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Erectile dysfunction (ED) and sleep disordered breathing (SDB) have recently been correlated in a scientific manner. Previous attempts to link these two entities consisted mainly of case reports as well as observations of the impact of hypoxic conditions on erectile function. The literature on this topic involves the review o… |
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and central sleep apnea (CSA) are not markedly decreased in heart failure (HF) patients managed with beta-blockers and spironolactone, reports a study in the March issue of Journal of Cardiac Failure, published by Elsevier. The study, “Prevalence and Physiological Predictors of Sleep Apnea … |
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Practicing certain tongue and pharyngeal exercises may reduce symptoms of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to new research being published in the second issue for May of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Although CPAP is the gold standard treatment for severe OSA, the vas… |
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Obstructive sleep apnea, or periodic interruptions in breathing throughout the night, thickens sufferers’ blood vessels. Moreover, it increases the risk of several forms of heart and vascular disease. Emory researchers have identified the enzyme NADPH oxidase as important for the effects obstructive sleep apnea has on b… |
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While it was thought that the internationally approved gold standard treatment was sufficient to control obstructive sleep apnoea and its dangerous consequences, a major French study shortly to be published in the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) will certainly set the cat among the pigeons. Approximately 10% of the subject… |
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A study in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP demonstrates that low socioeconomic status independently predicts the poor acceptance of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, and patients with higher incomes are more likely to begin treatment. The authors suggest that CPAP support p… |
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By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor A dangerous type of snoring known as sleep apnea can cause stroke by decreasing blood flow, raising blood pressure and harming the brain’s ability to modulate these changes, researchers reported on Tuesday. The study may help explain why people with sleep apnea are more likely to… |
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For sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a new study shows that losing weight is perhaps the single most effective way to reduce OSA symptoms and associated disorders, according to a new study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, one of the American Thoracic Society’s three peer-revi… |
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Scans reveal dwindling of brain structures that store memory Got memory problems? If you suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, your brain could be to blame. For the first time, UCLA researchers have discovered that people with sleep apnea show tissue loss in brain regions that help store memory. Reported in the June 27 edition… |
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Breathing during sleep is often impaired in patients with atrial fibrillation. In the current edition of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009; 106(10): 164 – 70), Thomas Bitter and his coauthors from the Ruhr University in Bochum investigate how often sleep-disordered breathing occurs in this form … |
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