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2. Sleep surgery - Wikipedia

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   Sleep surgery is a surgery performed to treat sleep disordered breathing. Sleep disordered breathing is a spectrum of disorders that includes snoring, upper airway resistance syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea. These surgeries are performed by surgeons trained in otolaryngology, oral maxillofacial surgery, and craniofacial surgery.

3. Obstructive sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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   A little over 50% of all people with Down syndrome experience obstructive sleep apnea, [59] and some physicians advocate routine testing of this group. [60] In other craniofacial syndromes, the abnormal feature may actually improve the airway, but its correction may put the person at risk for obstructive sleep apnea after surgery when it is ...

4. Somnoplasty - Wikipedia

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   Somnoplasty [1] is a trademark by Somnus Medical Technologies [2] used for its radiofrequency ablation medical devices cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat habitual snoring, chronic nasal obstruction, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to shrink the tissues that are causing obstruction.

5. What is Sleep Apnea? Symptoms & Treatment Options - 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 ...

6. FDA approves first medication for obstructive sleep apnea ...

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   The FDA approved a new drug treatment for obstructive sleep apnea that improves the condition through weight loss. Sleep expert Dr. Wendy Troxel discusses the impact of the new development.

7. The First Sleep Apnea Drug Is Here - AOL

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   “Obstructive sleep apnea is still poorly diagnosed,” Skovronsky says. “But this is a disease that itself carries cardiovascular risk, as does obesity, so it’s great to treat both.” ...