Sentences with phrase «obstructive sleep apnea patients»

According to a study, obstructive sleep apnea patients sleep better following surgery for improving their breathing and are therefore less drowsy throughout the day.

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.

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To investigate, researchers led by Roberto Pisoni, MD (Medical University of South Carolina) analyzed information on 56 patients with diabetes and CKD who had undergone screening for obstructive sleep apnea through the use of a questionnaire.

«This study shows that a high - risk score for obstructive sleep apnea is common in non-dialysis CKD patients with diabetic nephropathy and is associated with more rapid loss of renal function,» the investigators concluded.

To qualify, patients must be an acceptable surgical risk and be defined as either severely obese with a BMI of 40 or greater or have a BMI of 35 or greater with at least one related condition: diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, obesity - related cardiomyopathy or heart muscle disease or severe joint disease.

«We believe that by treating or stopping obstructive sleep apnea progression, we will not only improve patients» quality of life, but also delay health issues related to aging.»

The researchers found that patients diagnosed with the most aggressive cancers had higher prevalence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea.

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).

Research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered that patients who suffer from both Type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea are at greater risk of developing a condition that leads to blindness within an average period of less than four years.

«Since obstructive sleep apnea is a treatable condition that is also commonly seen in MS, we wondered, «What if some of the thinking and processing difficulties that MS patients experience do not stem directly from the MS itself, but from the effects of sleep apnea or other sleep problems?»»

People with MS face an elevated risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a disorder in which the throat collapses during sleep, causing the patient to repeatedly stop breathing for periods of 10 seconds or longer throughout the night.

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.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition where the walls of the throat relax and narrow during sleep, resulting in snoring and interrupting breathing, and it is common in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

The companion report was based on a survey of 506 patients who are currently being treated for obstructive sleep apnea.

A new study has found that reducing obstructive sleep apnea (where patients have difficulty in breathing while asleep - often associated with loud snoring) can reduce the need to get up and pee at night (nocturia).

It's also the first study to show the size of the effect of positive pressure mask treatment (CPAP) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS) on their nocturia symptoms.»

Another recent study, published last week in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, found that as many as 94 percent of adults with Down's syndrome had some sort of obstructive sleep apnea — and in 69 percent of those patients it was seSleep Medicine, found that as many as 94 percent of adults with Down's syndrome had some sort of obstructive sleep apnea — and in 69 percent of those patients it was sesleep apnea — and in 69 percent of those patients it was severe.

Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (sinus infection) and obstructive sleep apnea report a poor quality of life, which is substantially improved following endoscopic sinus surgery, according to a study published online by JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery.

Timothy L. Smith, M.D., M.P.H., of Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, and colleagues investigated the impact of comorbid obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on CRS disease - specific QOL and sleep dysfunction in patients with CRS following functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS).

«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.»

Dr. Joshua H. Atkins and Dr. Jeff E. Mandel of the University of Pennsylvania and their colleagues have developed a new «ramp control» anesthetic technique for putting patients to sleep briefly - just enough to show the «obstructive anatomy» responsible for sleep apnea.

In the largest study to date of the relationship between sleep apnea and diabetes, a new study of more than 8,500 Canadian patients has demonstrated a link between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the development of diabetes, confirming earlier evidence of such a relationship from smaller studies with shorter follow - up periods.

«There is no perfect treatment option for obstructive sleep apnea, but our preliminary data suggest that hypoglossal nerve stimulation can effectively treat patients with sleep apnea who are unable to tolerate CPAP.»

The therapy, available since the early 1980s, almost guarantees relief from obstructive sleep apnea symptoms, and research shows that it lower rates of cardiovascular disease and death in patients who use it.

Depressive symptoms were assessed using the validated Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ - 9), and the presence of obstructive sleep apnea was determined objectively using overnight, in - lab polysomnography.

Both obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and insomnia are found in a high percentage of patients with a variety of neurological diseases, according to new...

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(STEVE POSIN) For patients who are suspected to have obstructive sleep apnea, it's important to be tested and begin treatment as soon as possible.

GERD has also been found to affect between 58 percent and 62 percent of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

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Some patients with obstructive sleep apnea have a small upper airway that can be modified by increasing the activity of some muscles in the mouth and the tongue.

They recommend that physicians should screen transplant patients for obstructive sleep apnea and offer appropriate treatment,» the study authors concluded.

Hired as a consultant to be responsible for the launch and sales effort for the first ever FDA cleared portable CPAP device for patients with obstructive sleep apnea.