Question: I was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea and was prescribed a CPAP machine. However, it doesn’t seem to be helping. My doctor said we should consider surgical treatment. What are the ...

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 ...

A relatively new sleep implant surgery has revolutionized life for a Bixby family after more than a decade of sleepless nights. Most people either deal with sleep apnea or know someone who does. It's ...

James Southwick was 26 years old the first time he recalls someone suggesting he had sleep apnea — a common and potentially life-threatening condition where a person's breathing is interrupted on and ...

No doubt, lifestyle challenges, and therapy are often the first lines of defense. Sleep apnea is a condition characterized by pauses in breathing during your sleep, disrupts your sleeping cycle, and ...

According to 2023 data from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, nearly 30 million Americans—with 80% of cases still undiagnosed—have the most common type of sleep apnea: obstructive sleep apnea.

ST. LOUIS – For children who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy can provide dramatic relief and is successful in solving sleep problems for 80 to 90 percent ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A McCook man has a new lease on life thanks to a new sleep apnea device and Lincoln doctor. Harold Pearson has had sleep apnea for decades, struggling with it since his mid-30s.

If you are noticing you have symptoms of sleep apnea, the first thing you should do is follow up with a doctor to get proper testing to get a diagnosis or rule it out. But what kind of doctor should ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Millions of Americans live with sleep disorders. Manufacturers estimate eight million of them use a CPAP machine at night to help. But they also estimate up to half quit within a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been diagnosed with mild sleep apnea. (No surprise there as symptoms were omnipresent.) CPAP machines seem incredibly uncomfortable. Are they the preferred gold standard even ...