1 June - Health

today’s show, we heard from Dr Martin van Lierde – from the Vincent Pallotti Hospital and he was talking about snoring. Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound, due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping. In some cases the sound may be soft, but in other cases, it can be rather loud and quite unpleasant. The structures are usually the uvula and soft palate. Until recently, snoring has been largely ignored by medical science. While the snorer sleeps undisturbed, the sleepless listener develops the chief symptoms of a disease that afflicts also the unafflicted. Snoring is more widespread then generally believed. Up to 45% of adults snore occasionally, while 25% are habitual snorers. Snoring is more common in males, increases with age in both sexes and is 3 times more common in the obese. It is reported that majority of people over the age of 65 snores. For more information you could call Dr Martin van Lierde – from the Vincent Pallotti Hospital on (021) 532 2156 or visit http://www.blaauwberg.net/