You can't hear your own snoring. All the more so if you sleep alone — and now a survey has put numbers to it.

  • What: A "survey on self-discovery of snoring" by the Ibiki Mukokyu Kaizen Kyokai (Snoring and Apnea Improvement Association)
  • When and who: August 15-16, 2026; 200 men and women in their 20s to 60s nationwide who usually sleep alone (note the small sample size)
  • Results: 40.5% said they "don't know whether they snore, or don't think they do." Another 40.5% said they've "never been told, or have no one to tell them." And 54.5% have "never checked" the state of their sleep

Sleep takes up a third of the day and is where the real work of recovery happens — yet for people living alone, no one is watching those hours. Even recording a single night with a smartphone sleep app can make your own nights surprisingly visible. If what you record worries you night after night, skip the consumer gadgets and consult a medical professional.

Source: Survey by the Snoring and Apnea Improvement Association, published by MoonMoon Inc. (PR TIMES)