A clinical trial in Australia is looking for 50- to 80-year-olds who report both sleep and cognitive complaints, reports 9News.
A treatment for those who snore or suffer sleep apnoea could also produce new health benefits, with a trial underway to investigate whether receiving treatment can actually stave off dementia.
Mary Andrews uses a device called a CPAP, which pumps air into the nose to stop her airways from collapsing at night.
“I was finding I was waking up in the morning with a very red face, bright red face, and often waking two to three times at night gasping for air and having lots of broken sleep so I was tired,” she said.
If this is Obstructive Sleep Apnea, the obstruction is usually the tongue. As teeth wear down, the dimensions of the inside of the mouth decease, while the tongue size remains the same. The only place for the tongue to go when the mouth is closed is back into the throat. An easier way to move the tongue forward is with an oral appliance recommended by the medical protocol for treatment of OSA in mild to moderate cases.
In addition, the DAYTIME breathing habits if the person need to be evaluated. If the BPM(breaths per minute are too high and the End Tidal Carbon Dioxide is too low, oxygen transport is impaired. This leads to cell death, and loss of cognition.
I am a sleep apena sufferer and am very interested in the trial