European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Volk times snoring it s no laughing matter associated press laugh and the world laughs Wilh you snore and you sleep atone goes an  the medical lexicon snoring i sometimes known As obstructive sleep Apnoea or a temporary lapse of breathing and it is no laughing matter. Sleep Apnoea is the cessation o breathing periodical during sleep. It is a serious sleep disorder and snoring is its Mast frequent symptom and warning signal says or. Blair Simmons a researcher Al Stanford University medical cellar. Snoring is a True medical problem in it exceeds seven episodes per hour with 10 or More seconds of blocked air flow during each episode according to the american Academy of otolaryngology head and neck surgery. Serious cases Gays Simmons can have As Many As 300 such episodes a night. A person Wilh this Type of Apnoea is trying it breathe but cannot because of the obstruction from the poor muscle tone in the Tongue and  he explains. Snoring is simply the audible result of Airway obstruction during  episodes that occur Wilh such frequency can leave the patient Wilh blood oxygen Levels below Normal he Erma Bombeck adds with the Lack of oxygen to the heart often precipitating irregular Hearl rhythms. Some 5s percent of Normal adults snore at least occasionally and 25 percent Are habitual snorers. Problem snoring is More frequent in mates and overweight persons and usually grows worse with age. Obstructive sleep Apnoea is characterized by a loud snoring snorting pattern where the patient in the a Neil episode has stopped breathing for 10 or More seconds and the snorting is an Elfort to restart breathing Simmons says. It is at this Point that Many habitual snorers will suddenly awaken and breathing will resume As Normal. Most sleep a Neil patients show no signs of respiratory disorders during Ordinary daytime  he Points Oul that since sufferers must frequently reawaken themselves at least partially to restart their breathing they Are chronically sleep deprived leading to excessive sleepiness. The Impact of sleepiness extends Anlo Day to tiny activities Simmons adds some sleep Apnoea sufferers fall asleep on the Job while driving or talking even during a loud concern or football a me. The sufferer May be spending the night in a slate of Semi wakefulness. Never settling into a deep  Bui by far the majority of snorers can be helped according to the otolaryngology Academy which urges adults who Are mild or occasional snore to adopt an athletic lifestyle and exercise Dally to develop Good muscle tone and Fosa weight. Other suggestions include avoiding alcoholic beverages within two hours of retiring. Sleeping sideways rather than on the Back consider sewing a pocket on the Panama Back to hold a Tennis Ball. This helps to avoid sleeping on your  avoiding Tranquili Zers sleeping pills and antihistamines before bedtime. Tilting the entire bed Wilh the head upwards. Place a Brick under the bedpost Al the  allowing the non scorer to get to sleep first. For the heavy snorers an evaluation at a sleep disorder clinic is recommended to allow a physician to determine the severity of the problem which can be life threatening and May Call Lor surgery. Heavy snoring in children is never Normal and May be the result of a sleep disorder rather than a psychological problem according to . The cure or obstructive sleep Apnoea in children they advise is almost always a Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy to remove the enlarged tissues that Block airflow during sleep. As i was cleaning the bathroom last week in came As a Shock to me to discover that Lor the last three months i have been sprinzing my underarms Wilh flair Spray. It Only serves to reinforce my suspicion thai without my glasses i have become not Only a threat to Mysell bul to everyone else i can no longer be trusted to put Gas in the car dial a phone number Lake medication or pick my Mother Oul of a crowd. You Don t want to hear what i do with a to Channel tuner control in my hand. If the volume does t kill you the hashing subliminal programs will for those of you without a shied of compassion who say so Why Don t you Wear your glasses i will Only Oiler this explanation. There s a Large group of people like me who roam the Earth too Chicken to put in Contact lenses and too proud la Wear glasses All Iho Lime every Day of our lives we begin anew the great glasses search. We s b a pathetic tribe who. If we could see to Imd our glasses in the first place would t need glasses in the second place seme of us store them on the Lap of our Heads bul usually the mind goes at the same time the eyes go so this is unwise. Others hang them on a string around the neck but that s like Labelling false Teeth. So 1 subscribe to the theory that the More glasses you own the belter your Odds Are of stumbling Over a pair. I have found extra glasses As Bookmarks on the Back of the commode in sewing baskets in the car visor on top of the Mailbox in Coal pockets and in my husband s sports curls where he has stored them for me. Had i planned better or not panicked. I would have married a Man who did not possess the same As Ligmalis As 1.1 am now Al is Slage where i ask what am i eating and he says i m nol sure. Did you take your Napkin Oul of the ring  then it s asparagus Al 9 o  the other night i distinguished something moving in the room and said How Nice of you to crop  my husband said dryly who Are you talking to i thought someone just came into the  a plane just went Over the House and cast a Shadow he said. Somehow. I find no comport in the fact that i be beat the Frizzie under my arms and that when i be run out of Gas. The curl is Stefi holding. I Only know it s going to get worse. Page 16 the stars and stripes monday november 9.1967