A belated Happy New Year from all of us at the British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association. Unfortunately this month we can't tempt you with a special offer ... quite the opposite in fact. For the first time in over 6 years, during the first week of February we will be increasing the prices of our products. Take a look at how things were back in the year 2000. Our web site has seen some changes since then, but the prices are still the same!!

This year we will be looking at the effectiveness of mandibular advancement treatment for snoring and sleep apnoea. We will be focusing on efficacy, compliance and potential adverse side effects such as TMJ dysfunction and malocclusion.

This follows on from the enormous response to the BBC programme 'How To Sleep Better' where Professor Robert Winston featured a woman whose life had been transformed by a mandibular advancement device.

If you have purchased a mandibular advancement device from us, expect to hear from us soon as we will be seeking your views on this subject.

Take advantage of our new product pairing feature in our on-line shop. A Snore Calm Travel Pack is only £1.49 when purchased with a Snore Calm Herbal Spray.

Other offers on a variety of products are also available.

Can magnets stop snoring? (Daily Mail, January 2006)

Tiny implanted magnets could be a new treatment for snoring. Head and neck specialists in the US have found that once implanted, the repelling action of the magnets can help to keep the airways open.

American researchers from the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Clinic in San Jose, California, have shown in tests that the magnets work in animals, and are about to start new human trials in Europe.

In the animal research, they calculated the size and strength of the magnet needed to provide the same airway-opening effects as CPAP - around two grams in weight.

Researchers in Switzerland examined 25 patients who suffered from snoring and moderate obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome, both common sleep disorders.

Half the group were given daily lessons in playing the didgeridoo, a wind instrument about 1.5 metres long, traditionally made from the trunk of a tree hollowed out by termites.

The study, published in the British Medical Journal's online edition, found that those who played the unusual instrument over a four-month trial period saw a significant improvement in their daytime sleepiness and apnoea.

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