This Test Can Save Your Life—and It’s Easier Than You Think

  • Posted in Snoring
  •  By Loran Simon

depressedSnoring is more than just a bothersome habit. Snoring that happens regularly should be taken seriously since it could be a sign of sleep apnoea. By visiting the doctor to have a sleep apnoea test, you will rule out presence of the condition.

A sleep apnoea test may save your life. An estimated 80 percent of people with sleep apnoea are not aware they have the condition. Sleep apnoea has been associated with problems such as depression, diabetes, cancer, and dementia.

Michael Coppola, MD, president of the American Sleep Apnoea Association, says that people fail to get tested out of the fear of having to spend a night in a sleep lab. It is an unfamiliar setting with numerous wires attached to the body.

The at-home sleep tests are now preferred and may even give higher quality results because people get to sleep comfortably and normally on their own beds.

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http://www.prevention.com/health/sleep-energy/why-you-need-sleep-apnoea-test?cid=soc_PreventionMag_TWITTER_Prevention__Sleep

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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
  • Orthodontists, Dentists
  • General Medical Practitioners
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