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Good news in snore wars

“LAUGH AND the world
laughs with you, snore and
you sleep alone,’’ said
author Anthony Burgess.

Any bed partner who’s moved
into the guest room (or just
wanted to) would heartily agree.

By far, the real sufferers of this
affliction are not the snorers but
the ‘‘snorees’’ -- the people who
share their bedrooms. Since male
shorers outnumber females nine to
one, these are usually women.

It’s estimated that over 40 mil-
lion North Americans snore at
feast occasionally, and 60% of all
men between 40 and 64 snore
heavily.

At its worst, snoring can reach
80 to 90 decibels, as loud as a
dog’s bark or the din of a
jackhammer.

I?’s no wonder that snoring
turns roommates into enemies and
often destroys otherwise happy
relationships.

The good news is that women
now have more weapons in the
snore wars arsenal than just a
good set of earplugs.

“Women need no longer take it
lying down,” says ear, nose and
throat specialist Derek S. Lipman,
M.D., who recently wrote the
book How to Stop Your Husband
from Snoring.

“Snoring has graduated from
being regarded as a_ hopeless
nightly nuisance to the level of a
legitimate medical problem — as
respectable a symptom as back
pain or headache,"’ he explains.

Young plants

From page 13

the seed in a greenhouse or well-
fit (but cool!) window seven to 10
weeks before planting them out-
doors after the threat of frost is
Past.

This would make the middle to
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‘Researchers and clinicians
have finally isolated the underly-
ing causes of snoring and are now
discovering a variety of realistic
treatments for it.”

Finding out what works

A ueaiment’s effectiveness will
depend largely upon the cause and
severity of the snoring.

Snoring may be caused by poor
muscle tone and/or increased bulk
in the tissues of the throat, nasal
obstruction, anatomical defor-
mities in the airway (such as a
broken or crooked nose}, and
obesity.

Drugs, smoking and extreme fa-
tigue also can aggravate the prob-
lem.

Most physicians will treat pa-
tients on a progressive scale,
beginning with simple changes in
sleep habits and lifestyle and mov-
ing into more complex modes of
treaiment if those fail, says Lip-
man.

To begin with, he recommends
a well-ventilated room, a suppor-
tive mattress and a low pillow to
keep the snorer’s neck straight
and reduce airway obstruction.

Since people are most likely to
snore on their backs, it’s impor-
tant to avoid that position —
perhaps by sewing a pocket with a
golf or tennis ball into the back of
the snorer’s pyjama top.

If a snorer is overweight, weight
loss —- accomplished by both diet
and exercise —~ often helps reduce
or ever: eliminate snoring.

Snorers also should avoid

grow slowly

temperature of 70° to 75°F (21°
to 24°C).

Germination takes about seven
to 10 days.

The young plants grow slowly
so they are best transplanted into
small, two-inch containers such as
peat pots or bedding plant trays
after three to four weeks.

Keep them in a sunny window
and maintain temperatures of
70°F during the day and 60°F at
night.

You can expect more on these
new varieties in the coming weeks
ahead. Until then, it just grows t’
show ya.

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smoking, alcoho! and eny other
drugs that depress the central ner-
vous system, because they deepen
a person’s sleep and over-relax
the upper airway tissues.

On a lighter note, Lipman adds
that he once came across a news-
paper ad from the early 1900s
which enticed readers to send
money for ‘‘a simple snoring
remedy that all physicians will
unqualifiedly endorse involving no
medicine, no mechanical con-
trivances.”"

The ‘‘cure’’ was this advice:
Don’t go to sleep.

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