Asthma Meds Could Increase Sleep Apnoea Risk

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

In a new but small study, researchers discovered that taking certain asthma medications could increase one's risk of sleep apnoea. Sleep apnoea is a sleeping disorder that causes people to experience pauses in their breathing patterns during sleep. In this study, the participants were taking 1,760 micrograms of the treatment, flucticasone (Flovent), which is inhaled. The researchers examined the participants for any changes in how their upper airways and tongue functioned during sleep. The researchers found that all 18 of them had changes to these two specific areas that were similar to sleep apnoea.

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http://www.counselheal.com/articles/8846/20140301/asthma-meds-could-increase-sleep-apnoea-risk.htm

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.

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