The Effects of an Oral Appliance in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Patients with Prehypertension

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

Sleep ApnoeaThe study was undertaken with the intention of estimating the effects of oral appliance treatment on blood pressure and the changes to the apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI). The study recruited two groups of obstructive sleep apnoea patients; one put on three month (short term) treatment and one year (long term) treatment.

The results of the study were a 9.35% decrease in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and 11.04% in diastolic blood pressure (DBP) with short term oral appliance treatment. Long term treatment gave a 12.16% decrease in SBP and a 14.01% decrease in DBP. The conclusion was that there was an improvement in obstructive sleep apnoea symptoms with both short term and long term treatment.

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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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