Diving trips with a snoring partner.

[BedHog]

Hi, what do you guys do when your partner has a terrible snoring problem and you're stuck in small hotel room or even worse a livaboard stateroom with them, and you need your sleep and it's 2 am and the walls are shaking with each breath they take? My girlfriend uses a CPAP machine at home on some nights, on others when she forgets and my constant poking of her ribs is not effective, I find myself on the couch or a spare bedroom but unless there's an unused janitorial closet in a dive resort hotel or a private area in the main lobby with a suitable piece of furniture, I'm SOL. (That's S-H-I-T out of luck).

Her CPAP machine is rather heavy and although it's considered "medical equipment" not to be used for luggage weight calculations it's still something else to drag along.

We find that after a few days in tropical air she breathes better but by then I'm in a sleep deficit situation and we all know we need our beauty sleep for those high energy dives we'll be waking up for at 7:30 am the following morning.

I can't be the only one with this problem!

P.S. When I call her "Snorzolla" she calls me "Bed Hog" hence the origin of my username.

-BH

 

[BoltSnap]

Does the CPAP machine really help? Is there a portable version?

 

[BedHog]

Does the CPAP machine really help? Is there a portable version?

Totally works. The newer model with a mask that covers her nose and mouth doesn't even sound like a pilot of an F18 military jet (I used to talk to her like I was an air traffic controller and kept clearing her for takeoff and landing- she didn't appreciate that very much). It's considered portable and has a carrying case but it's about a foot wide and high and weights upwards of 25 lbs.

 

[tursiops]

Hi, what do you guys do when your partner has a terrible snoring problem and you're stuck in small hotel room or even worse a livaboard stateroom with them, and you need your sleep and it's 2 am and the walls are shaking with each breath they take?

My cave-diving buddy snores (assumption) like your wife, and we share motel rooms (two beds) to save money.
I wear ear-plugs, not the open-cell foam ones but the squishy/moldable/expandable ones, like the link below. They seem to work fine. I can't hear him snore or tell me to "Get Up!" in the morning, he has to turn on lights or shake me.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0033YLEGO/ref=psdc_3779871_t3_B0033Z1RBU

 

[NorCalDM]

Plus one for ear plugs a must snoring dive buddies or engine and generator noises on a liveaboard.

 

[SandyRobinson]

Totally works. The newer model with a mask that covers her nose and mouth doesn't even sound like a pilot of an F18 military jet (I used to talk to her like I was an air traffic controller and kept clearing her for takeoff and landing- she didn't appreciate that very much). It's considered portable and has a carrying case but it's about a foot wide and high and weights upwards of 25 lbs.

Twenty five pounds - holy crap! I have been using a CPAP off and on for 15+ years. My current model is 11.5 x 7.5 x 3 inches and probably weighs 5 pounds plus the hose and mask. It is a non-event for me to carry and pack - sometimes in a suitcase and other times in the provided carry case.

If your girlfriend is covered by insurance, perhaps she can get an updated model. Seems like insurance generally covers them ever 5 years or so. Good luck.

 

[BedHog]

Twenty five pounds - holy crap!

Maybe it's not 25 lbs. I gotta weigh it later. It might not even be as big as I said, in fact yours sounds a lot like hers.She just got a newer one a few months ago. I'll look for a pic and attach it to this post if I can find it.

Here's a pic I found of the same or similar model

 

[Stoo]

I have Bose noise cancelling headphones that I love for flying. They're a little awkward to sleep in, but in the situation you describe, they're the better alternative. You don't need to listen to music and the chord unplugs... just flip the switch and silence.

Alternatively, consider a new girlfriend. ;-)

 

[SandyRobinson]

OK - probably the same size in cubic inches. Maybe you could record her snoring so she knows what you are enduring. Of course one of those things when dealing with a significant other - damned if you do and damned if you don't.

 

[tursiops]

I have Bose noise cancelling headphones that I love for flying. They're a little awkward to sleep in, but in the situation you describe, they're the better alternative. You don't need to listen to music and the chord unplugs... just flip the switch and silence.

I thought they only cancelled relatively steady noise....not everything , and especially not sporadic sounds.