By Anthony J. Brown, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) \u2013 While continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) can virtually eliminate central sleep apnea (CSA), it does not reduce sleep arousals or improve sleep quality, according to a study of heart failure patients with CSA. This findi...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) 13 Independent of obesity, sleep apnea appears to be a risk factor for the development of insulin resistance, according to a report in the first February issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The results of another study, app...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) 13 For treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children, a high-flow open nasal cannula may be as effective as a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask but less intrusive and easier to tolerate. At Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. Br...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) 13 Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is often undiagnosed, and therefore untreated, in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, according to research published in the June issue of Diabetes Care. Dr. Gary D. Foster, lead author and director of the Center for Obesity ...
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Wissam Chatila, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses snoring and sleep apnea. References and Resources Mitsikostas DD, Vikelis M, Viskos A. Refractory chronic headache associated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Consult Pharm. 2007 ...
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Samuel Krachman, DO, Professor\/Director, Sleep Disorders Clinic, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses snoring and sleep apnea. References and Resources Norman D, Loredo JS. Obstructive sleep apnea in older adults. lin Geriatr Med. 2008 Feb;24(1):151-65. Michael H, Andreas ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) 13 Patients who undergo bariatric surgery should not expect it to cure their obstructive sleep apnea, according to results of a meta-analysis published in the June issue of The American Journal of Medicine. Dr. David L. Greenburg of Walter Reed Army Medical Ce...
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Maurits Boon, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Jefferson Medical College, discusses the problem of general obstructive sleep apnea and its diagnosis. References and Resources Tonelli de Oliveira AC et al. Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrom...
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Maurits Boon, MD, assistant professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck at Jefferson Medical College discusses obstructive sleep apnea - its diagnosis, incidence and risk factors. Further reading: Tonelli de Oliveira AC et al. Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and its outc...
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