sleep apnea

Exercise Is Beneficial For Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients

harminka — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:51:51 -0500

Practicing certain tongue and pharyngeal exercises may reduce symptoms of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to new research being published in the second issue for May of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Sleep apnea may not be linked to heart failure severity

harminka — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:19:03 -0500

Obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea are not markedly decreased in heart failure patients managed with beta-blockers and spironolactone, reports a study in the March issue of Journal of Cardiac Failure, published by Elsevier. The study, "Prevalence and Physiological Predictors of Sleep Apnea in Patients with Heart Failure and Systolic Dysfunction," was authored by Dai Yumino, Hanqiao Wang, John S. Floras, Gary E. Newton, Susanna Mak, Pimon Ruttanaumpawan, John D. Parker, and T. Douglas Bradley.

Sleep apnea increases heart disease risk

harminka — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:26:09 -0500

Obstructive sleep apnea, or periodic interruptions in breathing throughout the night, thickens sufferers' blood vessels. Moreover, sleep apnea increases the risk of several forms of heart and vascular disease.

Obesity linked to dangerous sleep apnea in truck drivers

harminka — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:50:52 -0500

Truck crashes are a significant public health hazard causing thousands of deaths and injuries each year, with driver fatigue and sleepiness being major causes.

Sleep Apnea linked to Progression of Liver Disease

harminka — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:10:09 -0600

In the study published at the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the researchers from Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Bariatric Surgery Clinic found that the chronic intermittent hypoxia that often characterizes OSA, a common form of SDB, is also independently linked to the progression of liver disease.

Arousal frequency in heart failure to be unique sleep problem

harminka — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:56:44 -0600

A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep demonstrates that the frequent arousals from sleep that occur in heart failure patients with central sleep apnea (CSA) may reflect the presence of another underlying arousal disorder rather than being a defensive mechanism to terminate apneas.

Even mild sleep apnea increases cardiovascular risk

harminka — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:32:26 -0500

People with even minimally symptomatic obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease because of impaired endothelial function and increased arterial stiffness, according to a study from the Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine in the UK.

Research underway to give sleep apnea sufferers relief and rest

harminka — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:50:00 -0500

For some, a full night’s rest can be anything but restful. That’s because they have sleep apnea, which causes them to struggle for breath in bouts throughout the night.

Home sleep test for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea deemed reliable

harminka — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:55:15 -0500

A small, portable device used for the home diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea has been deemed very reliable, according to new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in Chicago, IL.

Sleep apnea patients experience higher levels of depression

harminka — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:22:06 -0500

Patients who experience a range of ear, nose, and throat-related health problems exhibited a greater prevalence of depression than is observed in the general population, says new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Chicago, IL.

Relationship between type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea

harminka — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:10:58 -0500

Yet only 47 percent conduct routine screening; sleep apnea screening protocol designed to close the gap between theory and practice to be presented at the American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting

Sleep apnea stand-alone mortality risk

harminka — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:11:22 -0500

An independent link between sleep apnea and mortality has been discovered by a group of Australian researchers, suggesting the prevention and treatment of this condition should be a higher priority for government bodies working to improve community health.