Severe Sleep Apnea Treatment
Treating Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is a disorder that causes the cessation of breathing many times during the night. That is, someone suffering from sleep apnea will periodically gasp or momentarily stop breathing during the night. This, in turn, causes sleep deprivation and puts a strain on the entire body. Sleep apnea can lead to heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, sexual dysfunction, severe depression and falling asleep at work or while driving.
So far, the only methods of treatment have been CPAP and s...
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Expert & Community Posts
Losing Weight to Reverse Sleep Apnea
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...afraid that it will kill me. My sleep apnea was so severe when I did a sleep study in a hospital... Read more »
Sleep Apnea and Athletes
By Florence Cardinal , Health ExpertAfter watching a football game, it's hard to believe that any of these big, tough men might be... 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 »
Conquering Sleep Apnea
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...apnea. I know you can because I conquered a most severe form of it. And I've now even given away... Read more »
Treating Sleep Apnea
By David Mendosa , Health ExpertIn my most recent blog article here I highlighted several of the things that diabetes and sleep... Read more »
Health Guide
Sleep Apnea: Highlights
...with obstructive sleep apnea are twice as likely to have strokes as patients without apnea. The more severe the sleep apnea, the greater the risk.Many patients with heart failure also suffer from... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Treatment
...number of such devices available.Continuous Positive Airflow Pressure (CPAP)The best treatment for severe obstructive and mixed sleep apnea is a system known as continuous positive airflow... Read more »Headaches: Cluster: Managing Cluster Headaches
Managing Cluster HeadachesPatients with cluster headaches face significant difficulties in the management and treatment of their problems:In two surveys, patients reported a delay in the diagnosis of... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Prognosis
...Sleep apnea doubles the risk for stroke. The worse the sleep apnea, the greater the risk; moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea can triple the risk of stroke. Sleep apnea is also associated... 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 »Images
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Related News
Untreated sleep apnea can be fatal for people with heart disease
October 02, 2008Canadian researchers have found that people with heart failure and sleep apnea have a higher risk of death than heart failure patients without sleep... 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 »
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 »
High Tech Insomnia Treatments for Vets
June 23, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Some war veterans have trouble sleeping after a deployment to Iraq. New research finds both sleep medication and... 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 »
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