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These masks are worn by sleep apnea patients at night to help keep airways open and to assist breathing, which provides more restful sleep.

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TORONTO, May 16, 2017 — An at - home sleep apnea test will be available to Ontario patients for the first time as the result of a unique MaRS program.

But sleep apnea patients are also more likely to suffer dangerous health problems, and they are at greater risk of dying while they sleep.

«Until we have further evidence on the efficacy of medical cannabis for the treatment of sleep apnea, and until its safety profile is established, patients should discuss proven treatment options with a licensed medical provider at an accredited sleep facility,» said lead author Dr. Kannan Ramar, professor of medicine in the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Sleep apnea may accelerate kidney function decline in diabetic patients with kidney disease, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014 November 11 - 16 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA..

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.

More unexpected, researchers at the University of Wisconsin at Madison uncovered a link between sleep apnea and cancer mortality: Cancer deaths among patients with severe apnea were five times higher than among those without.

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.

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

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).

A novel device implanted under the skin like a pacemaker successfully treats central sleep apnea (CSA) in heart failure patients, according to research presented today at the Heart Failure Congress 2014, held 17 - 20 May in Athens, Greece.

Similarly, only half of the patients with OSA were categorized as being at high risk for OSA on the Berlin Questionnaire, a sleep apnea screening tool, suggesting that these validated tools in the general population may not be useful for patients with cardiovascular diseases.

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will present data (abstract 0378) on their outcomes with hypoglossal nerve stimulation for the treatment of patients with sleep apnea at SLEEP 2016, the 30th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societiessleep apnea at SLEEP 2016, the 30th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societiessleep apnea at SLEEP 2016, the 30th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep SocietiesSLEEP 2016, the 30th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep SocietiesSLEEP 2016, the 30th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep SocietiesSleep SocietiesSleep Societies LLC.

Results show that nearly 73 percent of sleep apnea patients (213 of 293 patients) had clinically significant depressive symptoms at baseline, with a similar symptom prevalence between men and women.

A recent study by Drs. Thaler, O'Malley, Weinstein and other colleagues at Penn found that the TORS approach achieved a significant reduction in the apnea - hypopnea index (AHI)(an index used to assess the severity of sleep apnea), a significant improvement in minimum arterial oxygen saturation (the amount of oxygen in your blood that maintains healthy organ functioning), and a significant improvement in daytime drowsiness in patients.

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Most sleep apnea patients carry at least a few extra pounds, and doctors stress diet and exercise as part of their treatment, but getting back to a healthy weight can be difficult.

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.