As if just sleepiness, diatebes, heart problems and general brain-fog weren’t enough, a study now reports sleep apnoea syndrome sufferers are at an increased risk of loss of vision compared … Continued

RoadTransport.com today reports that eight in ten of male truck drivers in the UK are overweight. In the article, a health education warns truckers must improve their lifestyle or face … Continued

I read an interesting blog post today by a self-proclaimed born skeptic of just about everything. He wrote this post called “Sleep Apnea Skeptic“. It’s quite an entertaining read in … Continued

What happens when a computer science professor from Germany gets fed up with his own snoring? He puts his skills to good use and invents a computer controlled pillow which … Continued

When you look at blood oxygen levels, at least. Watching an interesting BBC Horizon documentary last night, it seems like patients with severe sleep apnoea are in the same league … Continued

Via the people I got my CPAP machine and masks from, I got in touch with Clare Jeffries who runs a Nutritional Therapy Practice in Surrey called Healthy Influence. We … Continued

Bill Bolton, a bit of a sleep forum legend, posted this interesting bit of research, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Universities around the world … Continued

The BBC reports that those who don’t get enough sleep (as well as those with too much) double their risk of cardiovascular disease. The article quotes research from the University … Continued

Most of us here in the UK have access to free CPAP equipment through the NHS. But that’s not what this post is about! If you want a chance to … Continued

We discussed Sleep Apnoea in drivers before when we dug up some frightening statistics regarding the prevalence of sleep disorders amongst drivers in Britain. As this is such an important … Continued