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2. Obstructive sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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   For those with obstructive sleep apnea unable or unwilling to comply with first line treatment, the surgical intervention has to be adapted to an individual's specific anatomy and physiology, personal preference and disease severity. [112] Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with or without is the most common surgery for patients with obstructive sleep ...

3. Yes, nearly everyone snores, but you can stop it. Here's how.

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   She says this means looking into structural/anatomical factors, obesity, nasal congestion, poor muscle tone, whether you're a mouth breather or nose breather, your sleep position at night, and ...

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

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   Less common than obstructive sleep apnea is another form called ... research is needed to understand its effects. Malhotra adds that if you stop taking this drug, the weight tends to come back ...

5. Sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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   More than half of people with obstructive sleep apnea have some degree of positional obstructive sleep apnea, meaning that it gets worse when they sleep on their backs. [69] Sleeping on their sides is an effective and cost-effective treatment for positional obstructive sleep apnea. [69]

6. Sleep surgery - Wikipedia

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   The Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study, a longitudinal study of the natural history of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), found that of a random sample (602 employed men and women, 30–60 years old) the prevalence of OSA (5 or more events/hr) was 9% for women and 24% for men. However, the study found that among sleepy patients in this group, 2% of women ...

7. Sleep and weight - Wikipedia

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   Some studies did find a positive effect of changing in lifestyle like weight loss and regular exercise in subjects with minimal obstructive sleep apnea, [38] the evidence of weight loss being an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea has limited empirical support [39] In his review, Veasey et al. reviewed 39 papers, the majority of ...