<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by GoodKarmaGuy:
What's wrong with tapping them on the shoulder and saying, "I'm so sorry to bother you but you're snoring."
Of course, after I did that once and they apologized... 15 minutes later they were snoring again and I didn't have the nerve to wake them again. </font>
Someone that snores while asleep likely will ... snore when they are asleep, even if you remind them (I say remind because it's quite likely that they are already aware of it).
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">And actually, since I have been using earplugs sleeping or not, I don't think I have heard a snorer! (I read that earplugs decrease flight fatigue.. keeping out the constant hum and noises.. so now use them 100% of the time -0 ven when watching IFE.)
Dampening the ambient flight noise will definately decrease fatigue. In addition to earplugs, may I suggest a noise-cancelling headset, such as the Bose model? That's what I have. I find myself wearing them in flight even during a 3-hour daytime flight, regardless of whether I plan to take a nap, and regardless of whether there's IFE. I find that they dramatically reduce fatigue. And, if it's an overnight flight, I'll wear them while sleeping.