When the party keeps going all night long, your breathing might not. New research has uncovered a bizarre new sleep disorder dubbed “social apnea” — and your weekend habits may be to blame. Scientists from Australia’s Flinders University found the mysterious trend hits younger adults hardest, with those under 60 more than three times as … Read more
Shell shock! Nearly 54 million US adults are believed to suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which occurs when muscles in your throat relax and repeatedly block your airway, causing you to stop breathing as you sleep. Besides disrupted sleep and snoring, OSA can raise the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, … Read more
A new drug could put an end to cumbersome CPAP machines, which are thought to be used by some 33 million Americans to manage their sleep apnea. Roughly 39 million Americans, including President Biden, currently suffer from sleep apnea. The most common form of the disorder is OSA, or obstructive sleep apnea. In OSA patients, … Read more
April 17 (Reuters) – Eli Lilly (LLY.N), said on Wednesday its weight-loss drug helped reduce episodes of irregular breathing associated with a common sleep-related disorder in two late-stage trials, paving the way for expanding use of the drug. The drug cut the frequency of irregular breathing episodes by as much as 63% across the two studies. … Read more
Esther Rodriguez Villegas, a professor at Imperial College London and founder of the London-based medical technology company Acurable, is sharing common health and well-being issues that can result from sleep apnea — a problem that can be disruptive for both sufferers as well as their loved ones. One of these risks is cardiovascular disease. The sudden and frequent drops … Read more
Having trouble catching Zzz’s? Eat more Zzzucchini, experts suggest. An eye-opening new study found that going vegan can help prevent sleep apnea. That’s potentially good news for the three in four American adults affected by sleep disorder symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Roughly 39 million people in the United … Read more
Philips said Monday it will stop selling its sleep apnea machines in the US, more than two years after the Dutch manufacturer began recalling the breathing devices for potential health risks. The move comes as Philips has agreed to a consent decree with the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Justice that could … Read more
The Apple Watch is always adding new features — and the 2024 version could be a game changer for your health. According to a report from Bloomberg, the newest series of the device will have three additional health sensors that can alert wearers if they are pre-diabetic, sense rising blood pressure and detect sleep disturbances … Read more
Like Scott of Essential Craftsman, I suffer from sleep apnea. Also, like Scott, I often thought of altering my CPAP machine (when I was using one). But my fantasy “improvements” were more along the lines of redesigning the mask to make it easier to wear or at least decorating it to make it look less … Read more
Summary: Reboxetine, a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor normally prescribed for depression, can reduce sleep apnea symptom severity. Source: Flinders University Targeting a condition suffered by nearly a billion people worldwide, a new study from Flinders University has shown a drug previously used to treat depression can reduce obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) severity. While not yet … Read more
By Jay Hancock I woke up in a strange bedroom with 24 electrodes glued all over my body and a plastic mask attached to a hose covering my face. The lab technician who watched me all night via video feed told me that I had “wicked sleep apnea” and that it was “central sleep apnea”—a … Read more