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

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   For many people, reducing weight through exercise and healthy nutrition is a powerful strategy to counter sleep apnea. “If your weight goes up, you’re fighting an uphill battle,” Motz says.

3. Continuous positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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   CPAP is the most effective treatment for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, in which the mild pressure from the CPAP prevents the airway from collapsing or becoming blocked. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] CPAP has been shown to be 100% effective at eliminating obstructive sleep apneas in the majority of people who use the therapy according to the ...

4. Positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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   Positive airway pressure (PAP) is a mode of respiratory ventilation used in the treatment of sleep apnea.PAP ventilation is also commonly used for those who are critically ill in hospital with respiratory failure, in newborn infants (), and for the prevention and treatment of atelectasis in patients with difficulty taking deep breaths.

5. Sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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   The condition, also called treatment-emergent central apnea, is generally detected when obstructive sleep apnea is treated with CPAP and central sleep apnea emerges. [18] The exact mechanism of the loss of central respiratory drive during sleep in OSA is unknown but is most likely related to incorrect settings of the CPAP treatment and other ...

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

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   A CPAP machine is the most common sleep apnea treatment. It delivers continuous air pressure as you inhale and exhale. Auto-adjusting positive airway pressure (APAP) machine.

7. Zepbound Weight Loss Medication Approved by FDA to Treat ...

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   The federal agency authorized the use of the Eli Lilly & Co. weight loss drug for “treatment of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults with obesity.” ... to be effective ...

8. Upper airway resistance syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Treatments for OSA such as positive airway pressure therapy can be effective at stopping the progression of UARS. [18] [19] Positive airway pressure therapy is similar to that in obstructive sleep apnea and works by stenting the airway open with pressure, thus reducing the airway resistance. Use of a CPAP can help ease

9. Sleep-related breathing disorder - Wikipedia

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   Sleep apnea is measured by the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). An AHI is determined with a sleep study. AHI values for adults are categorized as: [2] [3] Normal: AHI<5; Mild sleep apnea: 5≤AHI<15; Moderate sleep apnea: 15≤AHI<30; Severe sleep apnea: AHI≥30; An episode is when a person hesitates to breathe or stops their breathing altogether.