Obstructive sleep apnea is caused by the collapse of the upper airway during sleep. The muscles supporting soft tissues in the throat relax, narrowing or closing the airway and temporarily ...

The mouth taping trend claims to nudge your body back into nasal breathing by – quite literally – sealing the deal. It’s ...

Sleep Apnea Linked to Changes in the Brain Dec. 18, 2024 — People with breathing problems during sleep may have a larger hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for memory and thinking ...

I asked Dr. Acostamadiedo what causes night terrors, hallucinations and other parasomnias, to get to the root of my recurring ...

Finding it hard to breathe when you lay down is medically called orthopnea. Find a list of potential causes to help narrow down your overall risk here.

obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and shift wake-sleep disorder. Psychological and social dysfunction resulting from these sleep disturbances are explained and discussed in detail. Health-related ...

If you have sleep apnea, it’s important to get treatment, which can include lifestyle changes, mouthpieces, surgery and breathing devices. You may have a sleep disorder if you: Have difficulty falling ...

Can the Apple Watch detect sleep apnea? Supported models such as Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Ultra 2 can be worn to bed to track breathing disturbances during sleep. This data is analyzed ...

For pediatric insomnia, Dr Umakanth Katwa and Dr Rafael Pelayo call for a blend of clinical expertise, behavioral therapy, and empathy.

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Introduction Vibrotactile positional therapy (PT) devices are a new treatment modality for positional obstructive sleep apnoea (POSA). This review aimed to determine the effect of vibrotactile PT on ...

Results Fifty-three studies were included (total participant number=2590). The most common definition for clinically significant nocturnal hypoxaemia was ≥10% of total sleep time with oxyhaemoglobin ...