Individuals with obstructive sleep apnea repeatedly stop breathing during the night due to upper airway obstruction. This condition is very common, as common as adult diabetes, and affects more than ...

Individuals diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, which causes the upper airway to become blocked during sleep, often rely on a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for relief. A CPAP ...

A retrospective cohort study examined data on 54,224 OSA patients, the vast majority of whom had CPAP during an 8-year period. Soft tissue surgery was associated with a lower incidence of ...

A new sleep implant surgery allows those with sleep apnea to avoid wearing masks. Sleep apnea is a disorder that impacts your breathing while unconscious. The surgery is offered in Tulsa. Inspire is ...

(Reuters Health) - People having surgery may be more likely to experience cardiovascular problems afterward when they have a common nighttime breathing disorder known as sleep apnea, a study suggests.

Continuous positive airway pressure may be the go-to treatment for sleep apnea, but many people struggle to use it every night. For those who cannot tolerate CPAP, new research finds that a ...

Sleepiness at the wheel is a significant contributing factor to motor vehicle accidents. A new analysis published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery reveals that for people with sleep apnea, ...

In early findings from the multicenter trial, palatal surgery combined with minimally invasive tongue volume reduction reduced the number of sleep apnea events and improved patient-reported sleepiness ...

James Southwick was 26 years old the first time he recalls someone suggesting he had sleep apnea — a common and potentially life-threatening condition where a person's breathing is interrupted on and ...

Surgical removal of the tonsils and adenoids in children suffering from sleep apnea is associated with decreased asthma severity, according to the first large study of the connection, published in the ...