Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatments
What You Should Know About Sleep Apnea: A Guide to the Basics
Sleep Apnea - What is it?
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which the victim stops breathing from a few seconds to a minute or more and resumes with a gasp or a snort. Apnea (also spelled apnoea) means the cessation of breathing.
There are primarily three types of sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea is
caused when there is some obstruction of the airways including fatty tissue, enlarged tonsils or an enlarged tongue. Central sleep apnea is a central nervous system disorder. The message to ...
Expert & Community Posts
Treating Sleep Apnea
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...beneficial to people suffering from mild to severe obstructive sleep apnea. The pill, known so... Read more »
Obstructive sleep apnea: More on CPAP
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health ExpertLet's continue with some of the treatments for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We left off talking... Read more »
Losing Weight to Reverse Sleep Apnea
By David Mendosa , Health ExpertObstructive sleep apnea is one of the most common complications of diabetes, especially among... Read more »
Sleep Apnea and Athletes
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...wrestling. However, if the wrestler suffers from obstructive sleep apnea, he lacks the... Read more »
Consequences of OSA
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health ExpertI’d like to continue on the topic of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children. As we... Read more »
Health Guide
Sleep Apnea: Highlights
...blood pressure. A 2005 study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) suggested that patients with obstructive sleep apnea are twice as likely to have strokes as patients without apnea. The... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Prognosis
...problems is still weak. Some studies have found no significant independent risk for heart disease from obstructive sleep apnea. The following are some discussions on the possible effects of apnea... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Lifestyle Changes
...people with mild sleep apnea. Body position greatly affects the number and severity of episodes of obstructive sleep apnea, with at least twice as many apneas occurring in people who lay on their... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Surgery
SurgerySurgery is sometimes recommended, usually by throat specialists, for severe obstructive sleep apnea. A patient should be sure to seek a second opinion from a specialist in sleep disorders. Few... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Introduction
...also another, less severe form of obstructed breathing called upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS).Obstructive Sleep ApneaObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of apnea. It... Read more »Images
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Related News
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 »
Surgery Treats Sleep Apnea in Kids
June 10, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Young children and infants with obstructive sleep apnea could benefit from a new surgical technique. Removing the adenoids,... Read summary »
Medicine for Alzheimers Patients: A Good Nights
June 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A long, uninterrupted night's sleep is good medicine for Alzheimer's patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). New research... Read summary »
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 and Sleep Apnea Linked
June 01, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Obese people with type 2 diabetes might want to get checked out for sleep apnea as well. According to Temple University... Read summary »
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