Sleep Apnea Complications
Health Encyclopedia: Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Apnea - sleep apnea syndrome
Treatment
The goal is to keep the airway open to prevent apneas during sleep.
Weight management (or intentional weight loss) and avoiding alcohol and sedatives at bedtime may relieve sleep apnea in some individuals. If these measures are unsuccessful in stopping sleep apnea, continuous positive airway pressure (
Expert & Community Posts
Losing Weight to Reverse Sleep Apnea
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...Obstructive sleep apnea is one of the most common complications of diabetes, especially among... Read more »
Snoring, Sleep Apnea and Pregnancy
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...low oxygen levels. Women, however, have other complications with which to cope. Snoring is... Read more »
Secondary Causes of Insomnia
By Michael Rack, MD , Health Expert...sleep and frequent awakenings. Due to the health complications of obstructive sleep apnea, it is... Read more »
Treating Sleep Apnea
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...also have sleep apnea than practically any other complication that I can think of except... Read more »
The Sleep Apnea-Diabetes Connection
By David Mendosa , Health ExpertPeople who have diabetes and those who have sleep apnea have several things in common. There’s... Read more »
Health Guide
Central sleep apnea
...heart may improve the outlook. If the cause is a brainstem injury, the outlook tends to be worse. Complications Complications may result from prolonged mechanical ventilation and from... Read more »Central sleep apnea
...Neurodegenerative illnesses Stroke affecting the brainstem Other causes include complications of cervical spine surgery, secondary radiation in the region of the cervical... Read more »Enlarged adenoids
...Adenoids - enlarged Treatment Surgical removal of the adenoids (adenoidectomy) will prevent complications, and will cure complications if they already exist from enlarged adenoids.... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Prognosis
...normalize periods.High-risk pregnancies. Some evidence suggests that there are higher rates of pregnancy complications in women with sleep apnea.Eye disorders, including glaucoma, conjunctivitis,... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Surgery
...study, sleeping on the side (rather than the back) after surgery significantly boosted success rates.Complications. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty is among the most painful treatments for sleep apnea,... Read more »Images
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Related News
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 »
Why sleep apnea can make surgery riskier
October 03, 2008A researcher explains why people with sleep apnea are at a higher risk for complications during and after surgery. These patients are sometimes more... 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 »
Professor creates pre-surgery sleep apnea screening
October 03, 2008A professor has created a four-question screening for people to use before surgery to detect undiagnosed sleep apnea. If you answer yes to two or... 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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