Sleep Disorders News

Adults with elevated plasma homocysteine concentrations had greater apnea-hypopnea index scores, signaling more severe sleep apnea, according to results published in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology.

Around 20% of patients with obstructive sleep apnea starting positive airway pressure reported dry throat/mouth, waking too early and mask discomfort as bothersome issues of the therapy, according to research presented at SLEEP 2024.

Adults with obstructive sleep apnea had elevated odds of developing various heart-related health conditions compared with those without it, and the association was strongest in younger individuals, researchers reported.

Among urban American Indian and Alaska Native youth, there was a significant link between sleeping less on weekdays and more depression and anxiety symptoms 2 years later, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

The odds for future health service use in adults aged 50 years and older went up by 21% with the presence of sleep apnea, according to research presented at SLEEP 2024.

Children with obstructive sleep apnea treated with adenotonsillectomy/positive airway pressure faced reduced odds for mental health care visits vs. before treatment, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

SAN DIEGO — Among adults with obstructive sleep apnea, positive airway pressure therapy reduced the risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Nocturnal hypoxemia and sleep apnea raised the risk for late-onset epilepsy even after adjustment for several risk factors and comorbidities, according to results published in Sleep.

People with narcolepsy were more likely than propensity score-matched people without narcolepsy to develop heart disease, regardless of sleep apnea status, according to a retrospective cohort study.

A positive airway pressure mask made of textile material was well received by adults with obstructive sleep apnea but did not change device usage hours, according to research presented at SLEEP 2024.