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Special Mouthguard May Be Alternative to CPAP for Sleep Apnea
Experts say mandibular advancement devices (MADs) have been shown to work as well as CPAP for many patients with sleep apnea.
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Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
New research shows sleep apnea may also increase the risk for high blood pressure, coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure.
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'Disrupted' Sleep Could Be Seriously Affecting Your Health
Disrupted sleep may actually increase your odds of dying early from heart disease or any other cause, and women seem to be harder hit by these effects than men.
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Surgery May Help Treat Sleep Apnea
For people with sleep apnea who cannot tolerate continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, new research finds that a combination of surgical techniques may bring relief.
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Untreated Sleep Apnea Puts Your Heart at High Risk
The AASM points to several major warning signs and risk factors for sleep apnea: snoring, choking or gasping, fatigue, obesity and high blood pressure.
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Slimming Down 'Tongue Fat' Might Help Ease Sleep Apnea
If you didn't know the tongue harbors body fat, you're probably not alone.
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Sleep Apnea Linked to Diabetic Eye Disease
They found that patients with diabetic macular edema had a much higher rate (80.6%) of severe sleep apnea than those without the eye condition (45.5%).
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Are You an 'Extreme Early Bird'?
In advanced sleep phase, your body clock (circadian rhythm) is on a schedule hours earlier than most other people's. You have premature release of the sleep hormone melatonin and shift in body temperature.
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Women With Sleep Apnea May Have Higher Cancer Odds
The study found that people who have more airway closures during sleep and whose blood oxygen saturation levels fall below 90% are diagnosed with cancer more often than people without sleep apnea.
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CPAP Brings Longer Life for Those With Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea isn't just an annoyance: It's also been tied to higher risks for heart disease, heart failure and stroke.
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CPAP May Boost Weight Loss for Dieting Adults
A new study finds that overweight patients who used CPAP while adhering to a low-calorie diet lost more weight than those who dieted alone.
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New Study Reinforces Sleep Apnea-Alzheimer's Link
It isn't clear if sleep apnea causes the buildup of protein tangles in the brain that are a sign of Alzheimer's, or if the increased protein helps cause the apnea, the researchers said.
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Easing Sleep Apnea May Be Key to Stroke Recovery
The investigators found that, among stroke patients, "treatment of sleep apnea with CPAP therapy provides significant benefits, even greater than the benefits of tPA, the FDA-approved drug treatment for stroke," said study lead researcher Dr. Dawn Bravata.
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Sleep Apnea Often Missed in Black Americans
The investigators found that 24 percent of the study participants had moderate or severe sleep apnea, but only 5 percent had been diagnosed by a doctor.
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Sleep Apnea Might Raise Odds for Painful Gout
People with sleep apnea had a 42 percent higher risk of gout, the study found.
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Medical Marijuana May Not Help Your Sleep Apnea
In the United States, nearly 30 million adults are affected by sleep apnea. This condition occurs when the upper airway repeatedly collapses during sleep, resulting in snoring and daytime sleepiness.
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Sleep Apnea Makes For More Crash-Prone Drivers
Among those who don't suffer from sleep apnea but only get six hours of rest a night, the risk of a crash is 33 percent higher than if they sleep eight hours every night, the researchers added.
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Skip CPAP? Apnea Patients May Return To Hospital
The study involved 345 patients with severe sleep apnea who had been hospitalized at a VA medical center any time from 2007 to 2015. Most were men over age 62.
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Sleep Apnea May Boost Alzheimer's Risk
If your sleep is continually disrupted by a condition called sleep apnea, you might face a higher chance of developing Alzheimer's down the road.
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Bad Hot Flashes, Sleep Apnea Often Go Together
As if severe hot flashes alone weren't enough of a problem for menopausal women, a new study finds these symptoms may also be tied to a greater risk for sleep apnea and related heart issues.
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Nerve 'Zap' Could Replace CPAP for Sleep Apnea
Device reduces breathing disruptions long-term, study says
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Sleep Apnea Wreaks Havoc on Your Metabolism
Finding supports use of CPAP therapy for condition, so blood pressure and blood sugar levels don't jump
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CPAP Mask Not a Prescription for Heart Troubles
Device helped with sleep apnea, but didn't cut deaths from cardiovascular causes, study finds
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Treating Sleep Apnea May Ease Night Bathroom Trips
Research finds many men's urinary habits benefit when CPAP mask therapy is used
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Screen All Adults for Sleep Apnea? Jury Still Out
Not enough data to advise for or against such screening, U.S. experts in prevention and medicine say
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