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Successful Sleep Apnea Therapy
When you temporarily stop breathing in your sleep, you’ve got it. Being sleepy during the day is the most common result. When you are too sleepy to stay awake at the wheel, the indirect result can be running your car off the road or into someone else.
Sleep apnea can also lead to memory changes, depression, and irritability. Sometimes it contributes to high b... Read more »
Expert & Community Posts
Improve Your Life with CPAP
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...upsetting when people tell me "I can't get used to using CPAP. I quit," or "I had a sleep study... Read more »
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Cholesterol
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...significant OSA is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). This therapy is delivered... Read more »
Treating Sleep Apnea
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...common and effective treatment for sleep apnea is the CPAP or continuous positive airway... Read more »
Sleep Apnea Tips
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...positive, the preferred method of treatment is a CPAP (continuous positive airway... Read more »
05/12/08 #10 - CPAP and morning headaches?
By Ask the Clinician , Health ExpertFull Question:My question pertains to the CPAP machine that I have tried unsuccessfully to use. I... Read more »
Health Guide
Sleep Apnea: Surgery
...the tonsils. Results are poor if the problems involve other areas or the full palate. In such cases, CPAP is superior. In one study, sleeping on the side (rather than the back) after surgery... Read more »High Blood Pressure: Causes
...their weight. Treating sleep apnea with a device known as nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may have modest benefits blood pressure as well.CPAP is an airway treatment using slight... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Risk Factors
...trigger GERD. Some evidence suggests that treating sleep apnea with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may reduce GERD symptoms by nearly 50%. However, obesity is common in both conditions... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis
...identifying patients with unsuspected and seriously low oxygen levels.Unattended Monitoring with Auto-CPAP. This method is a recent and simple method for detecting impaired breathing. It uses an... Read more »Acid Reflux Complications: Symptoms & Erosive Esophagitis
...such as sleeping on the back. Studies suggest that in such patients GERD can be markedly improved with CPAP, a device that opens the airways and is the standard treatment for severe sleep apnea. Read more »Images
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Diabetes and Sleep Apnea
July 30, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? People who have both type 2 diabetes and the eye condition known as retinopathy might want to have a sleep test. According to a... Read summary »
Diabetes Linked to Sleep Apnea
June 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Scientists need to spend more time studying the possible connection between type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea. The International... Read summary »
Study: Using CPAP after heart surgery may boost outcomes
May 13, 2009A new study suggests that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment after heart surgery may help prevent complications and cut hospital... Read summary »
Brain Area Blamed for Stress Disorders
December 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Scientists have revealed an abnormality in the brain that may be at fault for stress-related psychiatric disorders. It lies in... Read summary »
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