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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Daniel Keane

Machine sold on the high street for pain relief can be used to treat sleep apnoea

Hopes for Britain's ten million sleep apnoea sufferers were raised on Thursday as a London trial showed the condition can be treated by a machine commonly used for pain relief.

The TESLA trial, conducted by King’s College London (KCL) and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, assessed whether a transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS) machine could be used to alleviate symptoms of the sleeping disorder.

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