You May Be Getting Up to Pee at Night Because of Sleep Apnoea

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

sitting on toiletWaking up more than once to pee at night is considered abnormal. The condition is referred to as nocturia. For both men and women, nocturia is associated with poor sleep. It is often the most common cause of poor sleep among the elderly.

Sleep apnoea is thought to be the major cause of nocturia as opposed to enlarged prostate, hyperactive bladder, and even menopause. Sleep apnoea is made worse by menopause with the risk increasing almost ten-fold. 

Sleep apnoea is characterized frequent awakening, snoring and nocturia. People should watch out for the symptoms of sleep apnoea to rule it out as a cause of nocturia. Treatment of sleep apnoea through CPAP therapy will cure the nocturia problem.

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You May Be Getting Up to Pee at Night Because of Sleep Apnoea

  • Posted in Snoring
  •  By Loran Simon

In an ideal situation, you should not wake up at night to urinate. If you have to wake up to urinate, then you do not have to wake more than once. Nocturia is a condition that may lead to sleep disturbances and insomnia. A visit to a sleep specialist rather than a urologist will help stop the problem.

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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:

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