Four years ago, 57,679 veterans were receiving disability compensation based on a diagnosis of sleep apnea. Last year, those numbers nearly doubled to 114,103, leading former naval aviator and family law attorney,...
but it does have listings for breathing disorders, heart problems, and mental deficits. If you meet the criteria of one of the listings due to your sleep apnea, you would automatically qualify for disability benefits.
The apnea victim suffers temporary suffocation, often for as long as a minute, becomes aroused enough to regain breathing and then falls into deeper sleep. The cycle often repeats many hundreds of times per night without the victim being aware of the condition other than experiencing the effects...
In the case of dysmorphia of the jaws, maxillomandibular osteotomy, or maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) may be an option after careful differential diagnosis. MMA has proven to be efficient with long-term benefits and few side-effects.
“in vitro fertilization”, “fertility treatment”, “sleep breathing disorder”, “obstructive sleep apnea”, “circadian dysrhythmia”, “melatonin”, “HPG axis”, “HPA axis” and “oxidative stress”. The overview of the search strategies and selection process is shown in Fig.1using the ...
Sleep apnea is the most common cause of excessive sleepiness. This disorder leads to significant impairment in the quality of life and cognitive performance, especially if it is associated with obesity [77,78]. A meta-analysis carried out in 2008 demonstrated that CPAP in OSA patients did not ...
community settings, with both groups receiving significant benefits of improved sleep on mental health. This suggests that improving sleep could prove helpful across a range of mental health severities, thus broadening the possible impact of sleep interventions within healthcare services. Finally, there ...
Sleep monitoring using a Type IV(A) device, measuring airflow and at least 2 other channels and providing measurement of apnea-hypopnea index (AHI);or Sleep monitoring using a device that measures 3 or more channels that include pulse oximetry, actigraphy, and peripheral arterial tone (e.g.,...
Sleep problems and regular leisure time physical activity (LTPA) are interrelated and have contrasting effects on risk of back pain. However, no studies have investigated the influence of long-term poor sleep quality on risk of back-related disability, o
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of sleep disorders, leading to intermittent hypoxia and sleep fragmentation (Gottesman et al., 2024). It has been linked to a 34 % increased risk of all-cause dementia, 28 % increased risk of AD (Guay-Gagnon et al., 2022), ...