Sleep Medicine
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Lifestyle modification program mitigates sleep apnea
Improving sleep apnea symptoms is among the many ways that weight loss can benefit overweight or obese patients. What can physicians do to help...
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Sleep medicine specialists issue statement on drowsy driving
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Mild and moderate OSAS often resolves in children
For many children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, watchful waiting for symptoms to resolve trumps adenotonsillectomy.
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A good night’s sleep with placebo
How should physicians use a placebo’s powerful effect in sleep disorders to improve treatment strategies?
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Insomnia not always a clear-cut diagnosis
As if having insomnia or sleep-disordered breathing isn’t challenging enough, some patients turn out to have “complex insomnia” – a combination of...
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Medicolegal aspects of sleep apnea
Can third parties sue physicians for injuries arising out of failure to diagnose, treat, or warn when patients have obstructive sleep apnea?
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Respiratory problems make adenotonsillectomy recovery worse for kids
Children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have nearly five times more respiratory complications after adenotonsillectomy than children without...
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Oropharyngeal exercises significantly cuts snoring
Eight minutes of oropharyngeal exercises performed three times a day for 3 months significantly reduced snoring.
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ESC: Obstructive sleep apnea often complicates heart failure
Key clinical point: Significant sleep disordered breathing is common among heart failure patients, most often manifesting as obstructive sleep...
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Nighttime caffeine delayed circadian clock
That double espresso after dinner could delay the circadian melatonin rhythm by 40 minutes.