sleep apnea

New research shows that air pressure masks worn at night can improve quality of life and behavior issues in children with sleep apnea.

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Children and adolescents with obstructive sleep apnea had substantial improvements in attention, anxiety and quality of life after treatment with positive airway pressure -- a nighttime therapy in which a machine delivers a stream of air through a mask into the nose.

While commonly used in adults with obstructive sleep apnea, this therapy has seldom been studied in children.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Sleep apnea was found in a large percentage of those who'd suffered a stroke, but it's unclear whether the relationship is causal, according to results of a small study.

(American Thoracic Society) Wearing compression stockings may be a simple low-tech way to improve obstructive sleep apnea in patients with chronic venous insufficiency, according to French researchers.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Half of children with persistent enuresis and obstructive sleep apnea remained dry during the night after surgery to remove their tonsils and adenoids, investigators reported here.

DENVER (MedPage Today) -- A simple surgical procedure -- removing enlarged tonsils and adenoids -- can benefit children with obstructive sleep apnea and adenotonsillar hypertrophy, a researcher said here.

(American College of Chest Physicians) The following articles will appear in the May issue of Chest: "Ultrasonography replacing X-ray"; "Influencers on end-of-life care decisions"; and "How adenotonsillectomy impacts children with sleep apnea."

Older adults who have sleep apnea and who are excessively sleepy in the daytime may be at more than twice the risk of death compared to people who do not have the combination of these two conditions, new research suggests.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Loud snoring may do more than irritate your spouse: It can signal sleep apnea, depriving you of enough zzzz's to trigger a car crash, even a heart attack....

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) showed potential to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events and hypertension in nonsleepy patients with obstructive sleep apnea, data from a multicenter randomized trial showed.