Solutions 4 Snoring

Monday, July 13, 2009

Heeley MP Meg Munn has being championing greater awareness, better diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnoea, a condition that affects many people and can be disastrous for drivers who fall asleep at the wheel of their vehicle. She was recently pleased to meet Matt Everett of Solutions 4 Snoring (S4S) – a company based in Woodseats in her constituency who manufacturer dental splints to help breathing during sleep.

 

Meg was interested to hear about these splints, which are an oral apparatus which helps treat sleep conditions - in particular sleep apnoea. S4S’s focus is on diagnosing sleep apnoea when people go to their dentist. Matt explained the process and methods used by dentists in spotting a patient’s symptoms and then referring them to their GP or to S4S.

 

The normal treatment for sleep apnoea is a CPAP machine, an oxygen mask worn by the patient whilst they sleep. However, some patients find this method extremely uncomfortable and S4S’s alternative is a dental splint.

 

For more information visit www.s4s.com

 

To read Meg’s speech about sleep apnoea visit:

http://www.megmunnmp.org.uk/press-view-entry.asp?type=Views&id=341