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 ...

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Physicians Surgical Hospitals, Quail Creek campuses, has completed its 100th Inspire procedure for obstructive sleep apnea. According to officials, Inspire is an ...

Dr. Lauren Jazwick, an otolaryngologist at Columbus Otolaryngology Clinic, has completed the first procedure with the latest generation of Inspire therapy, the Inspire V System at Columbus Community ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — An estimated 30 million Americans have sleep apnea, which is defined as recurring episodes of partial or complete airway obstruction during sleep. For many years, a CPAP ...

No doubt, lifestyle challenges, and therapy are often the first lines of defense. Sleep apnea is a condition characterized by pauses in breathing during your sleep, disrupts your sleeping cycle, and ...

The investigator on both studies — Frances Chung, FRCPC, professor, department of anesthesia, University Health Network, University of Toronto — called for the implementation of a screening procedure, ...

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that bariatric surgery performed in patients with obesity and moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea is associated with a significantly lower risk of death and major ...

Weight loss achieved through bariatric surgery lowered the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) by 42% and all-cause mortality by 37% in people who were obese and had moderate-to-severe ...

Obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation are two conditions that share a potentially deadly link. Having one increases the odds of developing the other, and together, the breathing difficulties ...