Could this tech help millions of us sleep better?

About this episode

The episode discusses a trial for an anti-snoring device aimed at helping those with sleep apnoea and features health tech entrepreneurs sharing their personal health journeys.

An anti-snoring device is being trialled as a potential solution to sleep apnoea, a condition which affects millions and can have wide-ranging consequences on daily life. We speak to the team behind the trial. Also on the programme, two health tech entrepreneurs whose personal experiences informed their products: A man who had a heart attack at 44 and now works to help reduce hospital recovery times, and a woman who lost a close family member to breast cancer and is working to help inform women in Pakistan to spot the signs and get help. Presenter: Shiona McCallum Producers: Tom Quinn and Imran Rahman-Jones (Image: A man asleep in bed with a black boomerang-shaped device attached to his neck. Credit: Zeus Sleeps)

People in this episode

Host: Shiona McCallum

Guests: a man who had a heart attack at 44, a woman who lost a close family member to breast cancer

Topics covered

• sleep technology
• health tech
• sleep apnoea
• entrepreneurship
• personal health experiences

Keywords

• sleep better
• anti-snoring device
• sleep apnoea
• health tech entrepreneurs
• breast cancer awareness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zeus Sleeps

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