{"id":1156,"date":"2021-06-15T21:29:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T01:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/somnomed.gsqtest1.com\/en\/?page_id=1156"},"modified":"2021-10-18T21:21:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T01:21:29","slug":"clinical","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/physicians\/clinical\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1156\" class=\"elementor elementor-1156\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-211214be elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"211214be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"respiratory-side-effects\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fa8e1b0\" data-id=\"1fa8e1b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a304d52 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a304d52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba153c4\" data-id=\"ba153c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e16961c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e16961c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objectively measured health outcomes in oral appliances vs. CPAP<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e3cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98e3cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When considering objective (i.e., measurable) health outcomes, Oral appliances and CPAP have similar outcomes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d2a8a82\" data-id=\"6d2a8a82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55758f47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55758f47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Group-2973.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1161\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Group-2973.jpg 742w, https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Group-2973-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">References: 1. (Gotsopoulos et al.,2002), (Engleman et al., 2002), (Barnes et al., 2004), (Gagnadoux et al,, 2009), 2. (Naismith et al., 2005), 3. (Hoekema et al., 2007), 4. (Gotsopoulos, Kelly and Cistulli, 2004), (Barnes et al., 2004), 5. (Philips et al., 2013), 6. (Itzhaki et al, 2007), 7. (Marin et al., 2005), 8. (Anandam et al., 2013)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16db1b5c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16db1b5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"cardiology-effects\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4bc704\" data-id=\"a4bc704\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28bf9f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28bf9f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"868\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Group-2999.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-1163\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Group-2999.jpg 868w, https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Group-2999-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Group-2999-768x486.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c9354cb\" data-id=\"2c9354cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d89714f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d89714f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-35d752cc\" data-id=\"35d752cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ee3aba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10ee3aba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sleep &amp; cardiology effects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453a974d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"453a974d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>In a 2013 study following 667 patients for 96 months (or 6.5 years), Anandam and colleagues found no difference in cardiovascular mortality between patients using CPAP and oral appliances.<\/li><li>This was despite the residual AHI being higher in the patients with oral appliances than CPAP (16 \u00b1 5.1 vs. 4.5 \u00b1 2.3).<\/li><li>This was offset by greater use of the oral appliance per night &#8211; CPAP use for 5.8 \u00b1 1.6 hours vs oral appliance use for 6.5 \u00b1 1.2 hours.<\/li><li>Not treating OSA increased the risk of cardiovascular mortality by 6.5 times.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da6c0ad elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da6c0ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81a4216\" data-id=\"81a4216\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3b8ed7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3b8ed7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5566b86\" data-id=\"5566b86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac49ae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac49ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CPAP and Oral appliances in blood pressure control.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e1143e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e1143e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>A network meta-analysis published by Bratton and colleagues in 2015 did not show a difference between CPAP and oral appliances in blood pressure outcomes.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>There was no difference in either systolic or diastolic pressure (data not shown)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbeee0f\" data-id=\"dbeee0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364b55c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"364b55c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"894\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Group-3039.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1164\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Group-3039.jpg 894w, https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Group-3039-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Group-3039-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fee0f2b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fee0f2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"ent-conditions\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89fb707\" data-id=\"89fb707\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4063ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4063ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Group-3084-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Group-3084-1.jpg 742w, https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Group-3084-1-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">References: 1. (Schmidt-Nowara et al.,1995) 2. (Engleman et al.,2004), (Naismith et al., 2005), 3. (Gagnadoux et al., 2009)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fef0626\" data-id=\"fef0626\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bd0a90 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bd0a90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9997e0b\" data-id=\"9997e0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5c1e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad5c1e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Functional measured outcomes \u2013 oral appliances vs. CPAP<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bbcd2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bbcd2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>In measures that are important to patients and their partners, CPAP performs better in controlling snoring (by promoting nasal breathing), but oral appliance therapy performs better on quality-of-life measures (as patients generally don\u2019t like wearing CPAP masks).