FAA Revises Sleep Apnoea Guidance

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

The FAA in revision of the new draft guidelines is petitioning the aviation medical examiners (AMEs) to review requirements that pilots at risk for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) to undergo testing and treatment if necessary. It is a change to the earlier guidelines that all pilots with a BMI of 40 or more to undergo testing and potential treatment for OSA.

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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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