Snoring Husband From Hell: Why Your Brain Can’t Shut It Off.

January 5, 2012   ·   By David A. Mayen, Founder/CEO   ·   No Comments   ·   Posted in Home Page Enabled, Sleep Disorders

So your hubby snores like a truck driver. Ever wonder why your brain can’t tune it out? Now, it seems that neuroscience may have the answer.

According to a 2011 study entitled: Functional Neuroimaging Insights into the Physiology of Human Sleep. by researchers Thien Thanh Dang-Vu, MD, PhD, Manuel Schabus, PhD and others, it shows that when “sleep spindle” shaped brainwaves are present, the auditory sound input  is blocked out. So for all intents and purposes you can snooze right next to your human buzz-saw of a partner and never hear a peep.

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