Stroke Can Cause Sleep Apnoea in Some Patients

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

Stroke patients who have damage to their brain stem are more likely to have sleep apnoea than those with damage in other parts of their brain.  Their study included 355 people in Texas, average age 65, who suffered an ischemic stroke, which is caused by blocked blood flow in the brain. Of the 11 percent who had damage to the brain stem, 84 percent had sleep apnoea. By comparison, only 59 percent of those without brain stem injury had sleep apnoea.

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http://www.bhcmhmr.org/poc/view_doc.php?type=news&id=161839&cn=100

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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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