Snoring doesn’t usually harm people, well particularly the snorer, but if that person happens to share a bed then their partner is not going to always be a happy bunny. Snoring can be caused by a variety of issues; being overweight often lends itself to sleep conditions such as sleep apnoea and breathing difficulties. Smoking can damage the respiratory system and alcohol can slow the reactions of the throat muscles. There are a variety of other causes such as sleeping position, allergies and nostril sizes but fundamentally the result is the same; loud, annoying snoring.
There are a huge selection of snoring treatments and each are dependant on the particular type of snoring an individual suffers but results are vague and chronic sufferers don’t tend to have much luck.
Jenny Chapman of Peterborough has been crowned Britain’s loudest snorer. She took part in a study when all other treatments had failed and was found to have a consistent snore volume of 111.6 decibels, around the same level as a pneumatic drill or a low flying jet. It is so loud that she regularly wakes herself up and her husband Colin has had to retreat to a spare room for the 18 years they have been married.
Over time Mrs Chapman has tried all sorts of therapies and made countless visits to the doctor; even considering surgery as an option. She finally took part in a two day snoring ‘boot camp’ at the Hilton Warwick Hotel where she proved to have the loudest snore of six chronic snorers.
The study included another woman and four other men and Chapman, 60, was told by experts she was the loudest they had ever heard. “It was a bit embarrassing to be told in front of everyone” she said, “I can sympathise with my husband now who is always complaining”.
The experts recommended she took on healthier lifestyle but Chapman said “I won’t be giving up alcohol totally just yet – that’s too much to ask.
Some people who are exposed to constant loud noises are entitled to tinnitus compensation, why not find out if you could make an industrial deafness claim.
