NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly two thirds of heart patients with implanted pacemakers have undiagnosed sleep apnea, a significantly higher prevalence than found in the general population, a study ...

Sleep apnea is a condition that causes your breathing to periodically stop or become excessively shallow at night. This can happen repeatedly—up to hundreds of times per night, in short intervals ...

Boston, MA - Pacemakers that contain impedance minute ventilation (MV) sensors can effectively be used to screen for nighttime respiratory events, including sleep apnea, according to a feasibility ...

WASHINGTON – Loud snoring may do more than irritate your spouse: It can signal sleep apnea, depriving you of enough zzzz's to trigger a car crash, even a heart attack. Now scientists are beginning to ...

TULSA, Okla. -- Curtis Bradshaw has spent his life participating in community theatre programs and proving that down syndrome doesn’t hold him back. Now, he is opening doors for people with central ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Get a good night's rest and it normally leads to a more productive, better day. However, sleep apnea stops peaceful slumber for millions of adults. Tampa General Hospital's Ear, Nose & ...

CHICAGO — Supply chain issues coupled with a massive recall of CPAP devices by one of the world’s largest manufacturers have left many people with sleep apnea looking for alternatives. For 80-year-old ...

Factors such as rising adoption of sleep apnea devices for home care settings, growing awareness about early detection and diagnosis, supportive government initiatives to promote sleep apnea devices, ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Every night for five years, Kathy Gaberson donned a facemask connected to hoses and compressed air. This continuous positive airway pressure machine, or c-pap, was the best ...