adhesive strips that lay | | | | snoring (CPAP Mask). While it may be scary |
| across your nose and force the sides up causing | | | | sounding, snoring in the long term is serious and |
| a larger passageway for breathing. Usually this | | | | it's better to have to wear a weird mask each |
| solves about 25% of snoring issues you may | | | | night then to spend the rest of their life with |
| come across and for less than $10 a box per | | | | medical issues and eventual death. In addition, the |
| month - it's a cheap solution. Most stores have | | | | amount of personal relationships stress whether |
| their own knock off versions but the Breathe | | | | its with a roommate or a bed partner is enough |
| Right strip brand is much better than those | | | | to warrant a medical diagnostic test usually at a |
| typically found at drug or grocery stores. | | | | special sleeping facility (Where many times they |
| Specialty Pillows | | | | prescribe the CPAP Machines as well as other |
| In some snorers cases their head is not elevated | | | | solutions). |