A nerve stimulator implant called Inspire is helping some sleep apnea patients breathe normally at night when a CPAP machine is not an effective treatment.

The gold standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnea is wearing a positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine for sleep. For insomnia, it’s a form of cognitive behavioral therapy, CBT-I, that helps ...

People with breathing problems during sleep may have a larger hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for memory and thinking, according to a new study. The study, which included mostly Latino ...

You can live for years with obstructive sleep apnea and never know it. The condition repeatedly narrows your upper airway during sleep. That can break up your rest, strain your body, and lower oxygen ...

Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. As a young physician in Sydney, Australia ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­­— Individuals diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, which causes the upper airway to become blocked during sleep, often rely on a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine ...

February was heart month, and this is another column in a series about the primary risk factors for heart disease. Sleep apnea refers to periodic absence of breathing during sleep. There are two types ...

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society recommend at least seven hours of sleep per night for ...

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