Rising temperatures may make sleep apnea worse, researchers say. Editor at Large We all have cause to take climate change ...

The higher their score, the more likely they will have sleep apnea, although it is not 100 ... or at least be evaluated by a sleep provider. Diagrams like the one above can help identify the ...

Yet even if you’re a rock star at snoring, you may not know you have obstructive sleep apnea unless someone tells you about your nocturnal roars. That’s why it’s important for partners and ...

Uncontrolled sleep apnea — a disorder in which people stop breathing for 10 seconds or more at a time multiple times a night — may harm future brain health, a new study found. It’s estimated ...

The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is a scale that tells whether you have a sleep disorder called apnea and, if so, how serious it is. Sleep apnea is when you stop breathing for 10 seconds or more ...

Unveiled at the American Thoracic Society’s international conference, the device is a ring-shaped pulse oximeter that appears to be effective at monitoring obstructive sleep apnea and other ...

A new study reports that an implant that stimulates the hypoglossal nerve can help people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) get a better night's sleep. The study, published on April 6 in JAMA ...

March is National Sleep Month. Doctors say sleep apnea, when people temporarily stop breathing, is very common. But many people don't realize they have it, and their health could be suffering as a ...

By Dani Blum The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the weight loss drug Zepbound to treat obstructive sleep apnea. It is the first prescription medication approved to treat the ...

It's estimated that around 80% of sleep apnea cases in America remain undiagnosed. While current testing procedures are accurate, they're uncomfortable and sometimes hard to access. That could be ...