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.
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As Little as Two Hours of PAP Therapy Has Sleep Benefits
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.
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VA Proposes Major Changes to VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing changes to the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities pertaining to the respiratory system.
Sleep-disordered Breathing May Lead to Higher Preeclampsia Risk
Patients with high-risk pregnancies who have sleep-disordered breathing could also have an increased risk for preeclampsia, according to a new study.
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Physiological Traits That Cause Sleep Apnea Also Influence CPAP Adherence
Physiological traits that cause obstructive sleep apnea, including lower arousal threshold and both high and low pharyngeal muscle compensation, also influence CPAP adherence.
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Cystic Fibrosis Patients Have High Rates of Sleep Apnea
Children with cystic fibrosis are at an increased risk of obstructive sleep apnea, new research has found.
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SoClean Sues Philips Over ‘False And Misleading Statements’ Regarding CPAP Product Recall
SoClean 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.
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Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Launches Evora Full in New Zealand, Australia
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has released the Evora Full CPAP mask in New Zealand and Australia, according to a company news announcement.
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Continued CPAP Use Improves Sleep Apnea Survival by 39%
People 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.
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More Exercise, Less TV Reduces Sleep Apnea Risk
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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Sonosa Medical Is Developing Ultrasound-Based Sleep Apnea Diagnostics & Therapy, Becomes Independent Entity
Sonosa Medical is developing wearable ultrasound imaging and therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
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ResMed Launches AirSense 11 PAP Device
ResMed has launched AirSense 11, the company’s next-generation positive airway pressure device for obstructive sleep apnea in the United States.
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Black Men Have More Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Study Finds
Black men have more severe signs of obstructive sleep apnea on polysomnography, according to a study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
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Sleep Apnea Screening in Heart Failure & COPD Patients Reduces Readmissions
Doctors at West Virginia University (WVU) Medicine have implemented a sleep disorder screening program to reduce the number of hospital readmissions and improve patient outcomes.
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Child Sleep Apnea Tied to Hypertension Risk in Teens
Children 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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