In Crisis, Sleep Loss Impedes Decision Making

  • Posted in Snoring
  •  By Loran Simon

meetingA study from the Washington state university that was published in the journal Sleep shows that the ability to adapt to the unexpected is affected by the lack of sleep. Decision making is quite an important aspect applied in situations at the workplace.

The study sought to understand how the lack of sleep over long durations of time can affect decision making for first responders, doctors, military personnel and people in crisis situations. The goal of the study was to capture the critical elements of decision making in the real world.

Sleep loss was found to affect the brain and how it effectively uses feedback to make the right decision. Hence, it is extremely risky to have sleep-deprived people in perilous situations.

Read the full story here:

http://www.sleepreviewmag.com/2015/05/crisis-sleep-loss-impedes-decision-making/

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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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