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One in 10 exhausted Britons have considered leaving their partner because of their SNORING, research shows
- A survey was conducted among 2,000 Britons in long-term relationships
- One in 10 said they had considered leaving their partner because they snored
Snoring may seem like a minor nighttime nuisance, but it can spell the death of a relationship.
Nearly one in ten people have considered leaving their partner because they snore, a survey of 2,000 people in long-term relationships found.
Just over a quarter of people said they regularly left the bed and slept in another room because they just couldn’t take it anymore.
The toll of snoring can be very harmful to couples, according to relationship support charity Relate, in response to the findings of a study by Specsavers.
These findings show that eight percent have thought about ending their relationship because of their partner’s snoring, and it wakes 28 percent every night.
Snoring may seem like a minor nighttime nuisance, but it can mean the death of a relationship (stock image)
Peter Saddington, a couples and sex therapist with relationship support charity Relate, said snoring is a recurring theme in sessions.
He said: ‘Snoring can cause real resentment between a couple, especially if the snoring partner doesn’t see it as a problem and doesn’t seek help.
“The snorer may downplay the problem, while the person being kept awake becomes more aroused the longer it goes on.”
“They’re more tired then, which of course can increase the chance of fights in general.”
According to the counselor, couples who sleep separately due to snoring problems are the biggest problem.
He said, “Laying in bed together at the end of the day is often when couples are having sex, cuddling or kissing, or kissing talk.
“If they don’t do this during the day because they’re busy or dealing with kids, these bedtime habits are an important way to maintain intimacy.”
“So if they lose weight through snoring, that’s a problem.”
Just over a third of the couples surveyed described their partner’s snoring as a low rumble, while 16 percent said it sounded like a pig and 14 percent compared the sound to that of a lawnmower.
Nearly a third of people said their partner’s snoring was as loud as a television on full blast.
About 28 percent said they were woken up ‘every night’ by their partner’s snoring, with this group saying this happened on average twice a night for an hour in total.
To try to stop the noise, nearly half of the people admitted to elbowing their partner or turning onto their side.
Some took more drastic measures, with 42 percent kicking their other half, about a fifth coughing hard to wake them up, and 15 percent hitting them with a pillow, while 11 percent pulled the pillow out from under the snorer’s head.
Gordon Harrison, lead audiologist at Specsavers, which sells earplugs, said: ‘This research shows the significant impact exposure to snoring can have on your sleep and overall health and well-being.
A quarter of people said their snoring partner left them feeling exhausted and unable to concentrate the next day, while another 23 percent said the lack of sleep made it hard for them to wake up in the morning to become.
The study found that 42 percent of snorers felt guilty about keeping their partner awake, but nearly a quarter were not bothered at all.