enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Sleep surgery - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_surgery

   Obstructive sleep apnea or sleep apnea is defined as either cessation of breathing (apnea) for 10 seconds, or a decrease in normal breathing (hypopnea) with an associated desaturation in oxygen and arousal during sleep that lasts at least 10 seconds. In adults, it is typical to have up to 4.9 events per hour.

3. Hyoid suspension - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyoid_suspension

   The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery position statement considers hyoid suspension "effective and non-investigational with proven clinical results when considered as part of the comprehensive surgical management of symptomatic adult patients with mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and adult patients with moderate and severe OSA assessed as having tongue base or ...

4. Obstructive sleep apnea - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstructive_sleep_apnea

   Surgery is not considered a first line treatment for obstructive sleep apnea in adults. There are prospective, randomized, comparative clinical trials, [ 135 ] and also a systematic Meta-analysis, [ 120 ] showing evidence that conservative uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) with or without tonsillectomy is effective in selected patients failing ...

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

   www.aol.com/sleep-apnea-182844308.html

   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 ...

6. FDA approves Zepbound for sleep apnea in obese adults - AOL

   www.aol.com/news/fda-approves-zepbound-sleep...

   Zepbound, a drug approved by the FDA, has been shown to reduce the severity of obstructive sleep apnea in obese adults, although it is not a cure and requires weight loss to be maintained over time.

7. Sleep apnea - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_apnea

   Sleep apnea (sleep apnoea or sleep apnœa in British English) is a sleep-related breathing disorder in which repetitive pauses in breathing, periods of shallow breathing, or collapse of the upper airway during sleep results in poor ventilation and sleep disruption.