baby monitor question

I don't have a baby but I thought this was the best place to post this
question:

By husband and I sleep in different rooms (he snores!!).

He has a heart problem and sometimes I'm concerned that if he needed me
during the night I wouldn't hear him. Also if I needed him he wouldn't
hear me either.

I'd like to get monitors that allow two way transmission, preferably at
the same time. If I can't get monitors that work two ways all the time
then do they have them where one is on all the time and the other can
transmit by pushing a button? I'm pretty confident that if I needed to
call for him I'd be able to push a button. I'm not so confident with
him. He's quite a bit older than I am and in a high stress situation
he may get confused. However the best way is if they are both "open"
at the same time.

chrissypete2...

Trust me, a baby monitor will only magnify that snoring 1000-fold.
Makes no sense really. Get some walkie talkies or some Nextels or
something. I'm sure you can find an intercom system of some sort
somewhere, but an "open" line defeats the purpose of you sleeping in
another room for sure.

dragonlady...

(Sorry -- I can't see the original posting for some reason.)

If the snoring is loud enough to disturb your sleep, has he been
evaluated at a sleep center? My partner's snoring used to keep me awake
(along with half the neighborhood...). It turned out he had severe
apnea, and with the use of a machine (CPAP -- Continuous Positive Air
Pressure), he no longer snores. (He also sleeps WAY better and is
generally in better health.)

There might be additional reasons to not sleep in the same room.

Sorry, I can't help with the need for electronic gizmos that might be
helpful.

Jeanne...

Ditto Dragonlady. DH snored VERY loudly. After 7 years, he finally went
to a sleep center for an evaluation and was diagnosed with severe apnea
(I could have told them that...). Now he uses the CPAP as well and no
longer snores. Best thing ever invented.

If your husband has sleep apnea, it's probably aggravating his heart
condition. I would definitely recommend an evaluation at a sleep center.

Engram...

I second (or is it third?) this opinion. If he's snoring and has a heart
condition, get him assessed for disruptive sleep apnea. If he does have
apnea, it is most likely aggravating his heart condition. In fact, there is
anecdotal evidence that a CPAP machine might make the condition better.
Heard something about a woman who was on the heart transplant list who was
given a CPAP machine. Her heart condition improved and she was taken off the
list, apparently!

Ericka Kammerer...

If you're in separate rooms because his snoring
is keeping you up, how will it solve the problem if
you have an open monitor bringing the sound of snoring
to your bedroom? I don't see how you'd be able to limit
the sound of the snoring enough without making it too
quiet to hear many problems, short of him yelling.
Baby monitors aren't generally two-way, though
there are some two-way monitors available (if you web-search,
you'll find them). You would have to push a button to
transmit (you certainly wouldn't want the monitor in the
baby's room broadcasting sounds while the baby was sleeping!).

Best wishes,
Ericka