Tag: Sleep Problems: Apnea
CPAP May Be Superior to Gastric Banding for Severe Sleep Apnea
At 9 months, apnea-hypopnea index is significantly lower with CPAP than with laparoscopic banding
Remede System Approved for Central Sleep Apnea
Implantable device approved to treat moderate to severe central sleep apnea
CPAP Telemonitoring Improves 90-Day Adherence
However, remote automated education program alone did not significantly improve adherence
AAO-HNS: Improvement in OSA With Cranial Nerve Stimulation
Decrease in apnea-hypopnea index, and improvement in oxygen saturation, sleepiness, quality of life
Review Links Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Cognitive Impairment
SDB also associated with worse executive function in pooled analysis of seven cross-sectional studies
Moderate, Severe OSA Linked to Elevated Blood Coagulability
Increases in prothrombin time in seconds and as international normalized ratio for OSA vs controls
Automated Analyses of Night Blood O2 Detects Apnea
Findings for detection of sleep apnea among habitually snoring children
CPAP Doesn’t Alter Renal Function in Coexisting OSA, CVD
Continuous positive airway pressure does not alter renal function, occurrence of renal adverse events
Sleep-Disordered Breathing Linked to Cognitive Dysfunction
Hypoxemia and sleepiness associated with cognitive deficits, with strongest effect in APOE-ε4 carriers
Seeing Video of Self Struggling to Breathe Ups CPAP Adherence
Viewing the tapes helped convince patients to continue their sleep apnea treatment
