I'm not johnmari, but FWIW, my DH also just had sinus surgery. It was his second surgery in 7 years for the same issue -- polyps. This time they removed 60 polyps in his sinuses, all the way up to his forehead (and when you consider they go up through the nostrils to operate... yowwch!!). I'm not sure if anyone does surgery specifically for snoring, but I guess polyps could be an underlying condition that could be related to snoring -- I have no idea -- but my DH does snore less when the polyps are gone!

sueb - thanks for your response. That's an awful lot of polyps! I don't know much about polyps in the sinuses. Hope it was not too painful, doesn't sound like a good time. I was reading johnmari's response to sweebys 'Not really a Decorating question' about who sleeps on which side of the bed. I hope she see's this thread. From some of the other responses, there are lots more snorers out there.

Here, I'll just paste what I wrote over on the other side, and expand a little.

[S]noring was part of the equation, but not the only reason DH had surgery (to be technical: septoplasty, turbinate reduction, tonsillectomy, partial resection of upper palate soft tissue). He had frequent rounds of tonsillitis and sinus infections that often spread to ear infections (which meant antibiotics that trashed his gut for weeks no matter how much acidophilus he took), difficulty breathing through his nose, and airway constriction from swelling in the excessive soft tissue in the upper palate as well as the tonsils when he got a cold or hay fever. And yes, he snored to shake the rafters. Medications and other interventions weren't doing the job and he was miserable - and I wasn't too thrilled with the situation either - so he went the surgical route. However... There is NO guarantee of a cure or even an improvement, it's not reversible, and there can be side effects like dry nose/throat (true for DH, he doesn't go anywhere without his saline nasal spray and throat drops anymore, and I have to go buy a humidifier tomorrow... we have one built into the heating system but it doesn't get enough humidity into the bedroom), voice changes, taste changes (and I don't mean suddenly preferring gingham to toile!), difficulty swallowing. I am enjoying the quiet bedroom but I also know what it took to get it.

Have your household's snorer get a sleep study and be evaluated by an ENT, or ideally a few different ones. Many snorers have sleep apnea at dangerous levels (everyone has a few apneic episodes per night) which can have serious health ramifications. Like heart attack and stroke kind of serious. Surgery is usually the last resort for treating sleep apnea, typically when other routes like oral appliances and CPAP machines fail, because it's not reversible and it's not guaranteed to work. However, some snorers do not have what would be considered diagnosable sleep apnea and are just plain loud sleepers (or have other contributing issues, like Sue's DH's polyps). DH's apnea episode count was so close to normal that he barely qualified for a diagnosis so our insurance would cover the surgery (thanks, Doc!); surgery specifically for snoring not accompanied by a diagnosis of sleep apnea is typically considered elective by insurers.

However, I don't think there's much they can do for the dog. LOL (My pooch has begun to snore as he gets older - he's 9, middle-aged for a Keeshond - and it sounds so funny.)

johnmari - DH says to make sure I tell you who the main snorer is in this family - and it's NOT him! :) Yeah Yeah! He says it would be cheaper just to get a new woman - a young one he says, oh and rich, too! Ha Ha! He snores sometimes too, but does not like to admit it. Our dog is a 7 year old cocker spaniel & his snore is adorable.:) I think ear plugs might be less trouble, for both of us. Don't think I want to have surgery like your DH. We have an amazing amount of snow this morning! Sure is pretty.