health and fitness: How can I stop someone snoring?

samedi 1 août 2015

How can I stop someone snoring?

Snoring can ruin both your relationship and your health. But little is known about how to stop it. Does one team of scientists finally have an effective cure?

I’ve been told I snore. Apparently it’s a quiet, nasal, snuffly sound, although I’m in denial, because I’ve never heard it. But those long-suffering partners who have to endure the snorers are the tortured witnesses who testify against us. We may wake fresh and revived after a full night in dreamland but, on their side of the bed, they simmer in sleep-deprived rage at another interrupted night.

No one knows quite how many of us snore – but it’s certainly a big problem (estimates range from 30-50%) and a growing one. For partners of snorers (often wives, since twice as many men as women appear to be afflicted) it can lead to misery and even marital rifts. For serious snorers, it can put strain on their own bodies.