Care for Snoring.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 4, 24 January 1912, Page 44

Care for Snoring.

The Rev. Alfred Barratt, the vicar cf Claygate, has found a cure for snoring, of which his parishioners are justly proud. The only defeet in the vicar’s discovery is that the cure cannot be dropped secretly into the alleged snorer’s tea. One has to obtain the consent of the snorer to wear a little instrument in his nose, for the vicar’s invention is in the form of a nose clip, or rather two nose elips, one for each nostril. “When they are fitted to the nose,” explains the vicar, “the spring is extended, and the nostrils expanded and fixed in position. If anyone who snores should wear this instrument, it would be absolutely impossible for him, while sleeping, to emit a nasal sound of any sort. I have tried it on the most confirmed snorer, who could be heard under ordinary conditions all over the house, and it was a complete success. I am going to have the clips fitted with indiarubber so that they will be quite comfortable in the nose.” The scientific explanation of the cause of snoring is vibration in the nose. The vicar’s invention allows the air free passage, thus doing away with this vibration.