The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-06-28
WHY PERSONS sNoRB.
The Habit Cured BY Force or VIII,
or the Use Of . Harness
for the Jaw.

It may not be generally known
that il is the vibration of the re',m
pendulum paLaii which causes snoring,
out it is no less q matter of interest to
a great many people who either snore
themselves or are ANNOYED by snorers.
DR.. Lewis HI. Sayre. Of fifth avenue,
was asked Why people snore?
Because they don't shut their
mouths" he said.
what is snOring?"
Well. its common enough." said
DR.. Sayre; and in an O6.hsnd fashion
be explained that snoring is q noise
made in the pOstsrior part Of the
mouth and nasal foss:e during the mo-
ments Of inspiration. 1t is due to
relaxation OF the ieva,or palati mollis
and the circumfexus palati in sleep.
by which the velum pendulum palati
is LETT free to vibrate 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
velum pendulum palati or the soft pal
ate, there is also a vibration of the col
uEn Of air itself. Thus is produced
the rasping, snOrting noise 20 well
known ana so unpleasant to everv one
within earshot Of the placid snorer
himself.
DR.. Sayre was asked what caused
snoring.
when a man is fatigued," he said,
land his seli-control is usually relaxed
in sleep. he ia apt to let his lower jaw
drop down. NJ man was ever seen or
heard to suore with his mouth shut.
The moral is obvious. The soft palate
flags like sheet in the wind, and the
near neighbors Of the snoreing sleeper
are correspondingly disturbed. Now.
the Indians never snore. They think
it a disgrace. An Indian believes that
If he shores when he Is young he will
grow up to be even less handsome at
maturity than nature originally inten-
ded. His vanity, therefore, is enough
to make savage sleep in a proper
position.
A well-known physician up town.
whose practice has been largely in
cases of affection of the reseiratory
system. was asked whether snoring is
a disease.
"Not 80 much disease as bad
habit" he said "but 1 am frequently
called upon to prescribe for its cure"
"Can it be cured ?"
Easily"
why do elderly or corpulent
people commonly snOre?
Because their systems are general
" more relaxed in sleep. and thier
mouths then fall open. ANY one will
be likely to snore If he sleeps with his
mouth open, and no one will if he
shuts it"
"How csn the habit be cured?"
First. you must give person q
chance to breathe through the nose.
and then make him dO 50. If there is
any obstruction in the nasal passage,
that must be removed by treatment.
Then If . suorer can't keep his mouth
shut by force of will, his jaw must be
tied up. A harness for the lower Jaw
is sometimes employed in bad cases of
snoring. A skull cap worn upon the
head serves to hold system Of straps
under the chin, and keep the mouth
shut until the patient can form . habit
Of sleeping on his side. or with his
head sufficiently elevated to hold his
jaw"
us it an easy matter to held ones
jaw when asleep?"
Hardly more so than when awake"
"Why is snoring, then, 80 common
il it is 20 easily cured 7"
because catarrhal troubles are 80
common. which prevent free inspira-
ton through the nostrils. In sleeping
cars and in hotels one frequently
hears the resonant snore. because
people in those places usually 60 to
sleep tired out. An old doctor used
to advocate sleeping on the face to
guard against the possibility of suor-
ing"