Upper airway stimulation appeared safe and effective in improving severe persistent obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adolescents with Down syndrome, a small multi-center cohort study found. In this ...

The clinical syndrome of obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS) in children is a distinct, yet somewhat overlapping disorder with the condition that occurs in adults, such that the clinical manifestations, ...

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 Syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by recurrent upper airway collapse and obstruction. Upper airway structure and function are believed to be primary determinants of the degree ...

Between 45-80% of cancer patients have reported trouble sleeping through the night. Examples of sleep disorders include obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), central sleep apnea, upper airway resistance ...

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

Infants born preterm have significantly lower nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal volumes, compared with newborn peers carried to full term, and those lower airway volumes are independent of the infants' ...