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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
What You Should Know About Sleep Apnea: A Guide to the Basics
By Florence Cardinal , Health ExpertSleep Apnea - What is it? Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which the victim stops breathing... Read more »
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Surgical Treatments
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...standard" and the most effective therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), we noted that many... Read more »
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Surgery: Tracheotomy
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...bypasses the entire upper airway, and is able to cure sleep apnea. Despite its great success at... Read more »
Snoring: Causes and Treatments
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...the flesh of the throat to relax and block airways.Sleep Apnea. Snoring may also be a sign of... Read more »
Treating Sleep Apnea
By Florence Cardinal , Health ExpertSleep apnea is a disorder that causes the cessation of breathing many times during the night. That... Read more »
Health Guide
Central sleep apnea
Central sleep apnea is when you stop breathing during sleep. It is caused by problems with how the brain controls breathing. This is not the more common obstructive sleep apnea,... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Highlights
Sleep Apnea and Heart DiseaseSleep apnea can increase the risk of stroke, even if patients do not have high blood pressure. A 2005 study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)... Read more »Snoring Information
...tell you if this is happening Children with chronic snoring should also be evaluated for apnea. Sleep apnea in children has been linked to growth problems, ADHD, poor school performance,... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Lifestyle Changes
Sleeping on the back causes sleep apnea in about half of all people with mild sleep apnea. Body position greatly affects the number and severity of episodes of obstructive sleep... 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
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 »
Weight loss surgery doesn't stop apnea
October 03, 2008Obese people with sleep apnea can expect weight loss surgery to ease the nighttime breathing problem, but not erase it. In a study of the impact of... Read summary »
Jaw surgery may help sleep apnea patients
October 03, 2008Doctors are testing a new jaw surgery for patients with obstructive sleep apnea. The procedure moves a small portion of the lower jaw forward to... Read summary »
Study: Surgery doesn't help sleep apnea
October 03, 2008An Australian study found that upper-airway surgery did not help to ease the symptoms of sleep apnea. A review of 48 studies showed that 62 percent... 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 »
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