The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 25, No. 3 Gulhan Yilmaz Gokmen Published Online:13 Mar 2019 https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0197 Abstract Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effects of t’ai chi and qigong (TCQ) training on severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Design: A prospective, 12-week, single-center, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial. Setting: Sleep Disorders Center […]
Yohimbine Shows Promise In Treatment of Sleep Apnea NEUROSCIENCE NEWS FEBRUARY 26, 2017 Summary: Researchers report Yohimbine, a dietary supplement derived from tree bark, shows potential in the treatment of sleep apnea, especially for those with anxiety disorders and high blood pressure. Source: MIT. Obstructive sleep apnea, which causes people to briefly stop breathing while […]
July 06, 2016 Respiratory Medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this systematic review and meta-analysis of eight studies, including 182 participants, evaluated the effectiveness of exercise on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The apnea/hypopnea index was lower in patients treated with exercise, and patients treated with exercise had less sleepiness and a lower BMI. Exercise may […]
RESEARCH · November 29, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The impact of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on the stroke rate in 332 patients with atrial fibrillation was examined in this retrospective chart review. Compared with patients without, those with OSA were more likely to have ischemic stroke (25.4% vs 8.2%; P = .006), with an odds ratio […]
Published: Jun 11, 2014 | Updated: Jun 12, 2014 By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points To lower the cardiovascular risks from obstructive sleep apnea, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) was better than giving oxygen at night. Note that in a second trial of obese patients with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, […]
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Osteoporosis: New Findings —A large population-based cohort study in Taiwan demonstrates an elevated risk of osteoporosis in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea. By Kevin O. Hwang, MD, MPH Reviewed by Vrunda Bhavsar Desai, MD, FACOG, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT […]
Jennifer Garcia April 16, 2014 Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are more than twice as likely to develop osteoporosis as patients without OSA, even when adjusting for age, comorbid conditions, income, and geographic location, according to a population-based study in Taiwan. Results of this longitudinal study were published online April 15 in the Journal […]
12.11.2013 by Salynn Boyles Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Among obstructive sleep apnea patients with resistant hypertension, treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) lowered both daytime and nighttime blood pressure in a multicenter, clinical trial. Patients in the study who had acceptable CPAP adherence showed clinically and statistically significant reductions in both 24-hour mean and […]
Chest 2013 Oct 17;[EPub Ahead of Print], ME Fenton, K Heathcote, R Bryce, R Skomro, JK Reid, J Gjevre, D Cotton TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Is there a simple, short questionnaire to predict obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)? A two-question form was developed: 1) Does your bed-partner ever poke or elbow you because you are snoring; 2) Does […]
Published: Nov 5, 2013 | Updated: Nov 6, 2013 By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonology/SleepDisorders/42734 Action Points Treating OSA modestly brought down some measures of resistant hypertension beyond what blood pressure medications could achieve alone. Note that the impact of CPAP on blood pressures in these patients with confirmed resistant […]
Diabetes Care 2013 Oct 07;[EPub Ahead of Print], NH Kim, NH Cho, CH Yun, SK Lee, DW Yoon, HJ Cho, JH Ahn, JA Seo, SG Kim, KM Choi, SH Baik, DS Choi, C Shin TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Does obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have an effect on glucose metabolism? A group of > 1300 individuals > 40 […]
IMNG Medical Media, 2013 Sep 23, MA Moon First-line treatment for adults with obstructive sleep apnea should be continuous positive airway pressure therapy or a mandibular advancement device, according to the American College of Physicians’ clinical practice guideline published online Sept. 24 in Annals of Internal Medicine. In contrast, no surgical procedures or pharmacologic agents […]
June 12, 2013 Obstructive sleep apnea may place adults at a greater risk for sudden cardiac death, researchers found. After adjustment for other risk factors, each 10% decrease in the lowest nocturnal oxygen saturation among adults undergoing a first-time polysomnogram for suspected sleep-disordered breathing was associated with a 14% greater risk of sudden cardiac death […]