Sleep apnea affects over 29 million Americans, with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (characterized by pauses in breathing during ...

My wife, who bore the brunt of my transformation into a grumpy badger, was the first to suggest I get a sleep study. She’d ...

Veterans with apnea-hypopnea index scores implying no sleep apnea or severe sleep apnea had higher all-cause mortality rates ...

Shift-work sleep disorder affects approximately 5-10% of night-shift workers ... and excessive sleepiness caused by obstructive sleep apnea, but its efficacy for the treatment of shift-work ...

including during sleep. Periods when breathing stops completely are called apnea or apneic episodes. In OSA, the normal flow of air is repeatedly stopped throughout the night. Events when ...

Nearly 1 in 5 women and more than one-third of men in the United States have sleep apnea. This common sleep ... airways open so that you can breathe at night. But not everyone is comfortable ...

Consider raising the head of the bed 30 to 60 degrees with an extra pillow or two if you have sleep apnea, heart failure ... so don’t give up if one night feels weird. I’ve known many patients ...