February was heart month, and this is another column in a series about the primary risk factors for heart disease. Sleep apnea refers to periodic absence of breathing during sleep. There are two types ...

The American Medical Association reports that about 30 million people in the US live with sleep apnea, but only one-fifth of these cases are clinically diagnosed. That means that many people are ...

Study finds link between obesity, apnea and cognitive problems in children. Nov. 4, 2011— -- Obesity, sleep apnea and behavior and learning difficulties can cause significant dysfunction in ...

Sleep apnea is a condition that causes breathing to stop and start repeatedly while sleeping. It may occur up to 400 times per night, with each pause lasting 10 seconds or longer. There are two main ...

You can live for years with obstructive sleep apnea and never know it. The condition repeatedly narrows your upper airway during sleep. That can break up your rest, strain your body, and lower oxygen ...

Already multitool smart devices, Apple Watches added another buzzworthy feature last month: an app to detect sleep apnea.Sleep apnea is a condition that causes a sleeper’s breathing to pause when the ...

The link between OSA and headaches is well established. “Morning headaches have long been recognized as a marker for sleep apnea,” says Avram Gold, MD, director of the sleep medicine fellowship at the ...