Woman's snoring is louder than jet engine

October 16, 2009 5:17 PM

A woman who snores at a ear-busting 111.6 decibels has been named as one of Britain's loudest snorers.

Jenny Chapman's snores are so loud she frequently wakes herself up and her long suffering husband has been forced to spend five nights per week sleeping in their spare room.

The 60-year-old from Peterborough says she has had the problem for her entire life and even remembers waking her entire family up with her snores when she was five.

Last week Jenny took part in a snoring 'boot camp' where her snores were measured at 111.6 decibels, just eight db louder than a low-flying jet… though we didn't know jets snored.

She was joined by five other snorers at the Hilton Warwick, where they took orders from Heartlands Foundation NHS Trust consultant ENT surgeon Dr. Matthew Trotter, as well as a professional personal trainer and a diet expert from MK Personal Training Academy.

"I thoroughly enjoyed the whole weekend and have come away feeling determined to continue to tackle my snoring problem head on," said Jenny.

"The course content was spot on, from the ENT seminar through to the nutritional theory session and fitness practical. I’m certainly going to be applying all of the things that I have learnt this weekend once I get home"

Graham Carr-Smith, Helps Stop Snoring who organised the event said: "We managed to lower the level of snoring in five out of the six candidates which is testament of the fact that a healthy lifestyle and balanced diet, combined with our natural snoring remedies, really does work."

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