Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Severity Linked With Death Risk

Are you aware that sleep apnoea can be deadly? According to a recent study, the risk of death increases with the severity of a person’s obstructive sleep apnoea. According to researchers, sleep apnoea severity is linked with death risk in the Asian population. Overall, the risk of dying was 24.7 times higher among people with severe sleep apnoea compared with people without sleep apnoea. The study has a clinical implication that increased mortality, shown in studies in Western countries, is also associated with increased severity of OSA in Asians, the researchers wrote.

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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.