When Eli Walker talked with his ear, nose and throat specialist near his Silver Spring, Md., home about how to treat the obstructive sleep apnea he'd just been diagnosed with, the doctor's first ...

No doubt, lifestyle challenges, and therapy are often the first lines of defense. Sleep apnea is a condition characterized by pauses in breathing during your sleep, disrupts your sleeping cycle, and ...

Periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS) were found to be common in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), with age and severity of OSA influencing its prevalence. In most cases, ...

A free toolkit on treating patients with obstructive sleep apnea in outpatient surgery is available from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Institute for Quality Improvement. The ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For those who struggle with lack of sleep, the University of New Mexico Health System and Sciences is providing a new way to treat sleep apnea. High blood pressure, heart, ...

Sleepiness at the wheel is a significant contributing factor to motor vehicle accidents. A new analysis published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery reveals that for people with sleep apnea, ...

Weight loss achieved through bariatric surgery lowered the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) by 42% and all-cause mortality by 37% in people who were obese and had moderate-to-severe ...

Laser surgery may worsen snoring and apnea over time. * THE QUESTION Do the benefits of laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP), a popular treatment for sleep apnea in which tissue is removed from the ...

Adenotonsillectomy wasn't better than just keeping an eye on young children with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) over 3 years of follow-up in a small randomized trial. Watchful waiting ...