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Sleeping Problems

UK sources of information and / or support

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) The Sleep Council

Promotes the benefits to health and wellbeing of a good night's sleep and the importance of buying a good bed. There are a number of helpful free consumer leaflets offering advice on buying a new bed, how to get a good night's sleep and a good night guide for children.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Provide a range of information leaflets about sleeping problems.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association

Helps the estimated 3,500,000 snorers and their sleeping partners in the UK.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) British Lung Foundation

The British Lung Foundation provides information for people with snoring problems.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Insomnia - newer hypnotic drugs (zaleplon, zolpidem and zopiclone)

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Insomnia - newer hypnotic drugs.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) The Sleep Apnoea Trust Association

Is the action force of the Sleep Apnoa Trust, a registered charity in the United Kingdom to improve the lot of sleep apnoa patients, their partners and their families.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Radiofrequency ablation of the soft palate for snoring

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Radiofrequency ablation of the soft palate for snoring.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif)  Soft-palate implants for obstructive sleep apnoea

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Soft-palate implants for obstructive sleep apnoea.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif)  Soft-palate implants for simple snoring

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Soft-palate implants for simple snoring.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif)  Sleep apnoea - continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP)

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Sleep apnoea - continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP).

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Sleep Apnoea and Road Accidents

From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Insomnia

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Keeping Kids Healthy

Advice for parents of children with sleep problems. It includes clips from a video produced by Trafford North National Health Service Primary Care Trust, previously sold to healthy care workers in the UK but now offered to the general public through the site.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Narcolepsy Association UK (UKAN)

Information and support for people with narcolepsy.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Narcolepsy Action For Positive & Practical Solutions

NAPPS is a support group based in the UK providing support, advice and information for Narcoleptics and other groups and individuals wishing to learn more about the condition.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Mental Health Foundation

Provide good information about insomnia and sleep disorders.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Queen Victoria Hospital Sleep Disorder Centre

Information about snoring and sleep apnoea, and their treatment.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) London Snoring Centre

A private clinic specialising in a procedure called Somnoplasty to cure snoring.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Edinburgh Sleep Centre

The Edinburgh Sleep Centre is a private clinic that provides access to the full range of services for patients with all types of sleep disorders across the life span.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) London Sleep Centre

The Lomdon Sleep Centre is a private clinics that provides access to the full range of services for patients with all types of sleep disorders across the life span.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Stop Snoring Manchester

Radio Frequency treatment to help patient stop snoring.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Snorban UK and Eire

Snorban is a mandibular advancement device designed to hold the lower jaw forward during sleep so keeping the throat open and allowing air to pass down without vibrating on the tissues found there. The site deals with using MADs to treat mouth snoring, gives advice and news on snoring and provides an opportunity to order the product on line.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) QuietNight

UK suppliers of SomnoGuard snoring remedy.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Ear plugs from Snorestore

The UK distributors of Mack's earplugs, made by McKeon's in theUSA and the number one selling earplugs over there. Mack's areavailable in both children's and adults' sizes.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) ENT UK

The British Association of Head and Neck Surgeons provides information on Snoring.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) MIND

MIND, one of Britain's leading mental health charities provides a series of leaflets on sleeping problems.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Moodjuice

Moodjuice is a site designed to offer information, advice to thoseexperiencing troublesome thoughts, feelings and actions. From the siteyou are able to print off various self-help guides covering conditionssuch as depression, anxiety, stress, panic and sleep problems. In thesite you can explore various aspects of you life that may be causing yousome distress and at the click of a button obtain information onorganisations, services and other self-help materials that can offer yousupport and information to help yourself. Site is provided by NHS Forth Valley.


Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

More detailed medical information

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PS - Health and Poverty

Perhaps the biggest cause of ill health in the world is poverty. Help to Make Poverty History. For example, why not lend some of your money to disadvantaged communities to enable them to trade their way out of poverty through schemes such as Shared Interest.

See also MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY North East for details and links to campaigns against poverty.

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