How electronic chips are helping obstructive sleep apnoea sufferers

An estimated eight million adults in the UK are thought to have obstructive sleep apnoea. If left untreated, sleep apnoea can lead to hypertension, strokes, heart attacks, diabetes and various other issues which affect the quality of life. UCLH is the first NHS centre in the UK to offer patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnoea a choice of nerve stimulation devices to manage their condition. Sky's Thomas Moore speaks with the patients and surgeon involved in the procedure. #sleep #nhs #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales