A number of surgical interventions are available to
help obstructive sleep apnea patients open up the airway, by removing the tonsils or excess tissue at the back of the throat, or destroying tissue at the base of the tongue with radiofrequency waves.
Not exact matches
The
sleep study will
help determine if your child has a diagnosable problem such as pure snoring,
obstructive sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, or another
sleep problem.
Clinical investigators at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) have developed a new screening tool to
help diagnose
obstructive sleep apnea in children.
A companion report was also released, titled «In an age of constant activity, the solution to improving the nation's health may lie in
helping it
sleep better,» which summarizes the results of an online survey completed by patients currently being treated for
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Since the 1980s, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)-- in which positive pressure is pushed through the nasal airways to
help users breathe while
sleeping — has been by far the most widely used treatment for
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
12/3/2008 Treating
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Sleep Apnea in Alzheimer's Patients
Helps Cognition Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment seems to improve cognitive functioning in patients with Alzheimer's disease who also suffer from
obstructive sleep apnea, according to the results of a randomized clinical trial conducted at the Un... Mo
sleep apnea, according to the results of a randomized clinical trial conducted at the Un... More...