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Device offers new hope for sleep disorders
27 Mar 2008
People in the UK suffering from snoring problems connected to a sleep disorder could benefit from a new treatment on the National Health Service (NHS).
According to the British Thoracic Society, the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is set to approve a treatment called continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for adults with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea (OSAHS).
The developments may also signal new hope for people with sleep apnoea in countries around Europe.
The treatment involves a patient putting on a soft mask over their nose and mouth which is attached to a machine that helps to regulate the pressure of the air that they breathe.
This helps the airways to remain open and prevents them from collapsing, a symptom linked to the condition.
Sleep apnoea causes irregular breathing and tiredness in sufferers during the day, as their upper airways collapse repeatedly during the night.
Airways become blocked and this cuts off airflow, meaning that people can stop breathing or will suffer restricted breathing for around ten seconds.
This causes sufferers to wake up hundreds of times during the night, or sleep very lightly.
The condition has also been linked to increasing the risk of hypertension, heart disease and stroke.
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