For children with epilepsy, also having sleep apnea significantly increased their risk for sudden cardiac arrest 5-10 years later. The long-term use of continuous positive airway pressure therapy was ...

Central sleep apnea (CSA) is a sleep disorder that is less common than obstructive sleep apnea, but it does have some similarities. In the US, CSA is estimated to affect less than 1% of adults over 40 ...

Central sleep apnea (CSA) is fundamentally different from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The former is characterized by pauses in respiratory effort related to an unstable ventilatory system. This ...

The American Medical Association reports that about 30 million people in the US live with sleep apnea, but only one-fifth of these cases are clinically diagnosed. That means that many people are ...

A five-year study has revealed that children with sleep apnea are twice as likely to contract the flu or COVID-19, regardless of their age or weight. Even after undergoing surgery to remove tonsils or ...