But there's nothing normal or cute about it. According to Dr. Hartse and other sleep experts, loud snoring can disrupt good marriages or worsen bad ones. Men are more frequently dragged in for treatment by their wives, according to Nancy Collop, M.D., associate professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine and director of the Sleep Disorders Clinic at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. But Dr. Collop doesn't attribute this to men snoring more than women. It's possible that women snore as much and as loudly as men do, especially as they get older, but men seem to sleep more soundly than women, so they're less disturbed by a snoring spouse.
All remedies apply to snorers of either sex.
Sleep on your side. So try to get your snorer to sleep on his side, or to sleep stomach side down. That way, the snorer will find sleeping on his back too uncomfortable and roll to the side. Keep earplugs handy. If your snorer bothers you only occasionally, try a pair of soft, foam ear plugs, suggests Dr. Wiegand.