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Sleep disorder 'could be accurately diagnosed from sound of sufferers’ snoring' - Daily Telegraph 12th October 2009
"An exhausting sleep disorder which causes breathing problems and can reduce lifespan could be accurately diagnosed using recordings of sufferers’ snoring, scientists believe"
Could a button on your nose cure snoring? - Daily Mail 6th October 2009
"A stick-on filter for the nose is the latest way to treat a common snoring condition.
The filter - which is attached to the bottom of each nostril - contains valves that allow in air, but make breathing out slightly more difficult. "
Obese drivers are at risk of more road accidents, warns top medic - Daily Mail 5th October 2009
"A world expert in sleep disorders will warn obese people of the potential dangers of getting behind the wheel because of a condition that disrupts breathing during the night.
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) occurs when soft tissue in the back of the airway collapses and blocks it, causing interruption in breathing lasting 10 seconds or more.
Being overweight is a major risk factor of the condition."
A tube up the nose could help thousands of sleep apnoea sufferers stop snoring - Daily Mail 23rd February 2009
A new device could improve the lives of thousands of sufferers with a common snoring condition.
The device blows warm, humidified air through a thin, flexible tube into the nostrils to keep the airways open during sleep.
New device offers a breath of fresh air for bad sleepers - Daily Mail 12th January 2009
A new 'intelligent breathing' device for people suffering from sleep apnoea can predict when patients will stop breathing and actually prevent this from happening.
Sleep apnoea affects about one million Britons. It causes the patient to stop breathing for long periods at night - either because of an obstruction in the airways or because of another health problem, such as heart disease - and then wake up.
The noisy lifesaver: Why snoring could be good for your heart - Daily Mail 27th October 2008
Snoring could actually be good for your health, especially if you're elderly, new research suggests.
It shows that those aged over 65 who suffer with a snoring-related condition called sleep apnoea tend to live longer than those who do not snore.
This man woke up utterly exhausted every morning. The reason? He had been 'dying' forty times an hour in his sleep - Daily Mail 14th October 2008
Charles Garland was still buzzing with adrenaline when he climbed into his car after directing two episodes of Big Break hosted by Jim Davidson.
Yet, within minutes, he had fallen asleep at the wheel as he drove on the M25. It was only for a second, but as the TV producer and director recalls: 'Suddenly there was a bridge coming towards me. Somehow, I managed to swing my car on to the hard shoulder just in time.
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