Share on: Facebook del.icio.us Digg StumbleUpon Twitter DARIEN, IL – A new study suggests that regularity of bedtime prior to initiation of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is an important factor that may influence treatment compliance in adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Results show that bedtime variability was a significant predictor of CPAP [...]
Risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea — the sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts — run the gamut, from smoking and high blood pressure, to the most common, high body mass index (BMI). But a recent study by researchers at Wayne State University School of Medicine reveals that even with BMI accounted [...]
A new study suggests that obstructive sleep apnea severity is higher in African-American men in certain age ranges, even after controlling for body mass index (BMI). “The results show that in certain age groups, after correcting for other demographic factors, the severity of sleep apnea as measured by the apnea-hypopnea index is higher in African-American [...]
A new study suggests that obstructive sleep apnea severity is higher in African-American men in certain age ranges, even after controlling for body mass index (BMI). “The results show that in certain age groups, after correcting for other demographic factors, the severity of sleep apnea as measured by the apnea-hypopnea index is higher in African-American [...]
Study Shows Half of All Women Found to Have Mild-to-Severe Sleep Apnea September 9, 2012 Updated Sep 9, 2012 at 3:16 PM PDT Half of all women given overnight sleep tests for a new study were found to have mild-to-severe sleep apnea. Scientists in Sweden monitored the sleep patterns of 400 adult women overnight and [...]
Study Shows Sleep Apnea May Make Your Brain Age More Quickly According to a recent story by HealthDay, four studies released recently link sleep apnea symptoms to mental deterioration and Alzheimer’s disease. The various studies pointed to a range of effects from sleep apnea, including advanced brain aging, decreased memory and other aging symptoms, increased [...]
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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 [...]
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 10, 2012 Like many hospitals in North America, Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) in British Columbia was challenged with providing safe and appropriate perioperative and postoperative management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). KGH is a 345-bed tertiary hospital in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. Richard Milo, RRT (Professional Practice [...]