Sleep Apnoea Risks Not Only for Adults

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

hispanicSleep apnoea is a common sleeping problem which causes increased daytime sleepiness and other symptoms due to cessation of breathing or reduced ventilation during sleep. Sleep apnoea does not only happen in adults; it also happens among the youth, who may increase their cardiometabolic risk factors. A study from http://www.dailyrx.com has offered several insights by describing recent studies. Here are some of their findings:

  • Sleep apnoea was linked with greater cardiometabolic risk markers in obese youth. Cardiometabolic risk markers are signs of a patient's overall risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

  • Teenage boys had a higher risk of having OSA than teenage girls.

  • Hispanic males were especially affected by sleep apnoea, with two out of five having moderate or severe OSA.

  • There was lower insulin or higher insulin resistance in the moderate and severe cases of OSA, compared to the participants with mild or no OSA. Insulin resistance causes diabetes.

  • Youth with moderate or severe OSA were also found to have a higher levels of fat in their blood.

Read more here:

http://www.dailyrx.com/obese-youth-sleep-apnoea-found-have-increased-cardiometabolic-risk-factors

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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.

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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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