Hi guys! I am a sophomore and have had the same roommate since freshman year. Since freshman year I have had to figure out ways to block out my roommates snoring and the only thing that kinda works is putting in earphones and turning up white noise really loud on my ipad. Recently, my earbuds have been falling out of my ears and it wakes me up because I can hear the snoring. I am kinda tired of this happening and I never feel rested when I wake up anymore. I also am worried that I could be damaging my ears because of how loud I have to turn the volume up. I don’t have a ton of money to get fancy sleeping earphones and I was just wondering if anyone had any good suggestions! Thanks so much!
I’d get drugstore earplugs. Otherwise, consider re-arranging your schedule so that you fall asleep by the time roommate goes to bed.
Have you been wearing music headphones or just earplugs?
Also, if this situation doesn’t get resolved, consider moving into a single next year.
Just earplugs I tried wearing my beats because they do stay on but it’s hard for me to sleep on my back! I’ll try the earplugs! Thank you!
Some people use a fan (year round) to create white noise in their bedrooms. Your roommate would have to agree to that, but I’m assuming she knows that she snores, so she might agree.
I swear by Mack’s silicone ear plugs. I’ve used them every night for well over a decade.
Snoring might be bad for the snorer’s health, and it seems odd that a college age kid is such a bad snorer. I’m wondering whether the best answer for both you and your roommate is for her to go to the doctors and get a CPAP machine or some other help to stop/reduce her snoring. Hopefully you get along well enough with her that she won’t be offended, and will know that you honestly care about her health too.
I am wondering, how do you hear your alarm when you wear earplugs?
There’s a white noise machine that therapists use to mask noise – in order to ensure patient confidentiality. They put the machine outside the therapy room door so that people in the waiting room can’t hear. It’s very pleasant sounding and is better than white-noise apps on phones (which can work in a pinch).
It’s called a Dohm sound conditioner. Because it works with air flow (but doesn’t disrupt the room like a fan) it sounds more natural than the electronic white noise machines.
It’s better than earplugs because it doesn’t wipe out ALL sound. You can still hear things somewhat, but it softens the impact, allowing you to sleep while still monitoring your environment.
Look up CozyPhones on Amazon. Only $13. I use them with the white noise app on my phone when I need to. Would be a great solution for your current situation.
@mommdc Personally, I’ve found that alarms are easily heard over earplugs if you set it to go off loud enough and go to bed early enough that you’re not exhausted. I’ve never used extremely effective earplugs though. It’s also healthy to train yourself to wake up without the help of an alarm. I’ve never succeeded with this, but I’ve heard it’s possible.
Having alarms on vibrate would help a lot with earplugs on.