Show TO YOUR wm GOOD HEALTH by dr jas W barton released ty by western newspaper union SNORING the unfair part about snoring Is that the individual doing the snoring enjoys sleep while he annoys others othera by preventing sleep snoring Is c caused a u s e d by some t thang h I 1 it 9 interfering with the passage ox of air to and from tho the lungs ggs the obstruction can be evarl at various points between lungs and outside of mouth and nose to find out just what part 0 of f nose throat or bron bronchial chial tubes is being partly ob dr barton strutted ted requires careful observation by physician nurse or some member of the household the commonest causes of obstruction are falling backward of the tongue when the in individual dividu al is 1 lying ing on his back 2 an accumulation of mucous large or small in the nose or throat 3 the muscles 0 of f the soft pal palate ate become so relaxed in sleep that the soft palate falls against the roof of the hard palate y this interferes with the passage of air through the nose when the individual is lying on his back 4 the T he muscles controlling the vocal cords during deep sleep become greatly relaxed so that the throat becomes partially closed and air has less space space to pass through this part of the throat going in and coming out of the lungs thus when one is awake and lets his throat hang bang loose as it were thus closing the passage the breathing in and out causes snoring ono ring preventive methods now that some of the causes of snoring are known what can be ba done about abou tit it tereace there are cases where the obstruction 1 is on one side of the nose by lying on that side the outer side or wing of the nose drops awby away from the division membrane septem athus thus giving a wide opening or passage tor for air when the cause of snoring is an accumulation of mucous in the nose and throat vigorous blowing of the rose nose first through one nostril and then the other before going to sleep may prevent snoring tying a handkerchief or band around top of head and under chin keeps mouth from hanging open experience shows that if snoring individual hidia loual lying on his back Is disturbed and turns and lies on either side or on an hla his abdomen he stops snoring if then he can be prevented r from lying on his back by mechanical means snoring may be prevented |