We talk a lot about sleep apnea – but for a good reason! The seriousness of sleep apnea is often underrated, especially for children, as many parents think their child will just ‘grow out of it.’ Unfortunately, the reality is that leaving sleep apnea untreated leaves affected children at risk…
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The fatigue caused by sleep apnea can make doing a lot of things difficult. Focusing on work, concentrating on tasks and tackling to-do lists can be hard to do – if not downright impossible. But, it can also make doing some things dangerous. One of those things is driving. A…
Some forms of sleep apnea may respond better to treatment with an oral appliance, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Sleep apnea occurs when the flow of air into the lungs is obstructed. This obstruction is typically caused by the soft tissues…
Healthy women in their postmenopausal years are 50 percent more likely to develop obstructive sleep apnea than their premenopausal or perimenopausal counterparts, according to new findings published in the journal Menopause. Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that causes repeated interruptions in breathing during sleep. Individuals living with mild…
By now, you probably know that if you’re living with obstructive sleep apnea, you’re living with a severe health problem – especially if it’s untreated. But, there’s something else that you should know: Sleep apnea can make recovering from surgery more difficult for you than for your peers who don’t…
While no one has found the mythical Fountain of Youth, that doesn’t mean people have stopped searching for it. Some are just searching for it in a different way – by trying to reverse the aging process. Among those looking for ways to turn back the hands of time are…