Obstructive sleep apnea is an obstruction in your upper airway that stops normal breathing for a brief time while you're sleeping. In some people, this can occur hundreds of times each night.

There are three main types of sleep apnea: obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), central sleep apnea (CSA) and complex sleep apnea syndrome (CSAS). OSA, the most common form, occurs when the muscles in the ...

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(AP) — U.S. officials are abandoning plans to require sleep apnea screening for truck drivers and train engineers, a decision that safety experts say puts millions of lives at risk. The Federal ...

A middle-age woman with high blood pressure and epilepsy gained 50 lb over the course of 2 years. What was the best approach to diagnosing her problem? The solution was to sleep on it, said Nancy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Primary care physicians’ and sleep specialists’ adherence to recommendations for diagnosing obstructive sleep ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- With sleep apnea now blamed for two major commuter train accidents in the Tri-State Area in the last year and a half, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-New York) ...

Sleep apnea is a debilitating disease that many sufferers don’t even realize they have. Those afflicted with the condition will regularly stop breathing during sleep as the muscles in their ...

The looming deadline for truckers to be medically certified by examiners approved by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ratcheted up the pressure for those who may be at risk for ...

LIVERPOOL, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Sleep apnea isn’t just something that affects older adults anymore. Experts say they’re seeing more younger people being diagnosed. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder where ...

Following FDA approval, Apple will shortly launch its sleep apnea detection feature for the Apple Watch, and has now published a health paper detailing its development and verification. Announced as ...