European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Snoring More than a social nuisance by Philip m. Boffey now York times snoring Orvice Corsi died Little More thana amusing social nuisance is no increasingly recognized As a sign o  problems in some snorers although a vast majority of were ire not acing any Sig Silicani health danger a stable min Only of snorers experience High blood pressure or heart pains they a also have a severe ring artime breathing disorder known As obstructive sleep an a. Which can  use near lung and Neuron Ogoc problems As. Well As excessive daytime sleepiness which could Jesuit in accidents. It May also be responsible Lor Many cases of unexplained sudden death owing sleep some experts speculated As Many As 5 million to 5 million americans May Suiter from obstructive sleep Apnoea in which breathing stops to periods of 10 seconds or More dozens or even hundreds of limes each in fit according to or. David . Fairbanks clinical professor of head and neck surgery at the George Washington University medical school in Washington. Fair bands organized a symposium on snoring at the recent annual meeting of tha american association Loi the advancement of science in Philadelphia. Snoring in mar my prevalent disorder which often leads to medical pm stems and also disrupts personal relationships . Ursa complain which should not be ignored or  we think we Are dealing with quite a targe and important phenomenon and one we need la address usety am responsibly agreed. Or. Met Iii m. Miller Eti Nical professor of psychiatry at the unto Sisily o1 California in san Iago and also director of research at the Scripps clinic s sleep do spiders Center at la Jolla Calil. Both men participated in the symposium. Fairbanks Sard Haf snoring. Wowch is simply obstructive breathing during sleep becomes More common Man age. Among people 30 to 35 years old. 20 percent of the men and 5 percent o the women Iii snore he said but by 60 years o age 60 percent of the men and 40 percent of she women will snore. Nobody knows Why men snore More than women. Snoring is also three times More common in obese people than in thin ones Fairbanks added. Meets during sleep according to a study completed last year and now in the process o being published. It. Daniel f. Kripke. Director of tha sleep disorders clinic Al the veterans administration in medical Center in san Diego who conducted he study described it As the most definitive to Dale because it was the first to study a random Sample of the population. Some 427 people Over 65 in san Diego had their sleep monitored in their Homes 24 percent had at teas five Aeneas or periods of blocked breathing per hour of sleep we hink this is Likely to be representative of a National Sample As Wall Krip Esaid Fuso he said 6 million to 7 million elderly americans Are suffering from Apnoea. Severe cases of obstructive sleep Apnoea or snoring can be treated by surgery a pressurized face mask or to some extent drugs the experts said. The Motl recent Curtica innovation knows As Vuto Palato . Seeks of Widen and stiffen the inroad by removing and lightening tissue inthe upper Airway the operation introduced in True United slates in 19so. Works in a oui hat me severe cases Fairbanks said. Life threatening cases Are 9iv a Hole is Cut into the Throat below the obstructed area. And surgery can sometimes be used to remove tonsils and adenoids or move the Tongue toward or reduce its size. Patients who do not want surgery or Are no helped by it can usually get Relief ram a breathing machine thai provides slightly pressurized air through a face mask to keep the upper Airway open. La s very effective and less expensive than surgery bul you have to sleep with a machine that sounds like a vacuum cleaner for the rest of your life Fairbanks 0 years and Quailer versions Are being developed. Page 16 the stars and stripes sunday june 8,19b6