Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Sleep-disordered breathing and worse oxygenation were linked to larger hippocampal volumes a decade later in Hispanic and Latino adults, according to a study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Having uncontrolled asthma significantly heightened a child’s odds for sleep-disordered breathing, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome each had elevated odds for extended nonsurgical hospital stays and high costs, 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.

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.

Compared with watchful waiting, tonsil removal yielded improvements in behavior, symptoms and quality of life at 12 months among children with mild sleep-disordered breathing, according to results published in JAMA.

Patients on positive airway pressure demonstrated better measures of adherence and mask pressure and leakage when followed-up with telemedicine vs. standard care, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

When evaluating oxygen desaturation index scores with 4% desaturation, sleep-disordered breathing was found more often in men with vs. without HIV, according to study results published in CHEST.

Preschoolers’ sleep quality was negatively impacted by exposure to fine particulate matter at an early age, according to study results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

More than half of hospitalized adults with HF have obstructive sleep apnea or central sleep apnea, with male sex, higher BMI, higher heart rate and more comorbidities predicting sleep-disordered breathing, researchers reported.