Symptoms Sleep Apnea
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
Sleep Apnea A Cause of Car Accidents
By Florence Cardinal , Health ExpertObstructive sleep apnea is a disorder that disrupts sleep hundreds of times every night. It's... 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 »
Behavior and Childhood Sleep Disorders
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...disordered breathing. The worst culprit is childhood sleep apnea. The National Sleep... 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 »
Snoring and Sleep Apnea
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...yourself or significant other is an evaluation for sleep apnea. Ironically, we haven't really... 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
Sleep apnea - central Treatment If central sleep apnea is due to heart failure, the goal is to treat the heart failure itself. In the case of idiopathic apnea... Read more »Obstructive sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Apnea - sleep apnea syndrome Prevention Weight reduction and avoiding alcohol and sedatives may help some individuals.... Read more »Obstructive sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Apnea - sleep apnea syndrome Symptoms It is important to emphasize that often, the person who has obstructive sleep apnea does... Read more »Central sleep apnea
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Medications
...difficult/irregular breathing during sleep (e.g., obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea... Read more »
... low blood pressure sleep disorder (e.g., sleep apnea, narcolepsy) This... Read more »
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 »
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 »
New device could replace breathing machine
October 03, 2008Researchers have found that warm, humidified air delivered through a plastic tube inserted in the nose can reduce the symptoms of sleep apnea.The... 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 »
Weight loss improves mild sleep apnea
February 18, 2009A new study of 72 overweight adults found that those who lost weight by changing their diet and exercising more improved their obstructive sleep... Read summary »
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