Sleep apnea affects nearly 39 million people in the United States, with many more potentially undiagnosed due to the traditional requirement of a clinical sleep study. However, new options are ...
NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Few things are as precious as a good night's sleep. People who snore, gasp, or stop breathing may fear overnight testing in a sleep lab. There's been a revolution in ...
If you snore and make loud gasping noises during sleep, only to wake up in the morning feeling tired, you may have sleep apnea, a common sleep disorder characterized by temporary pauses in breathing.
If you regularly have a hard time getting restful sleep, you may need a sleep study. Also called polysomnography, a sleep study is a test that's used to diagnose sleep disorders. The good news? A ...
Medicare Part B may cover sleep studies, including polysomnographies, to screen for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) if a person shows clinical signs and their doctor provides medical evidence supporting ...
LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — Having trouble sleeping at night? It could very well be sleep apnea. New studies have shown that obesity does not play as significant a role in obstructed sleep apnea as ...
Nearly 936 million adults worldwide are fighting an invisible battle each night as they sleep. The culprit: sleep apnea, a condition that does more than just disrupt peaceful slumber – it may be ...
May 8 (UPI) --Sleep apnea could be costing you brain power and increasing your risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study says. The drop in blood oxygen levels that occurs during a sleep ...
A new study found that getting CPAP treatment within the first two years of a sleep apnea diagnosis reduced the risk of ...
A massive veteran study found a strong connection between untreated sleep apnea and a higher chance of Parkinson’s. CPAP users had much lower odds of developing the condition. Researchers believe that ...
A new study published in npj Aging, one of the leading journals in gerontology and geriatrics, provides compelling evidence ...