One drug could become the first effective treatment for millions of snorers – and their long-suffering partners When my partner Mike and I first got together four years ago, we needed to have a grown-up chat about the bedroom. The interesting thing as a mature couple, is it’s sleep, not sex, that can divide. There’s no point being coy at 55-plus.
There will almost certainly be snoring. Mike, skinny, athletic, rocks the house. A classic mouth breather (I have never understood how you inhale and exhale through your nose), I have been known to “vibrate” in my sleep.
“ Snoring tends to become more common as people age ,” confirms Dr Ramon Weishaupt, a senior sleep scientist for A. Vogel. “This can be attributed to several factors, such as weakening of the muscle tone in the throat and airway, making it more likely that the airways will collapse during sleep.
Weight gain also contributes, as fatty tissue around the neck can narrow the airway.”.