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A new study suggests that regularity of bedtime prior to initiation of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is an important factor that may influence treatment compliance in adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-bedtime-regularity-cpap-compliance.html Sleep apnea Tue, 07 May 2013 16:49:42 EST news287164169 Continuous positive airway pressure is effective at increasing work productivity, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-cpap-productivity-apnea-patients.html Sleep apnea Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:00:02 EST news284831915 A new study suggests that treatment of mild sleep-disordered breathing with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in pregnant women with preeclampsia improves fetal activity levels, a marker of fetal well-being. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-sleep-disordered-pregnancy-fetal-health.html Sleep apnea Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:56:51 EST news276353800 By the time they reached toddlerhood, very preterm infants originally treated with higher oxygen levels continued to show benefits when compared to a group treated with lower oxygen levels, according to a follow-up study by a research network of the National Institutes of Health that confirms earlier network findings. Moreover, infants treated with a respiratory therapy commonly prescribed for adults with obstructive sleep apnea fared as well as those who received the traditional therapy for infant respiratory difficulties, the new study found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-benefits-higher-oxygen-device-persist.html Health Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:06:39 EST news275835991 For individuals with obstructive sleep apnea traveling to higher altitudes (which may exacerbate symptoms), use of a combination therapy resulted in improvement in symptoms including reduced insomnia and better control of sleep apnea, according to a preliminary study published in the December 12 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-combination-therapy-decrease-apnea-symptoms.html Sleep apnea Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:00:08 EST news274462133 Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is often used as therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), patient compliance with CPAP remains an issue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-hours-patienttherapist-contact-cpap.html Sleep apnea Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:20:02 EST news270097744 A new study suggests that when prescribed by physicians in routine practice and used appropriately by patients, treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could reduce blood pressure in men with hypertension. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-treatment-obstructive-apnea-blood-pressure.html Sleep apnea Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:53:08 EST news269322758 Women who begin snoring during pregnancy are at strong risk for high blood pressure and preeclampsia, according to research from the University of Michigan. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-pregnancy-high-blood-pressure.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:34:37 EST news267798866 Untreated severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality in the elderly, and adequate treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may significantly reduce this risk, according to a new study from researchers in Spain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-osa-cardiovascular-mortality-elderly.html Sleep apnea Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:01 EST news266169561 Sleep apnoea severity has been associated with increased cancer mortality in a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-apnoea-linked-cancer-death.html Sleep apnea Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:38:49 EST news265973921 (HealthDay)—The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is revising its recommendations for the diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children and adolescents, according to a clinical practice guideline published online Aug. 27 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-apnea-children.html Sleep apnea Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:20:06 EST news265303921 People who drive commercial vehicles, such as buses, taxis, trucks and aeroplanes, could be incorrectly reporting their symptoms of sleep apnoea due to their fears of endangering their employment, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-commercial-drivers-understating-apnoea-symptoms.html Sleep apnea Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:01:40 EST news265172476 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers revealed that a majority of children suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) treated with montelukast, a drug approved for asthma or hay fever, showed significant improvement in respiratory disturbance and adenoid size, according to a new study published in Pediatrics journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-non-invasive-treatment-children-obstructive-apnea.html Sleep apnea Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:39:36 EST news264353956 Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), well established as an effective treatment for severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), is also effective in patients with mild and moderately severe OSA and daytime sleepiness, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-cpap-treatment-effective-patients-milder.html Sleep apnea Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:20:02 EST news261932798 Men who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are seeing another potential benefit from continuous positive airway pressure therapy, or CPAP: improved sexual function and satisfaction in non-diabetic men under age 60. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-cpap-sexual-function-satisfaction-men.html Sleep apnea Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:19:14 EST news258779949 Patients seen at the Cleveland Clinic Sleep Disorders Center who used positive airway pressure (PAP) to treat their obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) had improvements in their depressive symptoms, even if they followed the prescribed PAP regimen only partly, a new study reports. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-pap-therapy-depressive-symptoms-patients.html Sleep apnea Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:01 EST news258658535 (HealthDay) -- New research suggests that treating obstructive sleep apnea, a common cause of snoring and daytime sleepiness, might also cut down on a serious health hazard associated with the condition -- the risk of developing high blood pressure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-apnea-mask-heart.html Sleep apnea Tue, 22 May 2012 18:50:02 EST news256929476 Two studies that included adults with obstructive sleep apnea examined the effectiveness of reducing the risk of cardiovascular outcomes, including high blood pressure, by treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), according to the articles in the May 23/30 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-cpap-treatment-cardiovascular-outcomes-adults.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 22 May 2012 16:00:04 EST news256904839 Patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can be successfully managed in a primary care setting by appropriately trained primary care physicians (PCPs) and community-based nurses, according to Australian researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-obstructive-apnea-successfully-primary.html Sleep apnea Sun, 20 May 2012 18:51:18 EST news256758575 Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children normalizes disturbances in the neuronal network responsible for attention and executive function, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-treatment-childhood-obstructive-apnea-reverses.html Sleep apnea Sun, 20 May 2012 13:31:15 EST news256739462 Children and adolescents with obstructive sleep apnea had substantial improvements in attention, anxiety and quality of life after treatment with positive airway pressure (PAP)—a nighttime therapy in which a machine delivers a stream of air through a mask into the nose. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-machine-benefits-children-apnea.html Sleep apnea Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:10:01 EST news248073829 People with obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to stick to prescribed treatment when a partner or parent is involved with their treatment, according to a team of sleep researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-approaches-apnea-benefit-cpap.html Sleep apnea Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:20:01 EST news241977362 Eating a Mediterranean diet combined with physical activity can help to improve some of the symptoms of sleep apnoea, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-mediterranean-diet-apnea-symptoms.html Sleep apnea Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:44:26 EST news239449446 Obstructive sleep apnea may cause changes in blood vessel function that reduces blood supply to the heart in people who are otherwise healthy, according to new research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-links-obstructive-apnea-blood-vessel.html Sleep apnea Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:00:01 EST news229615150 According to new research that will be presented Saturday, June 11, at the 20th Anniversary Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM), the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was more improved by a combination treatment of a mandibular advancement splint (MAS) and positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy than by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy alone. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-combination-therapy-osa.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:36:30 EST news227176569 Large corporations could save millions of dollars in lost productivity by screening and treating high-risk employees for obstructive sleep apnea, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 13, in Minneapolis, Minn., at SLEEP 2011, the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-screening-high-risk-employees-apnea-corporation.html Sleep apnea Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:27:02 EST news227176002 Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) effectively decreases the risk of cardiovascular death in elderly patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a study conducted by researchers in Spain. The study is the first large-scale study to assess the impact of OSA and the effectiveness of CPAP treatment in cardiovascular mortality in the elderly. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-cpap-decreases-cardiovascular-mortality-elderly.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 15 May 2011 11:21:52 EST news224677297 Continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, can increase alertness and even improve quality of life for sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), even if their symptoms are minimal, according to a study conducted by researchers in Europe. Patients enrolled in the study reported an improvement in daytime sleepiness within six months of beginning CPAP treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-cpap-daytime-sleepiness-patients-symptoms.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 15 May 2011 11:18:51 EST news224677089