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If you believe the most annoying sound in the world is nails scraping across a chalkboard, you’ve obviously never slept with someone who snores.

The sounds is ... well, in our house, a cross between a buzzing chainsaw and sputtering motorcycle.

It never fails. Just as I drift into deep sleep, Scott rolls over and snores in my ear.

I’ll whisper (okay, yell over the clamoring), “Stop it.” Or, I’ll attempt to roll him onto his other side, praying for a reprieve.

Both are short-lived intervention tactics. Not surprising since snoring often occurs during deepest sleep.

Of course, Scott...