Sleep Disorders News

Children with sleep-disordered breathing may have difficulty in academic subjects such as language arts, math and science, according to results of a meta-analysis.

MONTREAL — Smoking appeared strongly associated with obstructive sleep apnea and various risk factors for the sleep disorder, according to results of a cross sectional study presented at CHEST Annual Meeting 2015.

Combined use of continuous positive airway pressure and an at home sleep testing device accurately identified elevated apnea-hypopnea indexes in patients suspected of having incompletely treated obstructive sleep apnea, according to data presented at CHEST Annual Meeting 2015.

Healio.com/Pulmonology will present live coverage from CHEST 2015 — the annual meeting of American College of Chest Physicians — that runs October 24-28 in Montreal, Canada.

Symptoms of depression are common among individuals with obstructive sleep apnea and appear related to the severity of the condition, according to results of a study conducted in Australia.

Researchers observed a positive association between obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic syndrome, according to results of a meta-analysis.

Increased risk for type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance in older adults are strongly linked with sleep-disordered breathing, according to recent study findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

The use of continuous positive airway pressure treatment for 6 months reversed brain stem changes caused by elevated muscle sympathetic nerve activity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to study results.

Certain risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea appeared associated with nocturnal enuresis in postmenopausal women, according to results of a cross-sectional study.

Surgery considerably improved quality of life among patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and comorbid obstructive sleep apnea, according to study results.