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2. FDA approves weight-loss drug Zepbound for obstructive sleep ...

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   The FDA approval for sleep apnea is based on two company-sponsored trials encompassing about 470 participants, one in which patients were being treated with continuous positive air pressure, ...

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

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   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 ...

4. FDA approves weight-loss drug to treat sleep apnea - AOL

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   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a weight-loss drug to help sleep apnea, becoming the first drug to treat the disorder affecting millions of Americans. On Friday, the federal agency ...

5. Sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Hypoglossal nerve stimulator - Wikipedia

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   Certain patients with obstructive sleep apnea who are deemed eligible candidates may be offered the hypoglossal nerve stimulator as an alternative. FDA-approved hypoglossal nerve neurostimulation is considered medically reasonable and necessary for the treatment of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea when all of the following criteria are met: [4]

7. Sleep deprivation - Wikipedia

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   Central sleep apnea is caused by a failure of the central nervous system to signal the body to breathe during sleep. Treatments similar to obstructive sleep apnea may be used, as well as other treatments such as adaptive servo ventilation and certain medications. Some medications, such as opioids, may contribute to or cause central sleep apnea ...