<\/li><li>\u201cOral appliance therapy was very effective at reducing AHI and was associated with a higher reported compliance that that observed on CPAP. Both treatments improved functional outcomes in a similar way\u201d Gagnandoux et al., 2009.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a4b445 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a4b445\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aba6f80\" data-id=\"aba6f80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ae61c elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-11046 elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"70ae61c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"241\" class=\"elementor elementor-241\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4442681 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4442681\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ae51aa\" data-id=\"8ae51aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc5e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bc5e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Patient stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7c08b elementor-widget elementor-widget-Custom_El_Slider_Text\" data-id=\"fb7c08b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Custom_El_Slider_Text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t          <div id=\"el-slider-text-69e92c3a7bd75\" class=\"el-slider-text\">\r\n        <div class=\"el-slider-text__slider\">\r\n                      <div class=\"el-slider-text__slide\">\r\n              <div class=\"el-slider-text__slide-inner balance-elements\" style=\"background-color: #C3E7EF; color: #000000; \">\r\n                <p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #3d3d3d;\">Michael\u2019s story\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3d3d3d;\">\u201cI have been using my Somnomed\u00a0device for about two years now. It has completely improved the quality of sleep that I get and consequently certain aspects of my life for the better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3d3d3d;\">On the rare occasion that I forget to put it in the device my sleep deteriorates immediately. It\u2019s invaluable.\u201d <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/patient-stories\/#Michael\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                      <div class=\"el-slider-text__slide\">\r\n              <div class=\"el-slider-text__slide-inner balance-elements\" style=\"background-color: #C1CAE3; color: #000000; \">\r\n                <p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Liz\u2019s story<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cHaving suffered jaw and tooth pain over several months and following several appointments with my GP and regular dentist to no avail, I asked April (dentist) if she could give me a second opinion. After careful consultation April suggested that sleep apnoea and teeth grinding might be behind the issues and recommended a Somnomed\u00a0device to wear at night. <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/patient-stories\/#Liz\">Read more<\/a><\/em><\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                      <div class=\"el-slider-text__slide\">\r\n              <div class=\"el-slider-text__slide-inner balance-elements\" style=\"background-color: #00549D; color: #ffffff; \">\r\n                <p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Simon\u2019s story<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy name is Simon Wilsdon I am a general dentist in York with a special interest in dental sleep medicine. Over several years I have experienced mild sleep apnoea and, unfortunately for my wife, loud snoring. I have tried several different mandibular advancement devices over the years. These have given initial improvement but nothing long lasting and were uncomfortable over time. After investigating different options, I decided to give the new SomnoMed Avant<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> appliance a try. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/patient-stories\/#Simon\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                      <div class=\"el-slider-text__slide\">\r\n              <div class=\"el-slider-text__slide-inner balance-elements\" style=\"background-color: #7B91C4; color: #FFFFFF; \">\r\n                <p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Mohammed\u2019s story<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mohammed was diagnosed with Severe Sleep Apnoea in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the first year after my diagnosis, I had a CPAP machine in the home, but I really struggled with it, due to the anxiety of the mask being on my face all night. When I saw my Sleep Consultant, I was advised that I should not drive, and my driving license has now been revoked for more than 2 years. I have a family at home, with four children, so having no driving license has really affected our day-to-day lives. Little things like food shopping and trips out are much more difficult. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/patient-stories\/#Mohammed\"><em><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                      <div class=\"el-slider-text__slide\">\r\n              <div class=\"el-slider-text__slide-inner balance-elements\" style=\"background-color: #00549D; color: #ffffff; \">\r\n                <p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Roy\u2019s story<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Like many people, l became aware that l was snoring during the night and feeling tired in the morning. 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Stories of how sleep apnoea affected their lives.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ef16b2d\" data-id=\"7ef16b2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229f58 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"229f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/somnomed.com\/uk\/patient-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here for full stories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40538cb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40538cb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cde530f\" data-id=\"5cde530f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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References: 1. (Gotsopoulos et al.,2002), (Engleman et al., 2002), (Barnes et al., 2004), (Gagnadoux et al,, 2009), 2. (Naismith et al., 2005), 3. (Hoekema et al., 2007), 4. 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