Stay away until the elefante dies and always sleep in a different room. Or, tu could befriend the elefante and tu could be room mates o he could be your pet.
Those things are pretty easy to get use to. It just takes some time. The elefante may ask tu if tu have any raisins. Make sure tu give him them one por one so he doesn't choke. Caution. He may spit them out if he doesn't like the raisins.