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http://www.sleepapniatreatment.com –

Obstructive Sleep Apnea is the most

common sleep apnea and it can have

serious impact and can even cause

death for severe cases and those who

left it untreated or are ignorant to

the signs.

One of the sign of sleep apnea is

snoring. Many people don’t know that

snoring is actually a sign of

something deeper.

Learn about OSA today and share with

your friends.

For more information on sleep apnea

check out the website :

http://www.sleepapniatreatment.com

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A very rough video made to demonstrate what CPAP is and to highlight the dire need for funding for CPAP across the whole of the UK. Please sign the petition http://is.gd/mSly

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Prime time BBC Breakfast segment on sleep apnoea and the recent NICE recommendation.

Apologies for the quality … I didn’t have an ariel plugged into my TV card!

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Dr Mary J Morrell has been investigating the physiology of a sleep disorder known as obstructive sleep apnoea, which can cause people to stop breathing during sleep. This disrupted sleep has implications for their ability to function during the day, as well as for their cardiovascular system.

Watch this video to find out more about obstructive sleep apnoea and the work of Dr Morrell, who is now embarking on a major multicentre sleep trial that aims to better understand the impact of sleep apnoea on elderly people, up to a third of whom suffer from this disorder.

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Severe obstructive sleep apnoea. This patient stopped breathing 122 times per hour of sleep. His heart stopped beating twice for 10 seconds at a time during an apnoea. This video shows one of those occasions.

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MindfulMedia Documentary – DEAD TIRED

A must see for all those who sleep less than 8 hours.
The 2 hour mini series is available on the website: http://www.mindfulmedia.com.au

This 2-part documentary reveals the cutting edge science behind why most of us
are sleep deprived and the dramatic effect that it is having on both our bodies and our lives. The
documentary highlights the frightening reality that tiredness is now an unsuspecting killer that is
spreading like a pandemic through todays 24/7 activity-driven society.

Episode 1: Awake is the new sleep.

This episode investigates how sleep deprivation causes sickness and death in todays society. The
documentary examines the cutting edge science that proves tiredness impairs performance,
affects our mind and damages the body. The episode follows a unique scientific experiment where
we observe in real time what happens to a healthy 25-year old when he cuts back his sleep from 8
to 3 hours a night for one week. We witness how the subject becomes psychotic, dreams whilst
awake and drives a car while fast asleep!

Episode 2: Planet Insomnia

This episode investigates the causes, consequences and cures for insomnia which is now the
worlds most common medical disorder. The second episode features 4 personal stories of people
suffering from insomnia which includes an Australian woman who cured her insomnia with yoga,
and an American sleep doctor who attempts to cure the insomnia of a depressed suicidal
teenager. The episode also shows how an innovative American trucking company cured the sleep
problems of its 675 drivers and the amazing story of how an Australian woman broke into her ex-
boyfriends house and acted bizarrely after taking a sleeping pill.

Dead Tired was shot in Australia, America, Canada and England and follows the personal stories of
those affected by insomnia or sleep deprivation, and the medical discoveries of professionals who
are trying to cure them and others of this potentially fatal disorder.

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This is a patient undergoing a diagnostic home sleep study prior to undergoing gastric banding surgery. She has a BMI of 44 kg/m2. She stops breathing up to 80 seconds, 63 times per hour and her blood oxygen levels drop to 51% from wake levels of 95%. She was suffering from excessive daytime tiredness.

Her breathing during sleep has since returned to normal since using ResMed Autoset.

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