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Anti-Suffocation Pillows

Thu, 01/11/2007 - 19:26
Anti-Suffocation Pillows Discount web site http://www.sleep-safe.co.uk/buynownorthamerica.htm These anti-suffocation pillows are made from a pharmacist in the UK who had a son who had epilepsy. There is 2,700,000 people in the U. S. who have epilepsy and 50,000,000 worldwide. This year another 200,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with epilepsy. Seizures in up to 30% of people with epilepsy do not respond to available medications. New cases of epilepsy are most common among children, especially during the first year of life. The rate of new cases gradually declines until about age 10, and then becomes stable. After age 55 or 60, the rate starts to increase, as people develop strokes, brain tumors, or Alzheimer's disease. (All of these disorders can cause epilepsy.) 25,000 to 50,000 will die of seizures and related causes, including status epilepticus, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), drowning and other accidents. The death rate among people with epilepsy is two to three times higher than the general population and the risk of sudden death is 24 times greater. Because SUDEP typically happens at night, anxiety and fear of being alone and helpless during a nocturnal seizure may compromise sleep quality in patients with epilepsy, thus increasing the likelihood of seizure activity. So it seems that for many epilepsy patients there develops a cycle: fear of nighttime seizures = insufficient sleep = increased seizure activity. SUDEP have suggested that the person may suffocate from impaired breathing, fluid in the lungs, and being face down on the bedding. Sleep-Safe Pillows can aid in these medical conditions: Epilepsy - aftermath of meningitis / stroke /Alzheimers /Dementia /Asthma / brain tumour / breathing problems / head injury following a fall - Downs syndrome - cerebral palsy - congenital and developmental problems - medication side effects Sleep-Safe pillows should not be used for babies and children under three years old. However, children who are `at risk' should start using Sleep-Safe pillows as soon as possible and continue to use them for as long as they remain `at risk'. Sleep-Safe pillows are an aid in the management of medical conditions in which suffocation is a risk; The 'newly made' firmness of Sleep-Safe pillows decreases as the pillows 'relax' with use, however the anti-suffocation properties remain unaffected. Here is the DISCOUNT web site for the pillows. http://www.sleep-safe.co.uk/buynownorthamerica.htm Please place this in Favorites. If you go to the main site, please make sure you go back to the discount web site if you need to make a purchase. Lisa http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsyapproach/

Comments

I have been having seizures

Submitted by colefinn14 on Mon, 2017-03-13 - 11:22
I have been having seizures in my sleep. not grand Mal seizures but aura like seizures would a anti suffocation pillow be recommended? suggestions? 

I am thinking about buying

Submitted by colefinn14 on Thu, 2017-03-16 - 10:23
I am thinking about buying one. How had it worked? Has it helped with the seizures?

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