Epilepsy drug could reduce sleep apnoea symptoms, study finds

"The standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea is sleeping with a machine that blows air through a face mask to keep the airways open. Unfortunately, many people find these machines hard to use over the long term, so there is a need to find alternative treatments."

"The findings, presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Vienna, Austria, demonstrated there were possible options for those unable to use mechanical breathing aids such as continuous positive airway pressure (Cpap) machines."

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