A SNORE TO SETTLE

To mark National Stop Snoring week take a look at the root causes and how you can help create peace

WHISPER it... it's National Stop Snoring Week.

And research Almost half (48 per cent) think their hearing may have even been damaged by someone else's snoring. With reveals the classic relationship bugbear is costing us nearly three weeks of sleep a year.

Snoring stops 87 per cent of Brits sleeping, leaving them annoyed, frustrated and stressed.

With nine in 10 Brits saying they or their partner regularly snore, some 14 per cent believe their partner's snoring sounds like a lawnmower.

Almost half (48 per cent) think their hearing may have even been damaged by someone else's snoring. With nearly one in 10 people having even considered splitting up due to the night-time disturbance, audiology experts at Specsavers are keen to remind people that one simple device could save all this hardship - the ear plug.

A range of hearing protection is available at Specsavers stores across the UK and this simple solution can help the long suffering partner get a decent night's sleep.