Sleep Disorders in New Zealand Teenagers

  • Posted in Snoring
  •  By Loran Simon

Recent news has it that almost 40% of New Zealand teenagers have a sleep disorder. This stemmed from a Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners press release, and a paper published in the Journal of Primary Health Care. The study surveyed 1388 Auckland high school students, from six different schools, using the authors’ Auckland Sleep Questionnaire. The study found that 37% of teenagers reported ‘significant sleep symptoms’ lasting more than a month. Depression and anxiety are cited as the main contributor of sleep problems in teenagers, and alcohol as a significant contributor.

Read more here:

http://sciblogs.co.nz/sleep-on-it/2013/12/09/sleep-disorders-in-new-zealand-teenagers/

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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