it also can affect your heart and the cardiovascular system, so that can lead to an increased risk of stroke or problems with high blood pressure. getting a sleep apnoea diagnosis is complex you pick up this wearable monitor from a hospital, where you re taught how to put it on. then, once it s in place, you try and get a good night s sleep. the next day, you have to return it to the hospital for lengthy analysis. back at the hospital, the data from that device is then analysed by a technician that can take two or three hours they produce a report that goes to the consultant, who then gets back in touch with the gp and the patient with the suggested course of action. but all of that can be replaced with this tiny device here and it s quicker, easier and cheaper. now being trialled in coventry and warwickshire, this small device is posted to a potential sleep apnoea sufferer. they stick it to their throat, and overnight it records and analyses their sleep, ready for the consulta
they stick it to their throat, and overnight, it records and analyses their sleep, ready for the consultant to look at. our sleep consultant is really pleased with the change because basically, it would mean they would spend less time doing all the diagnosis, and more time actually treating the patients. faster, easier and cheaper than the existing test if the trial goes well, many more patients with sleep apnoea will be diagnosed and helped. david gregory kumar, bbc news. we will have more of that device in about an hour s time. how many times have you thought you would like a complete career change? most of us never actually do anything about it. that is not the case with one primary school teacher who decided to leave herjob and start painting a picture a day. she never could have imagined the success she would have. norco in margate has built up a huge fan base and has now
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