ANN ARBOR – Children with obstructive sleep apnea who had a common surgery to remove their tonsils and adenoids showed notable improvements in behavior, quality of life and other symptoms compared to those treated with “watchful waiting” and supportive care, according to a new study. However, surprisingly, there was no difference between both groups in [...]
Children with obstructive sleep apnea who had a common surgery to remove their tonsils and adenoids showed notable improvements in behavior, quality of life and other symptoms compared to those treated with “watchful waiting” and supportive care, according to a new study. However, surprisingly, there was no difference between both groups in the primary study [...]
Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) April 04, 2013 The importance of sleep to physical health has been a fundamental tenet of common medical knowledge for centuries. However, numerous articles on sleep in popular magazines such as US News and World Report, Time, and Newsweek highlight the American societies lack of healthy sleep in large percentages of [...]
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) — Weight gain following a tonsillectomy is linked to children’s age, not the underlying diagnosis, according to a new study. Researchers from Johns Hopkins found that weight gain following tonsillectomy occurs most often in children 6 years old and younger, especially those who are underweight or normal weight at the [...]
It’s an interesting time in the world of sleep apnea research, a disorder in which a person has periods of slow or paused breathing during sleep. It seems that every month there is a new study showing yet another link between sleep apnea and sleep-disordered breathing (snoring, paused breathing, etc.), and its negative effects on [...]
ScienceDaily (Apr. 23, 2012) — Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder in which there are recurring episodes of upper airway collapse during sleep with ongoing effort to breathe. OSA is estimated to affect 1 in 5 adults in America. The serious nature of the problem was captured in a landmark study which found that [...]
By Vonda J. Sines | Yahoo! Contributor Network – 1 hr 3 mins ago FIRST PERSON | Texas researchers have made a discovery bound to shock many patients suffering from a common but potentially fatal sleep disorder. The Baylor College of Medicine team found that after experiencing the disorder for just 30 days, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) [...]
According to a study conducted by researchers from Texas, sleep apnea, a breathing disorder, can lead to impaired cerebral blood vessels as quick as 30 days after onset of symptoms. Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by repeated pauses in breathing during sleep. There are three types of sleep apnea, obstructive form , central form, and mixed form. [...]
Sleep apnea has been linked with a whole host of health problems, including obesity, diabetes, depression and memory problems. And now, a new animal study shows how big of an effect sleep apnea has on the brain’s arteries, which could put a person at risk for stroke. The researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine [...]