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Get a good night's sleep thanks to Bupa Hospital Cardiff8 June 2007Help is at hand for people who have serious problems with snoring - and their long-suffering partners - thanks to a recently opened clinic at Bupa Hospital Cardiff. Sufferers themselves find the problem seriously disturbs their quality of sleep, resulting in tiredness, impaired concentration and poor memory. But thousands more suffer night-time misery because of their partner’s snoring and breathing problems, leading in some cases to the break-up of relationships. At Bupa Hospital Cardiff’s sleep apnoea clinic, consultants will check out the causes of the problem – via a simple allergy test right through to a sleep study (please see "Notes to Editors" for further information) – to create a treatment plan tailored to the individual patient’s needs. Bupa Hospital Cardiff general manager Rob Anderson said: "A good night’s sleep is vital to the health and fitness of everyone and something that many people take for granted. But having your sleep disturbed by breathing problems is a real nightmare." "This new clinic will benefit both sufferers and their partners - and end the misery of tiredness and bleary-eyed mornings." Snoring disorders range from simple snoring to the more serious conditions such as obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS). OSAHS sufferers find that during sleep their airways become blocked as muscles in their mouth relax. This can cause breathing to stop for 10 seconds or more. The brain detects that oxygen levels have dropped and briefly wakes up the sufferer, so breathing restarts. In some cases this occurs more than 10 times an hour – leading to potentially life-threatening excessive tiredness. For example more than 300 people a year are killed and many more are seriously injured as a result of drivers falling asleep at the wheel. Depending on the condition and its severity treatment could include mandibular advancement splints (MAS). These are small plastic splints which are worn in the mouth at night. They work by keeping the airway open while you’re asleep. Another treatment option is continuous positive airway pressure ventilation (CPAP). This involves wearing an oxygen mask to force air through your airway to stop it from closing. In some cases surgery might be used to clear a breathing obstruction. This may involve removing the tonsils, trimming the soft palate, straightening a crooked septum or enlarging the breathing passage behind the tongue. To find out more about the snoring and OSAHS clinic, which is offered by Dr Colin Gelder and Mr Vijay Singh, contact Sue Laidlaw at Bupa Hospital Cardiff on 029 2054 2504. Back to the latest press releases
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