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If you are a loud¹ snorer² and you have got a sleeping partner³, you might be the object of⁴ angry complaints⁵ in the morning for disturbing⁶ their sleep. But there are some reasons why you did not wake up⁷ as a consequence of your own snoring⁸.

When we sleep we go through different stages⁹ and depending on which stage we are in, our body changes its tolerance¹⁰ towards¹¹ loud noises. Thus¹², during the deep¹³ 'slow-wave¹⁴' stage of the sleep cycle our body might be unaware¹⁵ of snores¹⁶ louder than 100 decibels¹⁷, which is higher than the noise a fire alarm¹⁸ makes. However, this stage lasts¹⁹ for only twenty percent of the night, or just²⁰ over²¹ an hour and a half from an average²² eight-hour sleep.

The majority of time people are going through shallow²³ sleep and they can be woken up²⁴ by their snores dozens²⁵ of times without even realizing²⁶ it. Loud snorts may wake a person for a few seconds, but this is such a short time that the person doesn't completely wake up, neither²⁷ is it possible to remember it the next morning. This means that snorers will be unaware of their broken sleep, but they will probably feel sleepier²⁸ during the day.

1 loud: adj. noisy 2 snorer: n. the person who makes noise wile sleeping 3 partner: n. mate, couple 4 be the object of: expr. be the aim of, be subject to 5 complaints: n. when someone says something is wrong or not satisfactory 6 disturbing: v. to interrupt 7 wake up: v. stop sleeping 8 snoring: n. the action of making noise while sleeping 9 stages: n. part 10 tolerance: n. ability to deal with 11 towards: prep. with respect to 12 Thus: adv. so, this way 13 deep: adj. low 14 wave: n. curve 15 unaware: adj. unconscious of, ignorant 16 snores: n. the noise a person makes while sleeping 17 decibels: n. unit of measure for sound 18 fire alarm: n. a device that rings when there is a fire 19 lasts: v. take time 20 just: adv. only 21 over: prep. more than 22 average: adj. typical, usual 23 shallow: adj. not deep 24 woken up: v. cause to stop sleeping 25 dozens: n. a quantity of twelve 26 realizing: v. be aware of, notice 27 neither: conj. and not 28 sleepier: adj.comp. willing to sleep

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Why don't loud snorers wake themselves up? ENGLISH If you are a loud¹ snorer² and you have got a sleeping partner³, you might be the object of⁴ angry complaints⁵ in the morning for disturbing⁶ their sleep. But there are some reasons why you did not wake up⁷ as a consequence of your own snoring⁸. When we sleep we go through different stages⁹ and depending on which stage we are in, our body changes its tolerance¹⁰ towards¹¹ loud noises. Thus¹², during the deep¹³ 'slow-wave¹⁴' stage of the sleep cycle our body might be unaware¹⁵ of snores¹⁶ louder than 100 decibels¹⁷, which is higher than the noise a fire alarm¹⁸ makes. However, this stage lasts¹⁹ for only twenty percent of the night, or just²⁰ over²¹ an hour and a half from an average²² eight-hour sleep. The majority of time people are going through shallow²³ sleep and they can be woken up²⁴ by their snores dozens²⁵ of times without even realizing²⁶ it. Loud snorts may wake a person for a few seconds, but this is such a short time that the person doesn't completely wake up, neither²⁷ is it possible to remember it the next morning. This means that snorers will be unaware of their broken sleep, but they will probably feel sleepier²⁸ during the day. Adapted from Popular Science, December, 2009 · Level: B2 1 loud: adj. noisy 2 snorer: n. the person who makes noise wile sleeping 3 partner: n. mate, couple 4 be the object of: expr. be the aim of, be subject to 5 complaints: n. when someone says something is wrong or not satisfactory 6 disturbing: v. to interrupt 7 wake up: v. stop sleeping 8 snoring: n. the action of making noise while sleeping 9 stages: n. part 10 tolerance: n. ability to deal with 11 towards: prep. with respect to 12 Thus: adv. so, this way 13 deep: adj. low 14 wave: n. curve 15 unaware: adj. unconscious of, ignorant 16 snores: n. the noise a person makes while sleeping 17 decibels: n. unit of measure for sound 18 fire alarm: n. a device that rings when there is a fire 19 lasts: v. take time 20 just: adv. only 21 over: prep. more than 22 average: adj. typical, usual 23 shallow: adj. not deep 24 woken up: v. cause to stop sleeping 25 dozens: n. a quantity of twelve 26 realizing: v. be aware of, notice 27 neither: conj. and not 28 sleepier: adj.comp. willing to sleep	¿Por qué no se despiertan las personas que roncan con sus ronquidos? ESPAÑOL Si eres un gran roncador y duermes en pareja, puede que seas objeto de sus airadas quejas por impedirle el sueño. Pero existen varias razones por las que tú no te despertaste con tus propios ronquidos. Al dormir pasamos por distintas etapas y dependiendo de la etapa en la que estamos, nuestro cuerpo varía su tolerancia hacia el ruido intenso. Así, durante la etapa profunda de "ondas lentas" del ciclo del sueño, nuestro cuerpo podría no apercibirse de los ronquidos de una intensidad superior a los 100 decibelios, tasa superior al ruido que hace una alarma contra incendios. Sin embargo, esta etapa tan sólo ocupa el veinte por ciento del sueño, o algo más de una hora y media de un sueño medio de ocho horas. Durante la mayor parte del tiempo las personas tienen un sueño ligero y son susceptibles de despertarse con sus ronquidos varias docenas de veces sin siquiera darse cuenta. Un ronquido fuerte es capaz de despertar a una persona durante unos segundos, pero se trata de un periodo de tiempo tan corto que no llega a despertarse del todo, ni tampoco lo recordará a la mañana siguiente. Esto quiere decir que las personas que roncan no serán conscientes de haber tenido un sueño interrumpido y probablemente se sentirán más somnolientas durante el día. Adapted from Popular Science, December, 2009
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