http://4-sleep-apnea.com/news Current Updates About Sleep Apnea Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:10:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For sufferers of sleep apnea, the impact of the condition on their life can be substantial. The condition results in frequent waking during the night with shortness of breath, severe tiredness during the day and disruption of sleep for their sleep partner. Current medical guidelines indicate use of continuous positive airway ... http://4-sleep-apnea.com/news/2008/03/24/surgery-not-first-choice-for-sleep-apnea/ Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota have determined that people with obstructive sleep apnea, the most common form of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), are far more likely to die suddenly in their sleep from heart related problems than the general population. They also found that this is the opposite ... http://4-sleep-apnea.com/news/2008/03/14/sleep-apnea-linked-to-sudden-cardiac-death/ A recent study of 448 older women finds that those with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), such as obstructive sleep apnea, had a higher incidence of cognitive decline. The participants of the study, who averaged 83 years of age, underwent an overnight sleep study to determine if they had SDB. They were also ... http://4-sleep-apnea.com/news/2008/03/11/sleep-apnea-increases-risk-of-mental-impairment/ A new study by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and the University of British Columbia finds that people with sleep apnea are at twice the risk of being in a car crash. The researchers also found that people with sleep apnea were 3 to 5 times more likely to be ... http://4-sleep-apnea.com/news/2008/03/03/risk-of-car-crash-increased-by-apnea/ According to Drs. Daniel J. Schwartz and Gillian Karatinos of The Sleep Center at University Community Hospital in Tampa, Florida, people with obstructive sleep apnea are often depressed. A study conducted by Drs. Schwartz and Karatinos, published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, concludes that treatment with continuous positive airway ... http://4-sleep-apnea.com/news/2008/02/29/cpap-treatment-improves-depression-symptoms/ A new study conducted by Umea University Hospital in Sweden concludes that sleep apnea is a risk factor for early death in people that have had a stroke. A research team, led by Dr. Karl A Franklin, studied the long term survival of 132 stroke patients that were admitted for in-patient ... http://4-sleep-apnea.com/news/2008/02/26/sleep-apnea-risk-factor-for-stroke-patients/ Multiple studies have shown a link between sleep apnea and hypertension (high blood pressure). Additional studies have shown that reducing the symptoms of sleep apnea significantly reduces blood pressure. The most common form of treatment for sleep apnea is use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device. A CPAP delivers ... http://4-sleep-apnea.com/news/2008/01/25/sleep-apnea-treatment-reduces-blood-pressure/ Very preliminary research conducted by Dr. Brian Mulhall appears to indicate that people that suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) frequently experience sleep disorders. 48 million of the 60 million Americans that have been diagnosed with GERD report that their symptoms get worse in the evening and that it interferes ... http://4-sleep-apnea.com/news/2008/01/19/gerd-linked-to-sleep-apnea/ Sleep apnea is estimated to affect over 18 million Americans, but many of them go undiagnosed. The typical procedure to diagnose sleep apnea is to do an overnight sleep study at a specialized sleep study center. Due to many reasons, which include lack of insurance coverage, fear of participating in ... http://4-sleep-apnea.com/news/2008/01/11/home-use-sleep-apnea-test-approved/ Many studies have been conducted into the effects of insufficient sleep on health. Sleep apnea is one of the more common reasons for chronic sleep deprivation. A current study has linked lack of sleep with an increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes. Researchers from Columbia University in New York studied the ... http://4-sleep-apnea.com/news/2008/01/09/sleep-duration-linked-to-risk-of-diabetes/