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Patients who suffer from moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea often have changes to the structure and function of the left ventricle of their hearts which can lead to heart failure. Treating the obstructive sleep apnea has been shown to improve these changes and even reverse them. An … [Read more...]
Obstructive sleep apnea which is a condition associated with snoring and daytime sleepiness. Sleep apnea sufferers stop breathing many times each night because the soft tissues of the mouth and throat relax, fall to the back of the throat and block the airway. It has been estimated that almost 90% … [Read more...]
The danger of heart arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation (afib) are increased in patients who have sleep apnea. The Journal of the American College of Cardiology published a study which showed that the risk of having an abnormal heartbeat was 18 times higher immediately after an apnea episode … [Read more...]
The links between depression and 0bstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have been studied for many years. According to research published in the journal Chest and the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine in 2007 and 2005 by Dr. Daniel Schwartz treating OSA improved the symptoms of depression -- … [Read more...]
A new study from Harvard Medical School has shown that older men who do not get enough dreamless deep sleep are at higher risk of developing high blood pressure. The study was reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association and looked at the sleep quality of a large group of men … [Read more...]
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