Elvis Presley, Dusty Springfield and Dionne Warwick sang about it, and snorers and their partners all over the world moan about it. In studies about the effects of snoring on relationships, more than 50% of the couples interviewed agreed that snoring was causing serious arguments between them. 80% admitted to sleeping in another room (whether occasionally [...]
“If you snooze, you lose,” or so the saying goes. But in the modern day, many of use miss out on sleep, and it’s when we’re in our sleep-deprived state that we really lose out. Now it may not seem like a big deal to lose out on sleep. After all, you can always run down [...]
Snoring occurs when there is obstruction of air movement during breathing whilst asleep. This causes irregular airflow and vibration of respiratory structures with the resulting snoring sound being emitted. In some cases the sound may be soft, but in other cases, it can be loud and unpleasant. The respiratory structures generally involved are [...]
It doesn’t seem quite fair that those suffering from allergies should have extra inconveniences, yet those with allergies often end up not only sneezing, itching, and getting rashes, but also snoring. One in three Kiwis suffers from an allergy, and for many, they don’t even realise what they’re reacting to. Especially when what they’re reacting to [...]