Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

Do you have obstructive sleep apnoea? If you have this disorder you are not alone. Obstructive sleep apnoea is becoming an increasingly common disorder which is characterized by repeated airway collapse during sleep. This further causes oxygen desaturation, disrupted sleep and other signs and symptoms such as snoring, witnessed apnoeas, and sleepiness.

There are various causes of sleep apnoea such as a small upper airway lumen, unstable respiratory control, low arousal threshold, small lung volume, and dysfunctional upper airway dilator muscles. You may be at risk if you have risk factors such as obesity, male sex, age, menopause, fluid retention, adenotonsillar hypertrophy, and smoking.

Read more here:

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2813%2960734-5/fulltext

Somnowell Inventor - Visiting Professor Simon Ash FDS MSc MOrth BDS

Prof. Ash is the inventor of the highly successful SOMNOWELL Chrome device for snoring and sleep apnoea.

The Somnowell Chrome is made to exacting standards in the Somnowell laboratory under the supervision of Visiting Professor Simon Ash. Prof. Ash and his master technicians create each Somnowell Chrome device using their wealth of experience and expertise.

Prof. Ash works at the forefront of his profession. He is a Consultant and Specialist Orthodontist with over 30 years clinical experience, with a special interest in sleep related breathing disorders, TMJD, and bruxism. He currently works in Harley Street London and two private hospitals in London as part of a multi-disciplinary team managing snoring and sleep apnoea, and is Visiting Professor of Orthodontics at the BPP University.

The Somnowell mandibular advancement appliance is also recommended by:

  • Sleep Centres
  • ENT Surgeons, Sleep Physicians, Respiratory, Physicians
  • Orthodontists, Dentists
  • General Medical Practitioners
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