Snoring
 

Once again my early morning flight was disturbed by the constant loud snoring from the guy in 1A. Other than put on my headphones to hope that even without music, he is drowned out so I can read my briefing for my meeting without gnashing my teeth, what do you do? Kick the seat (only if you are directly behind him), ask the FA to help? Get out of your seat to shake him awake (not a good idea if you are in a window seat).

ask the FA to do what? wake him up? admonish or chide him?

where did you sit? were you trapped in the window an unable to reach him? or only wanted to fantasize about the confrontation in your head?


you're in a public space and people are doing something not to your liking, but is not entirely controllable and not wanton....get over it

Sorry for your bothersome issue, yet could you have moved to an area of the plane where this would not have bothered you OR would it have been beneath your chosen status to do so?

Next time, you may want to consider scoping out the plane and moving seats if such a diversion presents itself again.

Have a good trip...

I thank the goddess of airtravel that that it is not a crying baby that cannot be noise canceled out or worse incapable parents who let their child listen to a pad or DVD player without headphones. And I am also thankful that it is not someone on VOIP or the airphone barking business trivialities into the headset.

Snoring is one of the more benign nuisances.

Always look at the bright side of the situation that he did not have a healthy helping of baked beans for his last two meals :D

It's also not a good idea if you want to avoid getting punched in the face. It is inadvisable to roughly waken complete strangers. Carry ear plugs with you and use them as necessary.

"Get over it"?? Is that what you say when you are harmed on board a plane?
Yes, snoring is a form of harm: Bodily-harm-by-pressured-waves-on-internal-body-part. Are you ok if someone screams in your ear contstantly?? How about bringing a megaphone onboard. Still happy??

Dealing with strangers is certainly tricky. On night flights I let my rowmates know ahead of time that it's ok to wake me if I snore enough to bother them.

Kicking the seat in front of you to wake them up is worse than somebody snoring in my eyes.

Some things like this are inherent when traveling with the public.

I think those are rather extreme comparisons ... annoyed =/= harmed

Suck it up buttercup

I have a deviated septum due to a recent accident, and for various reasons I have not yet had surgery to correct it. As a result, I do tend to snore, even if I use nasal spray and those handy little nose strips. If you're sitting near me on a TATL and I snore, here's what you need to do: Take out a pen or, if you have one, a penknife, and perform emergency surgery on my nose.

Based on today's environment, just tell the FA that he was snoring in Arabic. They'll immediately restrain the man, divert the flight, and have him removed post haste.

Snoring is assault? Bodily assault?
You're joking, right?
Right?
Like the guy standing on the shuttle island outside the terminal, moaning about someone smoking a cigarette as he stands in the exhaust fumes of three idling hotel shuttles.

Charter a private jet then the only snoring is your own ...

OP had no chance on this one. Lol

Do you really think anyone choses to snore? Get real. They may not even chose to fall asleep, it happens. It is not like someone choosing to talk loudly, talk on a phone, scream in your ear constantly, bring s megaphone on board, or "purposely" disrupt other people. Snoring is a medical condition, not a choice. The one "harmed" is the person who snores, not the other.

In extreme situations I always suggest the John Wesley Hardin solution.

Yes, a box of earplugs is standard in my travel bag, whether airplanes or trains.

I don't think I snore on planes, but if I do, I would be absolutely fine if the FA, or whoever is seated near me, shook me gently, woke me up and said, "You're snoring." On the other hand, if someone deliberately kicked the back of my seat (at least hard enough to wake me up), I'd probably ask the FA to tell that person that, if they do it again, I'll ask the police to meet the plane.

lol

Read your meeting briefing the night before in the privacy of your home or hotel room? Or in the airport lounge if only received that morning before the flight? Set your expectations that someone might sleep on an early morning flight (once again). If the guy was loudly talking would you be equally perturbed?

If only someone would invent a device that fits in or over the ear for the purposes of preventing sound from entering...

Yeah, but as a snorer I can be a bit sympathetic.

I've never had anyone complain on a flight, I'd be ok with a nudge from another passenger or FA, but a kick from a pax behind me would result in unpleasantries.

1. Pinch his nose with thumb and forefinger of your left hand.
2. Cup his mouth with the palm of your right hand.
3. Continue to do so until he stops breathing.

Grow a pair? Watch the paralympics and see what dealing with adversity is really like? Act like a proper businessman and prepare for the meeting the night before just in case, for example's sake, oh I dunno, let's say someone next to you on the plane snores? Ask one of your parents if you can swap seats with them? Mind you, it's brightened my morning up just a little, I do hope this runs a little longer but I doubt it! :)

It's certainly below the pain and damage threshold, otherwise the snorer would be sound away. So no, it isn't harm, just a nuisance.
No .. but doesn't the crew that all the time? And they spam you gratuitously with the most nonsensical announcements ... now that borders on harm.

Earplugs! And learn how to insert them so they really work. :)