Breastfeeding and Snoring: A Birth Cohort Study

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

The relationship between breastfeeding and snoring in childhood has not been studied before. A recent study prospectively recorded data on infant feeding practices throughout the first year of life. Snoring status and witnessed sleep apnoea were measured at age 8 years by parent-completed questionnaires. The results showed that habitual snoring was reported in 18.8% of the sample, and the researchers witnessed apnoea in 2.7%. Breastfeeding for longer than one month decreases the risk of habitual snoring and witnessed apnoeas in this cohort of children with a family history of asthma.

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http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0084956

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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