Jaw Surgery Concept Effective for Treating Sleep Apnea
Jaw advancement surgery can significantly alleviate sleep apnea, as well as maintain or even improve the patient’s appearance, per research.
Jaw advancement surgery can significantly alleviate sleep apnea, as well as maintain or even improve the patient’s appearance, per research.
Sleep apnea sufferers can gain health benefits from PAP therapy (positive airway pressure) in as little as two hours per night, according to a study presented at ATS 2022.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing changes to the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities pertaining to the respiratory system.
Patients with high-risk pregnancies who have sleep-disordered breathing could also have an increased risk for preeclampsia, according to a new study.
Read MorePhysiological traits that cause obstructive sleep apnea, including lower arousal threshold and both high and low pharyngeal muscle compensation, also influence CPAP adherence.
Read MoreChildren with cystic fibrosis are at an increased risk of obstructive sleep apnea, new research has found.
Read MoreSoClean Inc has filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts against Philips, for statements made about Philips’ CPAP and bilevel recall.
Read MoreFisher & Paykel Healthcare has released the Evora Full CPAP mask in New Zealand and Australia, according to a company news announcement.
Read MorePeople with obstructive sleep apnea who continued CPAP therapy were 39% more likely to survive than OSA patients who didn’t, according to data at ERS 2021.
Read MoreBeing 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.
Read MoreSonosa Medical is developing wearable ultrasound imaging and therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Read MoreResMed has launched AirSense 11, the company’s next-generation positive airway pressure device for obstructive sleep apnea in the United States.
Read MoreBlack men have more severe signs of obstructive sleep apnea on polysomnography, according to a study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Read MoreDoctors at West Virginia University (WVU) Medicine have implemented a sleep disorder screening program to reduce the number of hospital readmissions and improve patient outcomes.
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.
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