Not exact matches
Thank you
for sharing your story, Anonymous, I am sorry to hear about the rough times you have been going through and glad to hear you
found out about the
sleep apnea in the end.
Months after the deadly September train crash inside Hoboken Terminal, in which the engineer responsible was
found to have
sleep apnea, less than half of NJ Transit's locomotive engineers and a small number of conductors and signalmen have been screened
for the disorder.
The high prevalence of OSA the study
found in these cognitively normal elderly participants and the link between OSA and amyloid burden in these very early stages of AD pathology, the researchers believe, suggest the CPAP, dental appliances, positional therapy and other treatments
for sleep apnea could delay cognitive impairment and dementia in many older adults.
Now, the researchers will replicate their
findings in a larger sample of MS patients, and treat those patients diagnosed with obstructive
sleep apnea with positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP), the first - line treatment
for OSA.
The
findings «demonstrate the salutary effects of blocking CSE during
apnea and point to a potential therapeutic strategy
for human
sleep apnea,» according to the authors.
The computer simulations traditionally used
for aircraft design
found use in treating health conditions such as cystic fibrosis, asthma,
sleep apnea and snoring.
«Based on our
findings, future studies are warranted to evaluate the utility of cardiopulmonary exercise testing
for cardiovascular risk stratification in patients with obstructive
sleep apnea.»
Although the new
findings do not contradict the widely accepted view that
sleep apnea is a risk factor
for heart disease that can lead to a heart attack, they do suggest that obstructive
sleep apnea can provide some heart protection in the event of a heart attack, explained lead investigator Dr. Neomi Shah, associate director of the pulmonary
sleep lab at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City.
Surprisingly, the researchers did not
find increased levels of Alzheimer's markers when they looked specifically at people with obstructive
sleep apnea, a breathing disorder that's a major disruptor of
sleep and a risk factor
for several other chronic diseases.
Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) are at a higher risk
for obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) according to
findings presented at the 9th Annual Meeting of the Androgen Excess & PCOS Society.
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While the new smartwatch won't have GPS, it will feature the same SpO2 sensor
found in the Ionic that measures
for sleep apnea, although Fitbit has yet to enable this across its devices.
hi peter... i had to google OSA, to
find out it was, as i suspected as i read your post,
sleep apnea... as well as going 2 school with kath, i was very close to kath & craig
for many years (theyr my 20 year old sons» godparents)... after their 3rd child sarah died, & craig was pursuing medical reasons & whether they would be able to have a healthy child, a genetic specialist (cant remember his name) spoke to them about craig's
sleep apnea & that it could be hereditary & linked to the cot deaths — this was a driving force behind them working to conceive laura — i remember vividly sitting in their family room at their singleton house when craig was almost giddy with excitement telling us about it...