Sleep Disorders News

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea who achieved upper airway collapsibility improvement with a drug administered via nasal spray also had lower disease severity after use of the spray, according to study results.

Adding on endotype-informed targeted combination therapies to oral appliance therapy helped reduce obstructive sleep apnea severity, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Children with sleep-disordered breathing who live in less advantageous neighborhoods may have high symptom burden and poor quality of life, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Over the past year, interest in artificial intelligence, or AI, in the pulmonology field has been growing.

Consuming a healthy plant-based diet or a pro-vegetarian diet lowers an individual’s likelihood for obstructive sleep apnea, according to results published in ERJ Open Research.

Individuals with suspected sleep-disordered breathing must undergo sleep testing to be formally diagnosed and treated. However, the benefits of inpatient vs. outpatient sleep assessments are unclear.

Samsung Electronics has received de novo authorization from the FDA for its sleep apnea feature on the Samsung Galaxy Watch’s “Samsung Health Monitor” app, according to a company press release.

Among adults with acute coronary syndrome not classified as having obesity, obstructive sleep apnea raised the risk for major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, according to results published in CHEST.

Using positive airway pressure therapy each night lowered the rate of hospitalizations and emergency room visits in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

As of Sept. 30, 2023, there have been 561 reported deaths reportedly connected to recalled Philips Respironics devices, according to an update from the FDA.