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Snoring: Sounds Like Trouble 鼾声如雷，伤的是谁？

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It’s not the sound of a passing truck. You don’t live near the airport, so it’s not a plane taking off, either. And though it may sound like a pig with a nasty cold, you know that’s impossible. So, what is that strange grunting, choking noise? It’s your dad. He’s asleep in the next room, and he’s snoring. ___1___ Since 30 to 50 percent of people in the world make noises like this when they sleep, chances are that you’ve been disturbed by a snorer in the past.

那不是卡车经过的声音。你不住在机场附近，所以也不是飞机起飞。虽然听起来像是一只得了重感冒的猪，但你知道那不大可能。那么，那个听起来像是快要窒息、奇怪的呼噜声是什么？原来是你爸爸，他在隔壁房睡觉，正在打呼。噪音程度可达120分贝──跟喷射机发出的声音一样大声，打呼通常很扰人，有时甚至是会造成伤害。由于世界上大约有35~50%的人睡觉时都会发出这种声音，你很可能在过去曾经受打呼者所扰。

___2___ A blocked air passage can be the result of a number of things, including alcohol, allergies, a poor diet, and cold medication.

打呼背后的科学原理很简单：呼吸时空气的流动若是受到阻碍，你的喉咙就会开始震动并发出声音。被堵塞的呼吸道可能是酒精、过敏、不良饮食习惯及感冒药造成的结果。

Everyone knows how hard it is to get to sleep when someone’s snoring loudly, but those responsible for the noise may also suffer themselves. ___3___

每个人都知道当有人大声打呼时很难入睡，但其实发出这些噪音的人可能自己身受其害。许多打呼者在夜间无法睡得安稳，造成的结果是白天时会易怒、嗜睡且无法集中注意力。

Treating the condition requires ensuring the throat doesn’t become obstructed. ___4___ For more serious cases, surgery may be an option. The most common procedure aims to widen the throat by cutting away excess tissue. ___5___

要治疗这种情况必须确保喉咙不会受到阻塞。因此侧睡可能会有良好的效果，因为这样做能防止呼吸时舌头挡住呼吸道。对于更加严重的病例，动手术也是一种选择。最普遍的手术程序是藉由切除多余组织来使喉咙变宽。虽然像这样的手术很有效，但留下的伤疤有时候却会使打呼的问题更加严重。

So, for snorers not willing to risk an even louder snore, perhaps it’s better to invest in an anti-snoring pillow, sleep on your side, and buy your loved ones some ear plugs!

所以，要是不想冒打呼声可能变更大声的风险，最好投资添购止鼾枕、侧睡，并帮你心爱的人买一些耳塞。

−by Andrew Crosthwaite

(A)   Many snorers have trouble sleeping through the night and, as a result, can often be irritable, sleepy, and inattentive during the day.

(B)   While surgery like this can be effective, the resulting scarring sometimes makes people’s snoring problems even worse.

(C)   One of the things we often do to stop a person from snoring is to wake them up, although it seems to be of little use.

(D)  The science of snoring is simple: if the movement of air during breathing gets obstructed, your throat starts to vibrate and make a noise.

(E)   Sleeping on your side, therefore, can have positive results because it stops the tongue from blocking the passage of air as you breathe.

(F)    With noise levels reaching 120 decibels – as loud as a jet plane – snoring is often irritating and sometimes very damaging.

Vocabulary

单词发音

nasty [ˋnæstɪ] adj. 使人难受的; 严重的

snore [snor] v. 打鼾

disturb [dɪsˋtɝb] v. 妨碍，打扰

passage [ˋpæsɪdʒ] n. 通道

alcohol [ˋælkə͵hɔl] n. 酒精

allergy [ˋælɚdʒɪ] n. 过敏症

be responsible for 是…的起因

ensure [ɪnˋʃʊr] v. 保证；确保

option [ˋɑpʃən] n. 可选择的东西

procedure [prəˋsidʒɚ] n. 传统的做法

excess [ˈɛkˌsɛs] adj. 过量的；额外的

movement [ˋmuvmənt] n. 行进，流动

block [blɑk] v. 阻塞，堵住

irritating [`ɪrəˏtetɪŋ] adj.〔习惯﹑情况等〕烦人的

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单词发音

grunt [grʌnt] v.（猪等）作呼噜声

choking [ˋtʃokɪŋ] adj. 令人窒息的

snorer [ˋsnɔrɚ] n. 发鼾声者，打鼾者

obstructed [əbˋstrʌktɪd] adj. 阻塞的

surgery [ˋsɝdʒərɪ] n.（外科）手术

tissue [ˋtɪʃʊ] n.（动植物的）组织

sleep on one's side 侧睡

irritable [ˋɪrətəb!] adj. 易怒的，急躁的

inattentive [͵ɪnəˋtɛntɪv] adj. 不够注意的; 漫不经心的

scar [skɑr] v. 在……留下疤痕

vibrate [ˋvaɪbret] v. 振动；震动

decibel [ˋdɛsɪbɛl] n. 分贝

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