Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-04
THE EVENING STAR.
MONDAT ....--...... JULY (. 1851.
SNOR ING.
what Causes Ii and How 1t Can
he Cured

New York Sun
II may not oe generally known that it Is the
vibration OF the uelunl pendulum patti which
causes snoring, but 1t Is no less a matter of
interest TO great many people, who either
snore themselves or are annoyed by snorers.
Dr' Lewis "a. Sayre, OF 5th avenue. was asked
SAID;
What is snoring?"
and in an on-hand fashion he explained mat
snoring is noise made In the posterior part of
ne mouth and nasal tossae durt1g TIE N lne ITS
or inspiration: 1t is due 10 a relaxation OF the
tet0toT palGh mods and the circtnlfer
pdtott L sleep, by which the reluns pendulum
IafGtt is lett free 10 vibrate or flap in the two
currents OF tie air which enter at the same
tine through the nostrils and the mouth. Be-
slices the vibration OF the re,,t1n pendul1tfa
notota or soft palate. there is also vibration of
the column OF air Itself. thus il produced the
raspirg, snorting noise Sd wei, = 81 IN and SO
u1 Pleasant to every ons Ss;htn ear5ao5 OF the
placid snorer himself
Dr. Sayre was asked what caused snoring
q" WIEN man is fattgued, he said land his
SCI control is Unusually relaxed In sleep he is
APT 10 LEI his lower Jaw drop down.. No man
was ever stem or ueard TO snore with his mouth
shut The Moia. is ovlous. The SOFT palate
Maps ike sLeot IN the wind, and The near
neighoors & TIE snoring sleeper are cores
snore. They tbnH Ii disgrace An Indian
oelieNeS thi.l II Be >..JIeS hen ne Ia young ne
VIII grow up 10 b. II less handsome at ina
lullty ihah nat &c Originally intended. His
VANITY. therefore. . enough TO make savage
sie2p In proper pO,l'i M
A well. known ply s.c al In town, whose prac.
tIce mas Deen large Ii cases OF affection of the
1ssplfa,ory s3 stem, was asked whether snoring
was disease.
Not SO much disease as IA nao!t.~ he
sac: but am frequently called upon to pre-
scribe for it, cure"
Can 1t be cured?"
Easily"
monty SnoIe?'
Because thelr systems are generally more
relaxed Ia sleep aud their mouths then fall
open. ANY one will be likely to snore II he
sleeps with his mouth open, and no one will II
he shuts IT.
How can the habit be cured ?"
"Flrst, you must give person a chance to
breathe through the nose, aud then make him
passage, that must be removed by treatment
Then If snOrer can'C keep his mouth shut by
force or VIII, his jaw must be tied up. har-
ness for the lower jaw is sometimes employed
In BAD cases OF snoring. skull cap worn UPON
me head serves TO hold system OF straps under
the chill, 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"
.ls IL an easy matter to hold ones jaw when
asleep?' ' '-
Hardly more so than when awaken"
why Is snoring, then, so common, II 1t is so
easily cured ?"
Because catarrhal troubles are so common.
"D1ch prevent free inspiration through the
nostriis. In sleeping-caTS and hotels one fire.
quentiy hears the resonant 'snore, because
people in these places usually go to sleep tired
out. An Old doctor used TO advocate sleeoine
Oh the lace to guard against the posi- oilfty OF
sloiirg." 0-