Symptoms of sleep apnea can include loud snoring, interrupted sleep and daytime sleepiness. Studies show that if the condition goes undiagnosed, it could lead to more serious health implications.

Weight loss can improve sleep apnea symptoms. Some studies show that a 10% weight loss can lead to a 20%-30% drop in the severity of the condition.

Sleep apnea affects 25 million people in the U.S. and 1.5 million in the U.K., but it’s a surprisingly difficult disorder to diagnose, considering the obvious symptoms occur when you’re asleep ...

Adenotonsillectomy resolves periodic limb movements in sleep in most children with obstructive sleep apnea, finds a new study ...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common and serious sleep disorder characterized by repeated episodes of upper airway obstruction during sleep. Symptoms of OSA include loud snoring, excessive ...

About 24 percent of men and nine percent of women in the U.S. show the breathing symptoms of sleep apnea, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines are used to keep the airways open while someone sleeps. It's the gold ...

Weight loss can help reduce sleep apnea symptoms and, in some cases, resolve the condition completely. Studies show that losing 10-15% of body weight can reduce the severity of sleep apnea by up ...

Rising temperatures, amplified by climate change, are contributing to an increase in cases of sleep apnea, according to a new ...

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 ...

To evaluate racial and ethnic disparities in the association between sleep apnea symptoms and metabolic syndrome among US AYAs, researchers conducted a cross-sectional analysis using nationally ...