Sentences with phrase «apnea increases»

This is consistent with evidence that shows the incidence of sleep apnea increases in women during midlife.

While previous research has established that severe sleep apnea increases the risk of hypertension and diabetes, data regarding mild - to - moderate sleep apnea were unclear.

«It's long been believed that sleep apnea increases the rate of death,» says David Schulman, an assistant professor of medicine at Emory University in Atlanta who wasn't involved in the study, noting that those with apnea are more likely to have high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol.

Not exact matches

Sleep apnea is also a big potential market, with revenue expected to increase to $ 6.7 billion by 2021 from $ 4.6 billion last year, according to Research and Markets.

So it's no wonder that we have increased sleep apnea and increased desaturation of oxygen levels in these containers versus on the floor.

Other health conditions that the research shows babies of smokers may have an increased risk of developing include apnea (stopping breathing for short periods of time), vomiting, poor growth, squint (strabismus), cast, or lazy eye, hearing impairment, vulnerability to infection, allergies, and immunodeficiency problems.

Conditions that increase children's risk of sleep apnea include large tonsils, allergies, asthma, being overweight and a family history of sleep apnea.

If you have PCOS, you may experience some or all of the following symptoms: acne, weight gain and / or difficulty losing weight, high cholesterol or high blood pressure, insulin resistance and circulatory problems, hair loss and / or increased body or facial hair, skin tags (on neck or armpits), irregular or absent periods, pelvic pain, depression / anxiety, sleep apnea, or difficulty conceiving.

Common reasons for unexpected readmission are dehydration because of vomiting or diarrhea, upper respiratory infections, hernia complications, persistent or increased apnea, or shunt repair.

Physiologic studies also have shown that healthy infants are able to protect their airways and do not have increased apnea when placed supine.20 Meyers and Herbst21 showed that the amount of gastroesophageal reflux in healthy patients was not significantly affected by changes in sleep position.

Dummy use increases the risk of sleep apnea (irregular breathing).

Recently Journal Sleep showed that children who have siblings with obstructive sleep apnea disorder are at increased risk of developing sleep apnea.

The number of people with obstructive sleep apnea has steadily increased over the past two decades.

How sleep apnea is related to these conditions is debated, but Cavadas and her co-authors propose that prolonged disruptions in blood oxygen levels and sleep fragmentation can generate stem cell exhaustion, epigenetic changes, increased inflammation, and other hallmarks of aging.

«The next step in understanding sleep apnea in the future will be to dissect different subtypes of sleep apnea, likely defined by distinct pathophysiological mechanisms which may underlie different outcomes and predisposition to comorbidities,» Cavadas says, «As human life expectancy increases, delaying the onset of age - related diseases becomes critical to our society.»

«Vitamin D deficiency does not increase risk and severity of obstructive sleep apnea.»

A recent study of elderly men found no evidence that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increased in severity (or prevalence) as a result of vitamin D deficiency.

Untreated severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased aggressiveness of malignant cutaneous melanoma, according to the first multicenter prospective study on the relationship between sleep - disordered breathing (apnea or hypopnea) and cancer.

Sleep apnea, in which breathing repeatedly stops during the night, is correlated with an increased incidence of REM sleep behavior disorder.

«As sleep apnea severity increases so do the learning challenges in kids.»

«Although evidence suggesting the presence of cognitive deficits in children with sleep apnea has been around for quite some time,» said Leila Gozal, MD, MSc, from the University of Chicago, «the relatively small groups studied made it difficult to demonstrate a strong relationship between increasing cognitive issues and increasing sleep apnea severity.»

However, breathing abnormalities may not be the only reasons for increased risk of complications — many sleep apnea patients suffer from cardiovascular problems as well that may worsen surrounding surgery,» Dr. Memtsoudis explained.

The authors suggest that the higher incidence of pneumonia in people with sleep apnea could be because of increased risk of aspirating contents or liquid from the throat.

Many years ago clinicians began noticing that patients with sleep apnea were at an increased risk of developing complications after operations.

The report estimates that undiagnosed sleep apnea also costs $ 30 billion annually in increased health care utilization and medication costs related to these comorbid health risks.

Untreated sleep apnea also increases the risk of costly health complications such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and depression.

A common and potentially serious sleep disorder, obstructive sleep apnea affects at least one quarter of U.S. adults and is linked to increased risk of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease.

Fragmented sleep can leave people with apnea with significant impairments to cognition, mood and daytime alertness; it may also increase cardiovascular risk.

«We expected an increase in the glutamate, because it is a chemical that causes damage in high doses and we have already seen brain damage from sleep apnea.

«Sleep Apnea may increase risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.»

Sleep apnea is a common disorder that increases with age in which a person has shallow breathing or pauses in breathing during sleep several times per hour.

Those with sleep apnea often suffer from increased sleepiness during waking hours, which can be dangerous when driving — or flying.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) generally is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease.

«Mild - to - moderate obstructive sleep apnea is associated with hypertension, diabetes: Studies show that young and middle - aged adults with sleep apnea have increased risk.»

Preliminary data from two studies suggest that mild - to - moderate obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension and diabetes.

«Similarly, moderate sleep apnea was associated with increased risk of developing diabetes by almost 3 times compared to individuals without sleep apnea.»

Furthermore, the prevalence of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea seems to increase with age, especially after 65 years of age.

«Obstructive sleep apnea is a chronic disease that increases the risk for heart problems such as high blood pressure and heart failure,» said AASM President Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler.

Obstructive sleep apnea is a chronic sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly starts and stops during sleep, drastically reducing the quality of sleep and increasing sleepiness.

A new study shows that obstructive sleep apnea is associated with impaired exercise capacity, which is an indicator of increased cardiovascular risk.

DARIEN, IL — A new study shows that obstructive sleep apnea is associated with impaired exercise capacity, which is an indicator of increased cardiovascular risk.

The sleep health objectives are to increase the medical evaluation of people with symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, reduce vehicular crashes due to drowsy driving and ensure more Americans get sufficient sleep.

Adhesion molecule increases in sleep apnea: beneficial effect of positive airway pressure and moderation by obesity.

Because of that, as the country's obesity epidemic is growing, the rates of sleep apnea are increasing as well.

The calcification risk declined steadily as the number of sleep hours increased, even after the researchers accounted for participants» age, sex, race, level of education, whether or not they smoked, and whether or not they had sleep apnea, a sleep disorder that interrupts breathing and raises blood pressure and heart risk.

One of the biggest dangers of sleep apnea — besides the fact that it raises blood pressure and increases the risk for heart disease and diabetes — is that it can put people at risk for falling asleep behind the wheel, or while operating machinery.

Not only will this clear up fuzzy thinking, it will also reduce your risk of stroke and heart disease, which increase with an apnea diagnosis.

Dr. Burschtin said my sleep apnea was mild, according to my respiratory disturbance index, which was based on the frequency of my airway obstructions, airflow reductions, and breathing increases.

Untangling the relationship has been tricky in part because obesity increases the risk of both high blood pressure and sleep apnea.

More than 18 million Americans adults have sleep apnea, which increases the risk of heart disease.