Mouth Breathing and OSA: Researchers Develop and Test “Mouth Puffing Device”
To explore mouth breathing during sleep and the effect of mouth taping in patients with OSA, researchers in Taiwan developed and tested a “mouth puffing device.”
To explore mouth breathing during sleep and the effect of mouth taping in patients with OSA, researchers in Taiwan developed and tested a “mouth puffing device.”
An interdisciplinary weight loss and lifestyle intervention is associated with clinically meaningful and sustainable improvements in OSA severity and health-related quality of life.
Apps for detecting sleep apnea are increasingly popular, but are they effective — and is the data they generate relevant for clinicians?
What is the combined effect of insomnia and OSA on all-cause mortality and the occurrence of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes?
Researchers sought to investigate the association between sleep-disordered breathing and sleep-related hypoxia with SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 outcomes.
Researchers sought to investigate the relationship between sleep and stress and total hippocampal volume and hippocampal subfield volumes among older adults.
Researchers assessed the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with ankylosing spondylitis compared with matched control participants, and determined factors associated with OSA in patients with AS.
Adenotonsillectomy for the treatment of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) appears to also result in improvement in bedwetting.
Untreated OSA is associated with increased rates of COVID-19 infection, while PAP therapy is associated with lower COVID-19 infection rates.
The STOP-Bang Questionnaire may be an effective tool in screening patients with multiple sclerosis for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.