u/Same-Pea8002

I feel like it would be easier to give a partner an ultimatum but in this case the culprit is my roommate next door. We have thin walls so I wear earplugs and use white noise, but I can still hear it.

I'm really want her to try a wedge pillow but every time I bring it up (nicely) she just apologises and pretends to be interested in changing but then does nothing about it. She's sleeping peacefully so I guess there's not really any incentive for her to change, I'm just her roommate after all.

So any ideas on what i can say or do here? Is it weird if I just buy the damn pillow for her or is that overstepping? I don't want to move out but it seems I might have to if I want to sleep more than 3 hours a night :(

hello! I have two sources of noise I'm trying to reduce in my bedroom. I am renting and landlords are super anal about wall damage so solutions all need to be somewhat damage free

1: Traffic noise - the local council has removed a bunch of trees and shrubbery down recently and now I get a lot more low frequency noise and vibrations from cars on a nearby road

2: snoring roommate - Adjacent bedrooms, walls are paper thin, I already wear earplugs and use white noise. It's still so loud

I live on a top floor house, have double glazed windows, floors are lino (no hate for this unless it's directed at my cheapskate landlords pls).

My solution so far for number 1 is to use a rug with a felt underlay under my bed. I'm not sure what I can do for number 2?? I can't put too many holes in the wall and I don't have space for a heavy bookshelf - I already have a dresser against the shared wall.

Google mentioned mass loaded vinyl, but I don't understand how to use it and also it is priceeeey - is it worth it?

Any ideas on what else I can do?

My new housemate in the room next to me snores so loud I can hear it over my earplugs and my fan. It's gotten even louder recently so I'm at the point where I need to bring it up with them (gently) as it's affecting my sleep.

I know they're a back sleeper so I plan on asking if they could give side sleeping a go. Maybe a higher pillow? What are some other suggestions I could give that are somewhat easy for them to implement?

Also, can anyone give any insight into how difficult it was to transition to a different sleeping position? Same for any other remedies that require a change in habits?

Lastly, I'd really appreciate some advice on how to approach the conversation? I don't want to make it awkward and it's not their fault exactly, but myself and my other housemate are both sleep deprived because of it :(