Sleep Disorders News

PHILADELPHIA — Within the past year, the FDA has approved three important new drugs for the treatment of common conditions that internists should be aware of, according to a presentation at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA — While obstructive sleep apnea often goes undiagnosed, known risk factors, symptoms and assessment tools can help primary care physicians identify the disease, according to a presentation at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

Older patients with obstructive sleep apnea who used continuous positive airway pressure therapy for at least 4 hours nightly for 1 year had improved cognitive function, according to findings recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea who were excessively sleepy were at higher risk for heart failure, according to findings recently published in the American Journal of Respiratory Care Medicine.

Witnessed sleep apneas were significantly associated with tau in a part of the brain that helps with memory, according to findings that will be presented at the upcoming American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Of 289 patients asked, 48% said their primary care physician has never asked them about their sleeping habits, according to a survey recently released by the American Alliance for Healthy Sleep.

A two-item model called No-Apnea was a “useful and practical tool” for obstructive sleep apnea screening in health care setting with limited resources to conduct a referral evaluation, according to findings recently published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

Behavioral insomnia therapy combined with a positive airway pressure adherence program may improve sleep in adults with coexisting obstructive sleep apnea and insomnia, according to findings presented at the American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting.

The risk for sleep apnea and sleep disturbances is higher among those with migraine, according to data from the Chronic Migraine Epidemiology and Outcomes (CaMEO) study, presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting.

NEW ORLEANS — ‘Old school’ mindsets regarding obstructive sleep apnea, such as who treats these patients and components of the disorder are changing, according to a presenter at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting.