For all adults age 50 and older, having known obstructive sleep apnea or its symptoms—as people often do not know they have the problem—was associated with a higher chance of having signs or a ...

When it comes to OSA, women often experience symptoms differently than men do. That distinct symptomatology, along with the persistent, misguided sleep apnea stereotypes, results in the great ...

But this turned out to be a misconception that hasn’t allowed us “to capture the disease accurately,” Christine Won, MD, medical director of the Yale Centers for Sleep Medicine and director of the ...

FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea appears to increase a person's odds of developing dementia, a new study finds. The effect seems stronger among women compared to men, noted a ...

Dr. Kelly Brown, assistant professor of neurology and sleep medicine at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, said up to 15 percent of women have undiagnosed sleep apnea.

After menopause, women are almost as likely to have sleep apnea as men, although their symptoms may be different. Women don't snore as much or feel as sleepy during the day as men. Researchers are ...

Sleep apnea, a common yet underdiagnosed sleep disorder, contributes to the development of dementia among adults -- particularly women, a new study suggests. At every age level, women with known ...

A sleep clinician and a doctor discuss the main symptoms of sleep apnea, what causes it, ... "But don’t be fooled — some women snore quietly, and their apnoea often goes unnoticed." So, ...

Snoring may affect women's sex lives in ways beyond the occasional night on the couch. A new study shows that undiagnosed sleep apnea, a common disorder associated with snoring, may decrease women ...

Research suggests that a history of sleep apnea might boost the odds for dementia The rise in risk was small but significant, and more prominent in women than men Therapies that ease apnea might ...

FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea appears to increase a person's odds of developing dementia, a new study finds. The effect seems stronger among women compared to men, noted a ...