Can this New Daily Pill Stop You Snoring? [New Research]

The pill, known only by the codename BGC20-0166, is a combination of two existing drugs that affect areas of the brain associated with muscles in the airway and airflow.

The apnoea-hypopnea index - a measure of the frequency and severity of breathing pauses through the night - was recorded in overnight studies after 14 days and again after 28 days.

Those who were taking the new pill showed a 40 per cent reduction in symptoms - with patients suffering no side-effects.

Three out of ten people on the new drug had a 50 per cent reduction in symptoms [Remedies to stop snoring].

The drug is being developed by BTG, a life sciences company based in London and Philadelphia.

Thomas Roth, director of the Sleep Disorders and Research Centre at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, claims that taking a daily pill can curb a common snoring disorder affecting thousands of people.

Researchers have begun trialling a drug which helps manage obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSA).

However Marianne Davey, director of the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association, issued a warning. She said: “At the moment, the consensus is that there is no drug therapy that would be completely successful in treating OSA.”

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