<p>*I meant "handle" in the title...a little misprint there.</p>
<p>The past couple weeks, my roommate either sleeps like a baby...or snores very very loudly.</p>
<p>I would perhaps bring it up with him, but my roommate doesn't talk to anyone and things around the room seem somewhat awkward because the dorm room is tiny and it is dead silent whenever he's in here (I have the music up when I'm here alone ;-D ). I've tried to talk to him and get him exposed to college life (he apparently has no friends so far), but he always says no. Therefore, that option of talking to him doesn't look so good. </p>
<p>Do you have any suggestions? I don't know what a white noise machine looks like, and our room is cramped enough as it is, so finding space for it may be tough. I would WANT to just drill him with a pillow, but that probably would not work out so well. I've had to resort to guerilla tactics the past few nights when it has happened (opening/closing the door when I go to the bathroom so the door makes a little noise, making a loud cough, making a sound with the mattress when I turn over, etc.</p>
<p>I know it sounds immature, but its the only way to wake him up for just enough time so I can go to sleep before he may begin snoring again.</p>
<p>Ear plug in one ear and other ear buried in the pillow for you if you don't need an alarm to get up. Those nose strips things for him that football players use. You could plead with him to try them. Good Luck</p>
<p>Is Roommate overweight? I know you are not going to say anything about weight, but if you are curious about the snoring issue, weight can factor into this problem. Husband has lost twenty pounds this fall and does not snore anymore. Also, how is the ventilation in your room--perhaps it is too stuffy. Maybe if you could keep the room temp a little cooler, it might help. Nose strips did work for husband, though!</p>
<p>Sax - I need the alarm, so unfortunately I can't use earplugs. Not a bad idea though, as I was thinking about it myself. The nasal strips though...hmm...interesting. Didn't think of that, and I'm a big sports fan.</p>
<p>Notre Dame AL - Yes, he is a little overweight, but not obese (he has a little bit of a gut). The ventilation isn't an issue, since he has a fan at the foot of his bed blowing right at him. </p>
<p>How do you think I should present this to my roommate without really offending him? Again, the guy never talks so I don't know him well enough to know this already.</p>
<p>I use earplugs every night and I can definitely hear the alarm. I think that mine are like 30 decibel or whatever. Try it out...set your alarm for like 2 minutes later and then put earplugs in and see if you can hear it. It works for me. You can get them at CVS btw, or anywhere.</p>
<p>Well, he sounds like he could use a friend so you might want to let him know that you are really happy with him as a roomy to start with. Then I'd just get very real and say something like. Look...you probably don't know this but you snore like a grizzly bear and I can't sleep. I bought these and was hoping you would try them for a few nights and see if they work cuz I really, really need to get some sleep. Ask your guy friends how to approach him. Im a mom and my son laughs his butt off when I suggest communication styles.</p>
<p>I tried befriending him long ago...nothin'. I'd ask if he wanted to go down to the dining hall, asked if he wanted to go out with me and my friends, etc. Every time though he refuses.</p>
<p>I may ask my friends and see what they think as well.</p>
<p>Is the snoring a new thing?
Could be that he's just stuffed up. </p>
<p>That being said last year one of my roommates would shake the bed just slightly if I started snoring. We had bunk beds and she was in the bed above me. Apparenly shaking the bed just a little was enough to get me to change positions and stop snoring</p>
<p>Noice cancelling headphones. They are electronic head phones with white noise. You can hear outside noise if you listen for it but when you relax you don't notice it. You would still hear alarm. A friend lent me a set on a trip when loud street noises were keeping me awake - and grumpy - till 4 a.m. I was surprised how effective they were.</p>
<p>I do have a white noise machine, which is fairly small, but when my freshman roommate snored horribly, I also ordered a white noise CD. It cost about ten dollars. Since then, I've put it on my mp3 player and my computer, and I use it whenever I travel because I really don't like sleeping without it. I've never had a problem hearing an alarm clock through my headphones. It really helps to cover up snoring.</p>
<p>If you put the alarm clock close to your bed, you should be able to hear it even with ear plugs in. One time the other week I apparently started snoring, and my roommate hit me with a pillow and that made me stop. (this is obviously what he said, I have no recollection, but I did wake up with a pillow on my legs.)</p>
<p>Oddly, he hasnt snored once since I wrote this post. My first option here, if he does persist to snore is to advise him to get one of those nasal strips. If that doesn't work, it would either be bashing him in the head with a pillow (or tossing it at him lol) or maybe getting earplugs.</p>
<p>There also is a chance he's transferring to another school next semester, so that would take care of the whole snoring problem...unless my new roomie snores too!</p>
<p>I haven't posted on this thread in a while since he hasn't snored. However, he began to again last night.</p>
<p>I noticed his fan was off, so I assumed this was the reason he was snoring. I have a fan on the room that swivels as well, so I put that on, full blast. Problem solved :-D. I could faintly hear him, but if the fan tactic doesn't work, I'll talk to him about getting nasal strips.</p>