Is a cure for snoring finally getting closer?

The Schnarchmuseum’s unusual collection traces humankind’s millennia-long struggle to cure snoring – a problem that still affects millions. But is science getting closer to solving it?

A steel cannonball sits on a shelf above a mannequin head whose mouth is covered in a thick leather muzzle-like mask. Although they resemble medieval torture devices, they were both once used to prevent snoring.

The mask and cannonball are part of the collection of the Schnarchmuseum in Alfeld, Germany, founded 17 years ago by sleep researcher and therapist Josef Wirth. He started collecting items brought to him by his clients. “They would say, ‘this has not worked for me’. I stored them and the collection grew. We are looking for new items all the time,” Wirth says.

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