Did you know?
Just some of the more interesting stories and statistics we've found over the years...
- Champion snorer Melvin Switzer had a 92 decibel snore - louder than a pneumatic drill!
- Poor sleep causes accidents. The Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Challenger space shuttle and Chernobyl nuclear disasters have all been attributed to human error caused by sleep deprivation.
- 56% of the UK adult population snore.
- You cannot dream at the same time as snoring.
- The larger your neck, the more likely that you will snore. Men tend to have larger necks than women do, and having a neck of 17 inches or larger makes it likely a person will snore.
- It has been estimated that people whose partners snore regularly can spend two years of their life lying awake as a result.
- According to current research, more car accidents are caused by sleep disorders than by drunk drivers.
- In Italy, a popular technique to try and stop your partner snoring is to make cat noises at them.
- More than a quarter of snorers hardly ever have sex.
- The strain and stress of living with a snorer can lead to arguments and has even been cited in divorce cases.
- Snoring also deprives your brain of oxygen that it needs to function properly. This lack of oxygen actually kills off brain cells.
- In America, a man was charged with disturbing the peace after falling asleep and snoring on a bus, and was sentenced to either 6 months in jail or a $500 fine.
