National Stop Snoring Week

Interesting Facts About Allergy, Snoring & Famous People

The significance of house dust mite and asthma was first recognised by RA Kern in 1921.
In 1921 Storm Von Leuwen developed a dust free climate chamber that sat 100 feet above his house.
Pollen, house dust mite and pet dander are the three most common allergic triggers in the UK.
Synthetic pillows have a greater risk of causing sleep disordered breathing than feathers as they have up to 5 times more mite allergen than feather pillows.
About 20% of people are allergic to their pet.
In Britain, 90% of hay fever sufferers are allergic to grass pollen.
Exposure to second hand smoke has been identified as being a risk factor for upper respiratory tract infections and both initial onset and continued snoring in children.
People who consume beer tend to consume more drinks per day than consumers of wine or spirits. Alcohol consumption is associated with a high risk of developing sleep apnoea.
Most people use at least 7 personal care items every day but 1 in 5 people are allergic to their ingredients.
Snoring cannot be cured but it can be successfully controlled.

Napoleon Boneparte, Winston Churchill, Teddy Roosevelt and even Queen Victoria were all snorers.
There is a 'snoring museum' in Hildesheim, Germany where there are more than 400 so-called snoring remedies on display. Items include an anti-snoring mask, ear suppositories, pins for the nose and electric shock machines.
Adolph Meyer (1866) a Swiss psychiatrist, cites sleep as being one of the 'big four' factors that a person should balance for the maintenance of health, work, play and rest.
Sir Isaac Newton, Thomas Edison, Robert Burns were known to suffer from insomnia.
Sleep deprivation can lead to serious health problems such as hypertension, heart attack, diabetes, depression and gastro-intestinal problems.
Some scientists believe that insomnia is a disorder of arousal rather than a disorder of sleep.
People who experience boredom or enforced inactivity have reduced arousal levels. They are more likely to follow a pattern of short naps that reduce the readiness for night-time sleep.
Regular exercise with social activity can improve sleep quality and neuropsychological performance in older people.
The human body clock is thought to operate on a 25 hour cycle although scientists in the USA have recently found that the body's internal clock works on a cycle of 24 hours 11 minutes.

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