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The repeated awakenings caused by sleep apnea make typical, restorative sleep impossible. In turn, OSA causes severe daytime drowsiness and irritability. You ...
These breath pauses are known as apneas. There are several types of sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the throat muscles relax and block the ...
Therapies for OSA · Other airway pressure devices. If using a CPAP machine continues to be a problem for you, you might be able to use a different type of airway ...
These pauses in breathing are called apneas. Central sleep apnea happens when the brain doesn't send proper signals to the muscles that control breathing. This ...
To eliminate snoring and prevent sleep apnea, a healthcare professional may recommend a device called a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine. A ...
The condition happens when the upper airway narrows or is blocked during sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea can look different in children than it does in adults.
Undiagnosed and untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is linked with serious implications, including increased risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, ...
The investigators will compare Somali patients with known obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to individuals without OSA, and to individuals of other ethnic/racial ...
Sleep apnea is the most common form of sleep disordered breathing and patients with sleep apnea exhibit persistent activation of the sympathetic nervous system.
Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. You may have sleep apnea if you snore loudly, ...
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