by Adam Taylor, The Conversation Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels An unhealthy diet and an indolent life are well known causes of heart disease and stroke. But sleep apnea—where people temporarily stop breathing while asleep because their airway collapses—is also a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. While the solutions for an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise...
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New Drug Offers Hope for CPAP-Free Nights for Sleep Apnea
May 30, 2024 — Roughly 30 million to 40 million people in the United States, and nearly a billion people worldwide, have sleep apnea. Closure of your upper airway is the hallmark of sleep apnea. And a machine that forces air into your body through a hose and a face mask is the most common,...
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New study links severe sleep apnea to higher blood glucose levels in African-Americans
African Americans with severe sleep apnea and other adverse sleep patterns are much more likely to have high blood glucose levels –a risk factor for diabetes–than those without these patterns, according to a new study funded in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The...
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Apnea app spares the sensors
An experimental new app is designed to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea(Credit:monkeybusiness/Depositphotos) When doctors are trying to determine if someone has obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), they often get that person to sleep overnight in a lab while wired up to a variety of sensors. Known as polysomnography (PSG), this process records the patient’s brain waves,...