A retrospective cohort study examined data on 54,224 OSA patients, the vast majority of whom had CPAP during an 8-year period. Soft tissue surgery was associated with a lower incidence of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea, weight-loss surgery was linked to reduced risk for heart ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with obstructive sleep apnea and obesity, weight-loss surgery conferred lower risk for major adverse ...

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, an accreditor of more than 6,700 ambulatory sites nationwide, has updated its recommendations for treating surgical patients with obesity and ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea and was prescribed a CPAP machine. However, it doesn’t seem to be helping. My doctor said we should consider surgical treatment. What are ...

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 ...

Often undiagnosed, sleep apnea can quietly affect brain health, impacting memory, focus, and mood. A closer look at the signs ...

When you have obstructive sleep apnea, parts of your airway get blocked while you snooze. Your doctor can recommend several different treatments to help you breathe -- a device called CPAP (short for ...

From leaving your phone in another room to investing in blackout curtains and white noise machines, there’s no shortage of ...

Individuals with obstructive sleep apnea repeatedly stop breathing during the night due to upper airway obstruction. This condition is very common, as common as adult diabetes, and affects more than ...

In early findings from the multicenter trial, palatal surgery combined with minimally invasive tongue volume reduction reduced the number of sleep apnea events and improved patient-reported sleepiness ...