Tue May 21 14:10:00 EDT 2013 Contact: Alison Fraser, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 267-426-6054 of frasera1@email.chop.edu Children with obstructive sleep apnea who had a common surgery to remove their adenoids and tonsils showed notable improvements in behavior, quality of life and other symptoms compared to those treated with “watchful waiting” and supportive care. However, there [...]
Obstructive sleep apnea interrupts breathing because of a narrowed throat or upper airway. Causes include enlarged tonsils and adenoids, obesity or other medical problems. Kids with sleep apnea are often monitored by doctors before there’s a surgical option offered. So researchers wanted to know if there’s a difference in the health of kids who wait, [...]
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 [...]
With obesity on the rise, India is emerging as one of the fastest-growing centers in the billion-dollar global market for stomach-shrinking, or bariatric surgery. Weight-loss operations are gaining in popularity in urban centers all across India. Two years ago, Karsan Patel, a businessman from Mumbai, who weighed 162 kilograms (356 lbs.) suffered from severe diabetes [...]
Contact Us Medical Disclaimer Privacy Policy 15May Those with sleep apnea are at high risk of developing complications when under a general anaesthetic.People who have sleep apnea will stop breathing many times in the night. Typically, those affected are overweight and snore a lot. The condition affects two per cent of women and four per [...]
North Vancouver, Canada – March 3rd, 2013 /Press Release Distribution/ A dental clinic in Vancouver now offers affordable diagnosis and cure to sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a condition wherein there are gaps to a person’s breathing during sleep. There are two possible causes for sleep apnea. The first is that there are defects in [...]
(Before It’s News) Patients who suffer from snoring or sleep apnea can now seek help at their dentist in Vancouver. North Vancouver, Canada – A dental clinic in Vancouver now offers affordable diagnosis and cure to sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a condition wherein there are gaps to a person’s breathing during sleep. There are two possible [...]
El Centro, California (NAPSI) – Excessive daytime fatigue may be linked to a nighttime problem that can prevent you from getting the rest you need. The condition, called sleep apnea, is characterized by abnormal pauses in breathing or instances of abnormally shallow breathing during sleep. If you suffer from the condition, your brain will wake [...]
Robotic surgery could treat sleep apnea Robotic surgery could treat sleep apnea Updated: Monday, February 25 2013 10:20 PM EST2013-02-26 03:20:43 GMT Robotic surgery might provide help for some of the 18-million Americans suffering from sleep apnea. People with sleep apnea can stop breathing more than 30 times an hour and those pauses in breathing [...]
(NAPSI)—Excessive daytime fatigue may be linked to a nighttime problem that can prevent you from getting the rest you need. The condition, called sleep apnea, is characterized by abnormal pauses in breathing or instances of abnormally shallow breathing during sleep. If you suffer from the condition, your brain will wake you throughout the night to [...]