Sleep Medicine
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Sleep apnea diagnosis: Awareness and tools
“Sleep apnea is underdiagnosed because the most common symptoms, like excessive daytime sleepiness or snoring, are undervalued by patients.”
Sleep Strategies
Implementing a hypoglossal nerve stimulation program in your sleep practice
Nearly 50% of CPAP users discontinue treatment by the fifth year.
Networks
Mepolizumab improves asthma after 1 year despite comorbidities
Patients with asthma and comorbid chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps showed especially significant benefits.
Sleep Strategies
CPAP for OSA: What is the verdict?
Severe OSA has been associated with an elevated risk of all-cause and cardiovascular-specific mortality.
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Poor sleep tied to increased injury from falls, motor vehicle accidents
Adults who get 4 hours or less nightly and those who have trouble staying asleep are significantly more likely to be injured.
Conference Coverage
Smart-bed technology reveals insomnia, flu risk link
Sleep disorders, including insomnia, can dampen immune function and an individual’s ability to fight off illness.
From the Journals
Poor outcomes in fibrotic ILD attributed to nocturnal hypoxemia
In patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease, nocturnal hypoxemia is associated with poor clinical outcomes.
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Potential new treatment for REM sleep behavior disorder
The disorder can signal risk for synucleinopathies, a group of neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease that involve the formation of...
Conference Coverage
Standard measure may underestimate OSA in Black patients
Measurement error may be the culprit in underdiagnosing obstructive sleep apnea in Black patients.
From the Journals
Which drug best reduces sleepiness in patients with OSA?
“Although solriamfetol appears most effective, comorbid hypertension and costs may be barriers to its use.”