Snorers have always been the butt of jokes. In cartoons, their nasal roar lifts the roof off houses. In sitcoms, there's the wife who rolls her eyes at her snoring bedmate. But in reality, it's not ...

Anyone who has ever had the displeasure of hearing a snore knows it doesn’t make the gentle buzzing sound of “Zzz.” Instead, it can be a ghoulish gargle or the raspy inhale before a wet loogie. It’s ...