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5 Things Couples Try When Snoring Starts Taking Over the Bedroom

Snoring does not just wreck the snorer's sleep, it slowly takes over the whole bedroom and wears on the relationship. My partner and I tried almost everything before SnoreRx Plus, an adjustable, FDA-cleared mouthpiece that holds the jaw forward to keep the airway open. Here are the five things most couples try, and where each one landed.

Rachel Combs, sleep writer for Snore Devices.

By Rachel Combs

Last Updated June 2026

What Couples Try

What Couples Actually Try, And What Finally Worked

Everything below is stuff my partner and I actually tried, plus what we heard from other couples stuck in the same nightly standoff. This is not a sales pitch. It is an honest run through what helped, what did nothing, and the one device that finally gave us both a full night again.

1. Moving into separate bedrooms

When the snoring gets loud enough, somebody ends up on the couch or in the spare room. It buys you one quiet night, and I get why couples start here. But it fixes nothing, and after a while the distance starts to feel like more than a sleeping arrangement. We did the separate-rooms thing for the better part of a year. I slept fine. We did not feel close. And the snoring was right there waiting every time we tried to share a bed again.

A man applying a nasal strip, one of the drugstore snoring fixes couples try.

2. Nasal strips, sprays, and the whole drugstore aisle

The pharmacy has a full shelf of these, and most people start there because it is cheap and easy. We ran through a bunch of it, nasal strips, throat sprays, those little nose vents. They might help a stuffy nose, but most snoring comes from the lower jaw and tongue sliding back and blocking the airway, not from the nose. None of the drugstore stuff reached that, so the noise always came back by the second hour.

3. Earplugs and a white noise machine for the partner

At some point you stop trying to fix the snorer and start trying to shield the other person. Foam earplugs, a fan on high, a white noise machine turned all the way up. The catch is that you are only covering the sound, not stopping it. The snorer still is not breathing well, and the partner still catches it through the foam around 3am. It is a patch, and honestly nobody actually rests.

The SnoreRx Plus adjustable anti-snoring mouthpiece.

4. An adjustable mouthpiece that moves the jaw forward

This is the one that finally worked for us. SnoreRx Plus is a mouthpiece you fit to your own teeth, and it gently holds your lower jaw forward so the airway stays open while you sleep. It is cleared by the FDA for the reduction of snoring. You adjust it by 1mm at a time with the built-in calibrator until you land on the setting that quiets things down without leaving your jaw sore in the morning. You fit it at home in about a minute of hot water and a single bite. No dentist appointment, no machine humming on the nightstand.

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5. Sticking with it long enough to dial in the fit

Here is the part people skip. The first night with any mouthpiece feels odd, and plenty of couples quit before it ever gets comfortable. SnoreRx is built for exactly that stretch. The Thermal Matrix material molds to your exact bite with a quick boil-and-bite, and since it moves in 1mm steps, you can ease your jaw forward a little at a time instead of all at once. The Plus version detaches for cleaning and has a hinge so your jaw still moves naturally through the night. Give it a few nights and it stops feeling like a gadget and just becomes part of going to bed. Over 90% of people who use it report a better night's rest, and 94% say they are satisfied.

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What Couples Are Saying

Real couples, real nights of sleep

Donald★★★★★
✓VERIFIED BUYER

"This piece has been great for stopping my snoring! It does say that if you have TMJ you shouldn't use it; however, I had to try it. My wife and I wind up sleeping in separate rooms many times due to my snoring. This has stopped my snoring! I've just decided to keep trying to save our sanity. I highly recommend this product, but you will need a few nights to get used to it."

JenJ★★★★★
✓VERIFIED BUYER

"I have been struggling with loud snoring for years. I completed 4 sleep studies all stating I did not have apnea but never suggesting other causes or remedies. When my snoring started affecting my relationship I looked into SnoreRx and gave it a try. The first night I tried it, no snoring! I use it every night and do not snore any longer. I wish I had found this years ago! Thank you!"

Dale C★★★★★
✓VERIFIED BUYER

"This device absolutely eliminated my chronic snoring. I used the SnoreLab app and observed scores averaging in the 80s and going up into the 100s (very loud and sustained). My first night using the SnoreRx Plus, my SnoreLab score was 6. My spouse confirmed the change in decibel level. I also had a minor issue that customer service resolved quickly and 100% to my satisfaction. I definitely recommend SnoreRx."

Donald

✓VERIFIED BUYER

"This piece has been great for stopping my snoring! It does say that if you have TMJ you shouldn't use it; however, I had to try it. My wife and I wind up sleeping in separate rooms many times due to my snoring. This has stopped my snoring! I've just decided to keep trying to save our sanity. I highly recommend this product, but you will need a few nights to get used to it."

JenJ

✓VERIFIED BUYER

"I have been struggling with loud snoring for years. I completed 4 sleep studies all stating I did not have apnea but never suggesting other causes or remedies. When my snoring started affecting my relationship I looked into SnoreRx and gave it a try. The first night I tried it, no snoring! I use it every night and do not snore any longer. I wish I had found this years ago! Thank you!"

Dale C

✓VERIFIED BUYER

"This device absolutely eliminated my chronic snoring. I used the SnoreLab app and observed scores averaging in the 80s and going up into the 100s (very loud and sustained). My first night using the SnoreRx Plus, my SnoreLab score was 6. My spouse confirmed the change in decibel level. I also had a minor issue that customer service resolved quickly and 100% to my satisfaction. I definitely recommend SnoreRx."

Donald, a verified SnoreRx customer.

Donald

"This piece has been great for stopping my snoring! It does say that if you have TMJ you shouldn't use it; however, I had to try it. My wife and I wind up sleeping in separate rooms many times due to my snoring. This has stopped my snoring! I've just decided to keep trying to save our sanity. I highly recommend this product, but you will need a few nights to get used to it."

Jennifer, a verified SnoreRx customer.

JenJ

"I have been struggling with loud snoring for years. I completed 4 sleep studies all stating I did not have apnea but never suggesting other causes or remedies. When my snoring started affecting my relationship I looked into SnoreRx and gave it a try. The first night I tried it, no snoring! I use it every night and do not snore any longer. I wish I had found this years ago! Thank you!"

Dale, a verified SnoreRx customer.

Dale C

"This device absolutely eliminated my chronic snoring. I used the SnoreLab app and observed scores averaging in the 80s and going up into the 100s (very loud and sustained). My first night using the SnoreRx Plus, my SnoreLab score was 6. My spouse confirmed the change in decibel level. I also had a minor issue that customer service resolved quickly and 100% to my satisfaction. I definitely recommend SnoreRx."

If you have read this far, you already know the snoring is not going to quiet itself. Give your jaw the support it has been missing, and give the two of you the bed back.

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