Do you snore on the train?
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock:
Do you snore on a train?
Only 20% of passengers say they feel comfortable waking up a person snoring near them. A further 27% state they are too worried themselves to sit back and properly relax for fear of dozing off and starting to snore.
22 April 2015 at 6:33am
Rail passengers are being given nasal strips to stop them snoring on trains.
Research for First Great Western has revealed it’s top of the list for annoying things passengers do on trains with 60% saying it is a problem.
Only 20% of passengers say they feel comfortable waking up a person snoring near them. A further 27% state they are too worried themselves to sit back and properly relax for fear of dozing off and starting to snore.
21% of passengers admits to dribbling and 34% sleeping with their mouth wide open.
Staff are handing out the strips you put over noses aimed at reducing the noise.
This week is national Stop Snoring Week with health officials saying it affects fifteen million people in the UK. They say for many sprays and strips can be a major help.
The average snore reaches a volume of around 50 decibels, but one of the loudest snorers recorded in the UK was 111.6 decibels.
