Souter And Sleep Apnea Surgery
Weight loss surgery doesn't stop apnea
October 03, 2008
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 »
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 »
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 »
Pediatric OSA Treatment
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...Let us continue talking about pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We have covered its... Read more »
Headaches and Sleep
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...cause headaches. Another cause of headaches is sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a dangerous... Read more »
Health Guide
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... Read more »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 »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 »Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Diabetes
...in the armpits or neck area pelvic pain anxiety or depression due to appearance and/or infertility sleep apnea -- excessive snoring and times when breathing stops while asleep What's the big... 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 »
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 »
Obese people at much higher risk for sleep apnea
October 02, 2008Researchers tested a group of 249 people waiting for weight-loss surgery for sleep apnea. Only 19 percent had been diagnosed previously, but tests... Read summary »
Sleep surgery does not improve behavior
October 03, 2008Studies have linked sleep apnea with developmental and behavioral problems. Researchers found removing a child's tonsils and adenoids improved sleep... Read summary »
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