The first thing a man learns after he is married, says an unknown with, is that he snores. For all the disharmony it brings, snoring is surprisingly a neglected problem. Millions snore, and millions more are forced to listen.  The snores of one man registered 87 decibels, twice as loud as normal conversation and equivalent to having a pneumatic drill operating all night in the street outside. People... 

nose Of all the body’s sense organs, the nose gets the scanties regard. We worry  about our eyes and ears – indeed, millions of people seek attention for them – but we ten to teak our noses for granted. Eyes, ears an lips are the stuff of poetry: the nose is kept to the grindstone. Maybe all that is because nose causes so little trouble, and functions almost perfectly long... 

sneeze Any irritation in the nasal passages usually brings on a sneeze. The irritant may be dust or pepper, or a kind of pollen to which a person may be allergic. Occasionally, the nose becomes blocked by mucus, and the body reacts involuntarily to clear it. A sneeze forces air form the nose  and mouth, and with luck gets rid of whatever is causing the annoyance. If we look up the Sun, the...