Snoring is no joke! It can cause sleep deprivation, relationship breakdown and ill health. And sleep apnoea, which causes severe daytime sleepiness, is a real danger to health and can wreck lives - sometimes literally, in the case of tired driving. If you've had enough of people making jokes about your snoring, or you are the long-suffering partner of a chronic snorer, this book will help. This thoroughly updated new edition has a special emphasis on sleep apnoea, which affects some 80,000 people in the UK. It explains how rising levels of obesity are contributing to both snoring and sleep apnoea, and spells out the related health risks, including high blood pressure, heart attacks and stroke. Other topics include; the link with allergies, and in particular with asthma, updated snoring remedies and medication, how to get a diagnosis, what your GP can offer, and treatment from your dentist, surgery, simple cures and lifestyle measures, complementary medicine, help for the partner of a snorer (or 'snoree')! Take snoring seriously, says Jill Eckersley - not only does it havoc in close relationships, but it can also be a wake-up call for your general health.