Snoring not only puts you in your partner's bad books and can lead to a sharp jab in the ribs, but latest research shows it can affect your eyesight, too.
Researchers in Taiwan recently announced that people with the condition sleep apnoea, which causes loud snoring, are almost twice as likely to develop the eye disorder glaucoma.
Three million Britons have sleep apnoea, where the tissue of the throat muscles collapse, triggering snoring and, in some cases, stopping the flow of air altogether, leading to a person briefly waking.
Taiwanese scientists analysed data from 1,000 patients with sleep apnoea and 6,000 without it. Sufferers were 1.67 times more likely to develop glaucoma - where increased pressure within the eyeball causes gradual loss of sight.
Researchers believe sleep apnoea may reduce the amount of oxygen getting to the eye, increasing the risk of glaucoma, but say more research is needed.
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