Sleep Disorders News

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has issued a new clinical practice guideline indicating when performing attended polysomnography in an accredited sleep center or at-home sleep apnea testing is appropriate for suspected obstructive sleep apnea in adults.

Children whose parents used an informational DVD to identify ways to help their children had better sleep results than children whose parents used a website with bedtime tips or no intervention methods, according to findings presented at Sleep 2017, the Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

Sleep-disordered breathing and comorbid insomnia were associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to findings presented at Sleep 2017, the Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

Researchers found that the risk for some pregnancy complications was significantly increased among pregnant women with obstructive sleep apnea.

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea may be at greater risk for atrial fibrillation, according to findings recently presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A decision-tree tool incorporating the Berlin questionnaire for assessing obstructive sleep apnea in the general population plus neck circumference may better predict sleep apnea in women with gestational diabetes than the questionnaire alone, according to researchers from Thailand.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Continuous positive airway pressure use for 2 or more weeks during the third trimester in pregnant women with diet-controlled gestational diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea decreased the risk for preterm delivery and unplanned cesarean section, according to study findings presented here.

Interleukin-1 inhibition with the receptor antagonist anakinra did not significantly improve symptom severity in women with chronic fatigue syndrome and severe fatigue after 4 weeks, according to recent study findings.

Data to inform management of obstructive sleep apnea can be obtained at home, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

According to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, there is a lack of high-quality evidence to support screening for obstructive sleep apnea in asymptomatic adults, indicating that the degree of the benefits or harms of screening could not be determined.