The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-08-04
why Persons Snore.

1t may not be generally known that il
is the vibration of the Uefufn pendulum
pdtGts which causes snoring, but it is nc
less matter of interest to great many
\ people who either snore themselves ol
are annoyed by snorers. -
DR.. Lewis H, Sayre, Of Fifth Avenue,
was asked why people snored.5 h3sg 8ie'
/ :. Because they don't shut their
mouths he said.
F5 ''What is snoring.n a aAss1
4 well, it's common enough - said
DR.. Sayre; and in an off-hand fashion
fhe explained that snoring is noise
made in the. posterior part of the. mouth
and nasal fossa during the moments OF
inspiration. 1t is due to relaxation OF
the .teuator patat nsot,s and the circst,as-
ferus pdtdti in sleep, by which the
uetuns persou latns paldti is left free to vi
brate or flap in the two currents of the
| AIR which enter at the same time
through the nostrils and the mouth.
| Besides the vibration of the velu,a ,pe,,-
dstlam palati or soft palate, there is
also arbitration of the air itself. Thus
| is produced the rasping, snorting noise
so well known and SO unpleasant to ev-
lery one within earshot of the. placid
snorer himself.
DIR. Sayer was asked what caused
snoring. sgT ssG s4sag3 sHtf Ssr f5s.yr sa
when man is fatigued,n he said.
land his self-control IS unusually re-
laxed in sleeps he is apt to let his lower
jaw drop down. No man was ever seen
or heard to snore with his mouth shut
Ihe moral is obvious, The soft palate
flaps like sheet in the wind, and the
near neighbors of the snoiting sleeper
are correspondingly disturbed. : Now,
the Indians meyer. snore. They think it
a disgrace. An indian believes that if
be snores when he; is young, he will
grow up to be less handsome at matur-
iry than nature oringinally intended.
His vanity, therefore, is enough to-
make savage sleep in a proper posi-
ton . M .29E3 sI9fi8T3 .7gs9 eI fTw eg
.Aswell-known physician in, town.,
whose, practice has been large in cases
OF affection of the respiratory system,
ease. go 5ts1s3Rs
e Not so much talldisease as a bad
habit, /" he said;, shut I am frequently
called upon to prescribe for its cure
'Gan it be curedp' tadl taal saii
81 Easily .3.,,ss..,.. a. ..s..
ll4 Why do elderly Or corpulent people
commonly snore?r sIsf1 Vsa9 aIa 70
- :. Because their systems are generally
more relaxed in sleep, and their mouths
then fallopen.s1 Anyone will be likely.
to snore if he sleeps with his mouth
open. and no one win If he shuts it's Z
:" Howscan the habit be cured?9 saad
First, you must give a person
chance to breathe through the nose,
and then make him do So If there is
any obstruction, in the nasal passage,
that must be removed by treatment.
Then If a. snorer, cam 4! keep his mouth
shut by force or will, his jaw must be,
tied up. A harness for the lower Jaw
is sometimes employed in bad eases of.
snoring. A skull cap worn upon the
head serves to hold a system OF straps
under the chin. and keep the mouth
shut until the patient can form a habit
OF sleeping on his side, or with his head
sufficiently elevated to hold his jaw.'a 81
81" Is it an easy, matter to hold ones
jaw when asleep?'tlss9 9I9s gsls s3
9 Hardly more so than when awake
M" Why is snoring, then, so common,
il it is so easily cnredah 1iatl1 81 T'sstSfl
9 Because catarrhal troubles. are 30
common, which prevent free inspira-
tion through the Enostrils. III sleeping
cars and in hotels one. frequently hears
the resonant snore, because people in
those places usually 90 to sleep tired /
out An old doctor, used 10 advocate
sleeping on the face to guard against
the possibility Of snoring. '-- Nsso York.