Adults with Sleep Apnea Face Substantially Increased Risk of Long COVID
The research suggests close monitoring after a COVID-19 infection may help adults with sleep apnea.
The research suggests close monitoring after a COVID-19 infection may help adults with sleep apnea.
People who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea are at an increased risk of cancer and emboli, and a decline in cognitive functions.
Sleep-disordered breathing in early pregnancy is associated with insulin resistance or difficulty clearing glucose from the blood, suggests a small study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Being more physically active and spending fewer hours per day sitting watching TV is linked to a substantially lower risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to new ERJ research.
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Read MoreResMed has launched AirSense 11, the company’s next-generation positive airway pressure device for obstructive sleep apnea in the United States.
Read MoreChildren with obstructive sleep apnea are nearly three times more likely to develop high blood pressure when they become teenagers than children who never experience OSA.
Read MoreThe more severe a patient’s obstructive sleep apnea, the greater their risk of contracting COVID-19; however, data showed the longer patients used positive airway pressure (PAP) each night, the more they lowered their COVID-19 risk.
Read MoreSome patients with coronary artery disease and non-sleepy obstructive sleep apnea may be protected against serious cardiac events by CPAP.
Read MoreA Philips survey found 70% of people have experienced one or more new sleep challenges since the start of the pandemic and 72% of sleep apnea patients who discontinued CPAP therapy cited COVID-19 related reasons.
Read MoreThe eXciteOSA is a removable tongue muscle stimulation device that delivers neuromuscular stimulation to the tongue in order to reduce snoring and mild sleep apnea for patients who are 18 years or older.
Read MoreBy manipulating the gut microbiome, or the byproducts of the gut microbiota, researchers say they may prevent or palliate sleep apnea.
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Read MorePatients with mild sleep apnea benefitted from using a CPAP device, according to results of a UK clinical trial, MERGE.
Read MoreCPAP use for obstructive sleep apnea varies substantially by age and gender, with younger women who have OSA using CPAP the least.
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