Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Meet the Author Smita Patel, DO is an integrative neurologist and is affiliated with Endeavor Health. She is triple board-certified in neurology, sleep medicine, and ...

Hypoglossal nerve stimulation therapy approved in the U.S. without complete concentric collapse contraindication or warning ...

LivaNova's aura6000 system delivers synchronised electrical pulses to the hypoglossal nerve to prevent airways collapse in ...

Myles Gilbert is the 1st patient in the U.S. to receive the 5th-generation Inspire device, a permanently implanted nerve stimulator that treats obstructive sleep apnea in children with Down syndrome.

The reason why obstructive sleep apnea makes you tired is because it causes you to wake frequently throughout the night, preventing restful sleep.

Regular snoring becomes more likely as you age. For me, the condition seems to have emerged about five years ago, in my early 30s, although it’s hard to pinpoint the precise beginning because I was ...

Snoring every night? It might be more than just fatigue. Medical experts warn that habitual snoring can signal Sleep Apnea, a serious breathing disorder linked to hypertension and stroke. Read here ...

Snoring is the 'hallmark of sleep apnea', a doctor says, but there are other signs and metrics to look for on your sleep ...

Snoring is something families joke about; children make inside jokes about the loud sleeper in the house and spouses complain ...

Snoring is often treated as a harmless habit and even joked about within families. However, doctors caution that persistent or unusually loud snoring may be a warning sign of a serious sleep disorder ...

A nerve stimulator implant called Inspire is helping some sleep apnea patients breathe normally at night when a CPAP machine is not an effective treatment.

If you have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), you might be offered a choice between instant breathing support and a long-term approach to target the condition’s root causes. Continuous positive airway ...