The Secret Cause of Your Sleep Apnoea

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

asthmaObstructive sleep apnoea is in part caused by asthma as reported to the American Thoracic Society according to new research. OSA impairs sleep quality and it has been found that people with asthma have a 70% higher chance of suffering from sleep apnoea after a period of eight years. People without asthma were less likely to suffer from sleep apnoea.

The connection between asthma and sleep apnoea is not well known but the researchers led by Mihaela Teodorescu M.D believe that corticosteroids used to treat asthma alter fat distribution in the neck.  Untreated sleep apnoea may cause anxiety, depression and heart disease.

Read the full story here:

http://news.menshealth.com/the-secret-cause-of-your-sleep-apnoea/2013/06/24/.

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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.

The Somnowell mandibular advancement appliance is also recommended by:

  • Sleep Centres
  • ENT Surgeons, Sleep Physicians, Respiratory, Physicians
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  • General Medical Practitioners
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