| Severe snoring can lead to a number of | | | | |
| physical health problems as well as being | | | | 2. exhaustion |
| detrimental to the mental health and | | | | |
| emotional issues of the people around the | | | | 3. frustration |
| snorer. | | | | |
| | | | 4. anger and feelings of violence |
| Many people cannot believe that how a | | | | |
| seemingly harmless thing like snoring can | | | | 5. helplessness and anguish |
| cause so much hidden problems. | | | | |
| | | | 6. desperation |
| Life can become unbearable with a snoring | | | | |
| family member. Imagine having to suffer | | | | 7. resentment |
| through the snoring while trying to get some | | | | |
| sleep after a day's work. | | | | 8. low levels of confidence and self esteem |
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| Hence during sleeping hours, anyone who is | | | | For those who snore or who are affected by |
| anywhere near someone who snores will suffer. | | | | snoring it becomes dangerous just to drive a |
| It may be other family members living in the | | | | vehicle to work and operating heavy machinery |
| same house; it may be neighbours in an | | | | or work in an otherwise potentially dangerous |
| adjoining house. With noise levels from | | | | environment is a real no-no. Do not be |
| snoring reaching the same decibel level as a | | | | tempted to underestimate these sometimes |
| jet engine - this noise can travel, even | | | | hidden emotional and mental problems that |
| through walls. It is not just the partner of | | | | snoring causes. |
| a snorer who suffers. | | | | |
| | | | Snoring puts the lives of the snorer and |
| For anyone affected by snoring, the lack of | | | | others at risk simply because of the knock-on |
| sleep over an extended period of time can | | | | effect the resultant daytime sleepiness |
| have an emotional and mental impact which is | | | | causes. |
| often hidden and not considered. It can be | | | | |
| impossible for the partner of a snorer to get | | | | Whilst a lot of attention is paid to the |
| to sleep, let alone stay asleep. | | | | physical problems of snoring, the hidden or |
| | | | emotional problems of snoring are often |
| Snoring has been known to cause marital | | | | ignored or not considered. For the snorers |
| breakdown and divorce. People have been | | | | themselves there is the embarrassment of |
| evicted from their homes because of the noise | | | | sleeping in public places. The paradox is |
| nuisance caused by their snoring. Snoring has | | | | that snorers will do what they can to avoid |
| ended friendships between housemates. The | | | | the embarrassment of sleeping anywhere in |
| daytime lack of concentration due to | | | | public but because they are so sleep deprived |
| sleepiness that follows a disturbed night of | | | | they can and often do fall asleep at the most |
| inadequate sleep has caused people to lose | | | | inopportune times - usually waking themselves |
| their jobs. Snoring and the lack of sleep not | | | | after a very short period by the volume of |
| only causes and lack of concentration but it | | | | their own snoring. |
| causes also causes poor memory. | | | | |
| | | | It is important that the root cause of |
| The lack of sleep caused by having a loud | | | | snoring is identified and, were possible |
| snorer in the house can lead to a wide range | | | | eradicated - for the sake of the physical |
| of emotional and mental health problems : | | | | health of the snorer but also for the sake of |
| | | | the mental health of everyone around them. |
| 1. depression and anxiety | | | | |