A European epilepsy drug could be an effective treatment for sleep apnea, a new study suggests. Patients who took sulthiame had few pauses in their breathing while asleep, as well as higher levels of blood oxygen, according to clinical trial results presented Tuesday at the European Respiratory Society annual meeting in Vienna.

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The effects of the epilepsy drug need further investigation, but it appears to have had positive results on snoring.

An epilepsy drug could cure a potentially deadly snoring condition, suggests a new study. Patients taking sulthiame - currently used

Researchers said the drug could help people who don’t use Cpap machines, but that larger studies are needed to confirm the results.

An epilepsy drug could help those with sleep apnoea relieve their symptoms, which includes snoring and stop-start breathing.