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The sleep disorder you might not know you have - Alayna Vaughan

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A leather mask that clamps the mouth shut. A cannonball sewn into a soldier’s uniform. A machine that delivers sudden electrical pulses. These were all treatments for a problem that has haunted humanity for millennia: snoring. It might seem harmless, but snoring can be a sign of something more dangerous. So, what exactly causes snoring? Alayna Vaughan digs into the troublesome sleep disorder.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Alayna Vaughan
Director
Rémi Cans, Boniato Studio
Narrator
Pen-Pen Chen
Animator
Andy Redwood
Composer
Alain Girardot
Sound Designer
Jean-Baptiste Montmartin
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Editorial Producer
Cella Wright
Fact-Checker
Krystian Aparta

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