Snoring

I don't think I snore, or if I do it is only occasionally and then only if I fall asleep on my back. I have very rarely had any complaints about snoring, and luckily I have not slept with anyone who snores badly. However I did once share a flat with another guy who snored like a steam engine. His snoring was literally deafening, and the strange thing was that he did not believe that he snored. To prove it to him we even tape recorded his snoring and played it back to him but this failed to convince him either as he accused us of doctoring the tape (as if we would!), he also attempted to sleep facing down with his mouth against the mattress but that just echoed the sound!

Neither people who snore nor their partners can get a really good night's sleep, and this must put a strain on any relationship. Apparently, apart from a physiological propensity to snore caused by a damaged nasal airway or a medical condition called obstructive sleep apnoea, the main causes of snoring are alcohol, smoking, being overweight, and sleeping on your back. So, if you don't have any physical problems, then all you need to do is quit the fags and the booze, keep your weight down and stay off your back. It can't be that hard.

A new bed has been designed that will help snorers and their partners get a good night's sleep. It is called an anti-snoring bed. It incorporates sensors that detect when someone is snoring and then it automatically raises the bed on the side of the snorer until the snoring stops, presumably without waking up the snorer though I am not sure that I would be happy using such a device. I once stayed in a Bed and Breakfast establishment in a Norfolk village called Great Snoring. It would be ironic to report that snoring had kept me awake, but I can't. I remember sleeping really well.
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I don't think I snore, or if I do it is only occasionally and then only if I fall asleep on my back. I have very rarely had any complaints about snoring, and luckily I have not slept with anyone who snores badly. However I did once share a flat with another guy who snored like a steam engine. His snoring was literally deafening, and the strange thing was that he did not believe that he snored. To prove it to him we even tape recorded his snoring and played it back to him but this failed to convince him either as he accused us of doctoring the tape (as if we would!), he also attempted to sleep facing down with his mouth against the mattress but that just echoed the sound!