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Coping with Snoring and Sleep Apnoea
By Jill Eckersley - a Sheldon Press book

Are you sick and tired of people making jokes about your snoring?
Are you the long-suffering partner of a chronic snorer? Is your relationship suffering because you and your partner can't get a good night's sleep?

Snoring is often seen as a bit of a joke, but those who live with a snorer know that it can be a serious problem — it can even lead to the breakdown of loving relationships. Jill Eckersley explains why some of us snore and shows that there are solutions, ranging from simple sprays to surgery and alternative therapies. She also looks at sleep apnoea, a related condition in which the sufferer stops breathing while asleep and has to wake up to begin breathing again.

An invaluable book for both snorers and partners of snorers, Coping with Snoring and Sleep Apnoea shows you how to conquer snoring and get that elusive good night's rest.

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Contents

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• Why snoring is no joke
• What happens when you snore
• Simple cures and lifestyle changes
• Snoring remedies — Will they work for you?
• Surgery
• Complementary medicine
• Sleep apnoea
• Don't forget the snoree!
• Further help

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Acknowledgements

Many people have helped with the writing of this book and I should like to thank them. First, Marianne Davey of the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association who answered my many questions with infinite patience — as did the many doctors I spoke to, notably Dr Peter Venn of the Sleep Studies Unit at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead, Grant Bates of the Radcliffe Infirmary. Oxford, Michael Timms of the Abbey Gisburne Park Hospital, East Lancashire, Dr Joanna Battagel of the Royal London Hospital and Andrew Birzgalis of the Snoring Treatment Centre at BUPA's Manchester Hospital.

Thanks, too, to the many complementary practitioners who shared their expertise with me, and to Julia Cole of Relate Marriage Guidance. I should also like to thank my friends and colleagues in the Women Writers' Network who were able to put me in touch with lots of snorers and their partners and families, many of whose stories appear anonymously here. I'd like to wish all those who were brave enough to talk about their snoring problems years of uninterrupted sleep!

About the author
Jill Eckersley is a freelance writer with many years' experience of writing on health topics. She is a regular contributor to women's and general interest magazines, including Good Health, Bella, Ms London, Goodtimes, Woman's Realm and other titles. She lives beside the Regent's Canal in north London with two cats.