Interesting Articles
Here's a selection of some of the interesting articles we have found around the world...
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Is a snoring partner driving you to an early grave?
Daily Mail Online - Feb 2008New research suggests that noisy snorers may be doing far greater harm to their partners than disturbing their sleep.
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Snoring 'Linked to Heart Disease'
BBC News Online - March 2008New research suggests there is a strong link between loud snoring and both heart disease and strokes.
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Snoring and Sleepiness in Men aged 35-65 years
Web Sciences- New Abstracts and Papers in Sleep (NAPS)- Thorax 1991It has been suggested that snoring alone, without conventional sleep apnoea or hypopnoea, may disrupt sleep and produce substantial daytime hypersomnolence.
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Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
Web Sciences- New Abstracts and Papers in Sleep (NAPS)- BMJ 2005Regular didgeridoo playing is an effective treatment alternative well accepted by patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.
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The upper airway in pregnancy and pre-eclampsia
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2003Snoring is common in pregnancy, and snoring pregnant women have increased rates of pre-eclampsia.
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Snoring as a risk factor for sexual dysfunction in men
NCBI - Mayo Clinic - April 08Severe obstructive sleep apnea has been associated with sexual dysfunction; however, it is unclear whether milder forms of sleep disturbances might also be associated with sexual problems.
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Childhood pets linked to snoring
BBC News - Aug 08Growing up with a pet dog could increase your chances of being a snorer later in life, claims a Swedish study.
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Three-quarters of Britons snore
BBC News - July 07Three-quarters of British adults are snorers, and one in three snores so badly it stops their partner from sleeping, research has found.
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Women 'too meek' over men snoring
BBC News - March 05Women should stand up for their right to have a full night's sleep - even if their partner snores, researchers say.
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Let's have a quieter night in: it's all in the snore
Independent Online - Nov 07Snoring is a health hazard, as well as a marriage wrecker. But few sufferers know it can be cured.
