Sleep apnea, or difficulty breathing at night, is common among children with Down syndrome—affecting up to 80% compared to just 5% of the general pediatric population. Sleep apnea can negatively ...

While Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) affects about five percent of the general pediatric population, 80 percent of children with Down syndrome experience OSA. Continual OSA results in poor health, ...

Christopher Hartnick, MD, MS, director of the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology at Mass Eye and Ear, is the senior and corresponding author and Brian Skotko, MD, MPP, the director of the Down ...

Leading Sleep Surgeon Dr. Jordan Weiner Brings Cutting-Edge CPAP Alternative to Arizona Patients SCOTTSDALE, AZ, UNITED STATES, February 13, 2026 /EINPresswire.com ...

Various surgical procedures aim to treat snoring. Depending on the cause and severity, some surgeries may permanently stop snoring. Jump to Key Takeaways. Hypoglossal nerve stimulation surgery ...

If you’ve struggled with this treatment, nerve stimulation may offer a path forward. Previously, people with moderate to severe OSA “who were intolerant to CPAP machines had no other treatment options ...

A nerve-stimulation treatment for obstructive sleep apnea that originally was approved only for people with body mass indexes (BMIs) in the healthy range recently was extended to patients with BMIs up ...

Use of hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) may be effective for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but a higher body mass index (BMI) and supine sleeping position may decrease effects, according ...

Christopher Hartnick, MD, MS, director of the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology at Mass Eye and Ear, is the senior and corresponding author and Brian Skotko, MD, MPP, the director of the Down ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, UNITED STATES, February 13, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Dr. Jordan S. Weiner, board-certified otolaryngologist and president of Valley ENT, has ...