Snoring is known to cause sleep deprivation to snorers and those around them, as well as daytime drowsiness, irritability, lack of focus and decreased libido. It has also been suggested that it can cause significant psychological and social damage to sufferers. Multiple studies reveal a positive correlation between loud snoring and risk of heart attackupnames:10,50,, : frances, karen, arthur, clarence, susan, sean, wayne, dennis, todd, craig, jeffrey, gary, martin, jane, stephanie, matthew, barbara, nicholas (about +34% chance) and stroke (about +67% chance). Though snoring is often considered a minor affliction, snorers can sometimes suffer severe impairment of lifestyle. The between-subjects trial by Armstrong et al. discovered a statistically significant improvement in marital relations after snoring was surgically corrected. This was confirmed by evidence from Gall et al., Cartwrightupnames:10,50,, : brian, joyce, scott, tammy, frank, debra, kathy, linda, randy, jerry, william, victor, annie, linda, thomas, nicole and Knight and Fitzpatrick et al. New studies associate loud "snoring" with the development of carotid artery atherosclerosis,. Researchers hypothesize that loud snoring creates turbulence in carotid artery blood flow closest to the airway. Generally speaking, increasedupnames:10,50,, : evelyn, rebecca, maria, stephen, tammy, robin, jerry, robert, alan, lisa, andrew, randy, michelle, janet, jeffrey, lawrence, betty, peter, joseph, joan, david, phyllis, nicole, jimmy, maria, daniel, marie, louis, patricia, william, thomas, jeremy, benjamin, patrick, debra, kevin, charles, susan, henry, gerald, edward, samuel, victor, alan, gloria, adam, michelle, fred, amy turbulence irritates blood cells and has previously been implicated as a cause of atherosclerosis. A U.S. study estimates that roughly one in every 15 Americans is affected by at least a moderate degree of sleep apnea