Sleep Medicine News

Some children may experience complete resolution of obstructive sleep apnea as they transition to adulthood, but persistent disease is more likely in those with certain characteristics, according to data published in CHEST.

Continuous positive airway pressure treatment reduced depressive symptoms in patients with co-existing obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease, study findings showed.

Lemborexant, a small molecule compound that obstructs orexin-signaling by binding to orexin receptors, showed many insomnia-related benefits, according to a press release and data presented at SLEEP.

High school and middle school students who slept later and longer, and consequently started school later, had improved academic engagement, according to research discussed at the SLEEP annual meeting.

Myofunctional therapy — previously defined in Sleep as isotonic and isometric mouth exercises geared toward the lips, tongue, soft palate and lateral pharyngeal wall — reduced apnea-hypopnea indices in older patients with obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, according to research discussed at the SLEEP annual meeting.

Evidence from pilot studies demonstrates the feasibility and acceptability of monitoring sleep using smartphones and wearable devices among people with depression, anxiety and psychotic disorders; however, further study is needed, according to a study published in Current Psychiatry Reports.

Among patients with obstructive sleep apnea and excessive daytime sleepiness, solriamfetol significantly increased wakefulness and reduced sleepiness with mostly mild or moderate adverse events, according to results from the TONES 3 study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, is halfway through its sixth decade of being mentioned in medical journals, according to a report in the World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology of Head and Neck Surgery.

Females with obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea are at greater risk for type 2 diabetes than those with only obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome, according to an abstract presented at SLEEP.

Women who took naps or went to bed earlier to mitigate their migraine pain negatively influenced other sleeping behaviors, according to study data presented at SLEEP.