The first recommendation is weight loss for people who are overweight and obese. The link between excess weight and sleep apnea is well established. The second recommendation is using continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP. This is typically the first-line treatment because weight loss can ...
OSA can now be tested for conveniently, at home. Treatment usually relies on Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) therapy which uses a device to keep the airway open. Weight loss reduces the severity of the disease. INSET: Medications and sleep apnea.EBSCO_AspHarvard Mens Health Watch...
We specialize in treating snoring and sleep apnea using the main CPAP alternative, oral appliance therapy (OAT).
Drug pair shows promise for treating sleep apnea During decades of lab experiments and dozens of clinical trials, scientists have searched in vain for drugs to defeat obstructive sleep apnea, the risky and increasingly prevalent condition in which a person's upper airway repeatedly col... M Wadman...
Catalano for METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA) (Attorney's Docket No. CATALANO-1 PROV), which patent application is hereby incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to surgical methods and apparatus in general, and more particularly...
Some 55% of American adults exceed the criteria for over-weight or obesity. Obesity contributes to numerous other illnesses including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, stroke, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, and some cancers. Although several prescription medications have been developed to treat obesity, thes...
Information relating to apneas and/or hypopneas can be monitored and processed. For example, an apnea index (AI) can estimate the severity of apnea. AI is calculated by dividing the number of apneas by the number of hours of sleep. The greater the AI, the more severe the apnea. Similarly...
Further exclusion criteria were having been diagnosed with sleep apnea by physician, acute soft tissue injury to the knee within last 3 months before inclusion, and unstable heart condition or rapid fluctuations in hypertension, or a body mass index (BMI; calculated as weight in kilograms divided ...
Obesity increases the risk for many medical issues, including hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea, cardiac disease, arthritis, hyperlipidemia, and certain cancers. The U.S. spends approximately $190 billion annually, or 21 percent of healthcare dollars, on obesity and related conditions. “We ...
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Is it a risk factor for diabetic retinopathy? J Fr Ophtalmol 2016; 39(2): 139–142. 82 Goh JK, Cheung CY, Sim SS, Tan PC, Tan GS, Wong TY. Retinal imaging techniques for diabetic retinopathy screening. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2016; 10(2): 282–294...