WESTCHESTER, Ill. – Positive airway pressure (PAP) devices are used to treat patients with sleep-related breathing disorders, including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Following the diagnosis of OSA, a ...

OSA is a common sleep disorder characterized by oxygen desaturation due to repeated airway collapse during sleep.

For decades, cumbersome CPAP machines have been the primary way to help people with sleep apnea. A range of new options has ...

Obstructive sleep apnea can cause or contribute to high blood pressure, so a new study examined which sleep apnea treatments – a CPAP machine or a mouthguard that keeps the airways open – was more ...

NEW YORK, March 3 (UPI) --Sufferers of sleep apnea may be more likely to experience memory or thinking problems, a new preliminary study suggests. The research, based on a nationally representative ...

Custom-fitted oral appliances reduce airway obstruction by physically repositioning the lower jaw or tongue forward during ...