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2. Heliox - Wikipedia

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   Heliox is a breathing gas mixture of helium (He) and oxygen (O 2).It is used as a medical treatment for patients with difficulty breathing because this mixture generates less resistance than atmospheric air when passing through the airways of the lungs, and thus requires less effort by a patient to breathe in and out of the lungs.

3. What Is Sleep Apnea? Your Complete Guide - AOL

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   Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that affects more than 20 percent of people in the United States. It happens when your breathing temporarily stops while you sleep. Depending on the severity ...

4. What to Do If You Have Sleep Apnea - AOL

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   The man had sleep apnea—his airway was obstructed, which interrupted breathing at night, waking him repeatedly. But he refused Sullivan’s recommendation for surgery to create an opening in the ...

5. Helium dilution technique - Wikipedia

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   The helium dilution technique is the way of measuring the functional residual capacity of the lungs (the volume left in the lungs after normal expiration). This technique is a closed-circuit system where a spirometer is filled with a mixture of helium (He) and oxygen. The amount of He in the spirometer is known at the beginning of the test ...

6. Continuous positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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   Upper airway resistance syndrome is another form of sleep-disordered breathing with symptoms that are similar to obstructive sleep apnea, but not severe enough to be considered OSA. CPAP can be used to treat UARS as the condition progresses, in order to prevent it from developing into obstructive sleep apnea. [4] [5] [6]

7. FDA clears Tyler company’s device to treat obstructive sleep ...

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   The AIO Breathe Device is a “new mandibular repositioning device” that was designed by local sleep physician Dr. Raghavendra V. Ghuge, MD, MBA, DABSM, […] FDA clears Tyler company’s device ...