Stop Unhealthy Habits Drinking too much alcohol   before bedtime can encourage snoring by relaxing the muscles of the upper airways   and suppressing breathing. Smoking is also associated with snoring because nicotine   can irritate the throat and weaken airway tissue, so urge your partner to quit.   Check out these all-natural ways to quit smoking and find out what’s fact and   what’s fiction when it comes to quitting .

Discourage Sleeping Pills Nix the sleeping pills,   at least for him. They may help your partner drift off but he’s likely to snore   more: Sleep aids relax those throat muscles and lead to some serious noise.

Hide the Noise Sometimes, despite your best efforts   (and sharpest elbow), the snoring doesn’t stop. So consider masking the sound.   Use a white noise machine to drown out the racket or invest in a set of earplugs   for yourself. Neither will get to the root of the problem but if they can dull   the sound, it may make your night more restful.

Consider This Could Be Serious for You Your partner’s   snoring might be doing more than just interrupting your dream life with Channing   Tatum. Disrupted sleep can leave you pretty cranky. It’s also harder to concentrate   when you’re zonked, a real hazard on the road. We eat more when we’re tired,   which could result in a few unwanted pounds.

Consider This Could Be Serious for Him Some snoring   is just annoying (to you, at least). But if you notice your partner not breathing   between snores -- depriving vital organs of oxygen -- and gasping for air, he   could be suffering from obstructive sleep apnea. Left untreated, sleep apnea   can lead to heart attack, stroke, cardiac arrhythmia and even sudden death.