CPAP Helps Control BP in Apnoea Patients

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

CPAP or continuous positive airway pressure is said to be an effective treatment for sleep apnoea. However, recent reports also say that people with resistant hypertension and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) who were treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) had a significant improvement in their blood pressure control compared with similar patients who did not receive CPAP. The authors concluded: “Among patients with OSA and resistant hypertension, CPAP treatment for 12 weeks compared with control resulted in a decrease in 24-hour mean and diastolic blood pressure and an improvement in the nocturnal blood pressure pattern. Further research is warranted to assess longer-term health outcomes.”

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http://www.onmedica.com/newsArticle.aspx?id=52f183ca-8c0d-4a1e-949e-fa32f611f9ea

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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