Snoring indicates oxygen reduction, but a variety of treatments can restore healthy airflow ...

Table 1 shows that this "chest-pressure" method moved no air whatsoever when the subject's head was in the natural or flexed position, because of upper-airway obstruction. Even when the airway was ...

The risk of both all-cause deaths and those caused by cardiovascular conditions in OSA patients is significantly reduced with the use of CPAP therapy.

For people with untreated obstructive sleep apnea, getting a good night’s sleep is easier said than done. Having one’s airway ...

Aim: To identify demographic and clinical variables predictive of early successful weaning in preterm infants weaned off continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Methods: Single-center ...

Objective To evaluate the applicability and potential effectiveness of a technique of minimally-invasive surfactant therapy (MIST) in preterm infants on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).

Despite the elevated risk for mortality with these comorbid conditions, less than half (46%) of the children with severe epilepsy and CSA or OSA received some form of positive airway pressure ...

"The condition is particularly common in people who are overweight or have large tonsils, as these can contribute to airway ...

Researchers have demonstrated that positive airway pressure therapy for OSA has a mortality benefit. The risk for mortality was lower with more hours of PAP use. Use of positive airway pressure ...

By Dr. Jaisingh Rajput, MD  Sleep is essential for heart health, but millions of Americans unknowingly suffer from sleep ...

Early CPAP treatment for individuals with OSA may help reduce the onset of Parkinson disease and other neurodegenerative ...

But if, like 30 million other Americans, you have sleep apnea, you could be getting plenty of zzz’s and still be putting your ...