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The workshop, entitled “Heterogeneity and Sex/Gender Differences in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Personalized Approaches to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Implementation” is designed to explore the intricacies of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the diverse aspects of its diagnosis and treatment.
A breathing device, such as a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine, is the most common treatment for sleep apnea. A CPAP machine provides constant air pressure throughout your upper airways to keep them open and help you breathe while you sleep. Such breathing devices often work best when they are paired with healthy lifestyle ...
Central sleep apnea is caused by problems with the way your brain controls your breathing while you sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea is caused by conditions that block airflow through your upper airways during sleep. For example, your tongue may fall backward and block your airway. Causes of sleep apnea. The figure shows how your tongue and soft ...
Español. Sleep apnea is a common condition in which your breathing stops and restarts many times while you sleep. This can prevent your body from getting enough oxygen. You may want to talk to your healthcare provider about sleep apnea if someone tells you that you snore or gasp during sleep, or if you experience other symptoms of poor-quality ...
The NHLBI supports research to understand how sleep apnea affects the health and well-being of women. The NHLBI partnered with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to fund the NuMoM2B study. This study found that sleep deficiency and mild sleep apnea in pregnant women increase the risk of ...
Five traits could determine the effectiveness of an oral appliance for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). By analyzing previously collected data from 93 adults (average age of 56) diagnosed with moderate to severe OSA, the researchers found that patients with two specific traits related to the upper airway benefited from an oral ...
The researchers analyzed data from 2,057 study participants who underwent a comprehensive sleep study. Their mean age was 68.5 and half were women. The researchers analyzed sleep apnea severity based on the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), or the number of pauses in breathing per hour of sleep. They measured AHI during both REM sleep (dream sleep ...
Findings underscore need for early treatment to prevent future cardiovascular disease. Children with obstructive sleep apnea are nearly three times more likely to develop high blood pressure when they become teenagers than children who never experience sleep apnea, according to a new study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health.
sleep apnea. Healthy breathing Obstructive sleep apnea. Insomnia . is a common sleep disorder. With insomnia, a person may have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting good quality sleep, leading to impairments in daytime functioning. It may get in the way of your daily activities, and make a person feel sleepy during the day ...
Yet, as NHLBI-funded studies have found, sleep apnea can have severe health consequences over time if left untreated. The disorder has been associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, obesity, diabetes, and glaucoma. And new findings indicate that pregnant women with sleep apnea have a higher chance of ...