A surgically implanted device that moves a person's tongue forward during sleep reduces sleep apnea severity in children with Down syndrome, according to a study published April 21 in JAMA ...

THAT SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE? WE TALKED TO A SURGEON AND A DON PARSONS SUFFERED WITH THE EXHAUSTING EFFECTS OF SLEEP APNEA FOR 25 YEARS. >> I WOULD COME HOME AT NIGHT AT 5:30 AND TAKE A NAP BEFORE DINNER ...

Have you ever asked yourself: Do I have a fat tongue? It's not a idle query. If you are one of the one billion people globally who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, having a fat tongue could be a ...

Federal health officials on Friday authorized the first device, called eXciteOSA, designed for use while awake that reduces snoring and helps improve a common sleep disorder called sleep apnea.

CPAP machines are small, lightweight, and fairly quiet. If you travel, you should take your CPAP with you. Benefits of CPAP include keeping your airways open while you sleep, easing snoring, improving ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the marketing of a new "tongue strengthening" device to cut down on snoring in patients with mild obstructive sleep apnea. Unlike devices used ...

Tongue stiffness measured by shear-wave elastography (SWE) ultrasound may be able to help identify patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) while they're awake, according to the findings of a pilot ...

Using MRI technology to measure the effect of weight loss on the upper airway in obese patients, researchers found that reducing tongue fat is a primary factor in lessening the severity of Obstructive ...

Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that affects more than 20 percent of people in the United States. It happens when your breathing temporarily stops while you sleep. Depending on the severity of ...

When you have obstructive sleep apnea, parts of your airway get blocked while you snooze. Your doctor can recommend several different treatments to help you breathe -- a device called CPAP (short for ...