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New Workshop Highlights the Effects of Sleep Health Disparities on Disadvantaged Populations

Photo by Gemma Chua-Tran via Unsplash   When it comes to sleep and sleep health, one issue that is often overlooked is the problem of social or cultural disadvantages in achieving and maintaining ...

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FDA Approves eXciteOSA Tongue Stimulator For Daytime Treatment of Sleep Apnea

Photo from Signifier Medical Technologies   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new device technology called an intraoral neuromuscular stimulator to help treat snoring and slee...

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Complications From Sleep Apnea Can Cause Leaking of Cerebrospinal Fluids

Photo by Brittany Colette via Unsplash   Recent studies have found that leakage of cerebrospinal fluids may be closely linked to sleep apnea. Build-up and leakage of these fluids from the brain or...

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Going Mini - The Mini CPAP Is More Than Just a Travel Device

    While there may be less traveling going on due to the current pandemic, the popularity of travel-size CPAP devices does not seem to have diminished as a result. In fact, health concerns due to...

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Unrecognized Symptoms - You Could Have Sleep Apnea Without Knowing It

Photo by Rodrigo Pereira via Unsplash   According to Sleepapnea.org, an estimated 22 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea, with 80 percent of the cases left undiagnosed. Among those living wi...

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The Story of William Shatner - Another Celebrity Saved by CPAP

Photo by skeeze via Pixabay   With sleep apnea gaining more public attention in recent years, a number of celebrities have become increasingly vocal about their experiences with the disorder, and ...

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Origins of Sleep Apnea - Phenotypes, Endotypes, and Pathogenesis

Photo by Creative Art via Pikwizard   The way that CPAP operates on apnea-prone individuals is quite simple. Keeping the airway open prevents collapse. But sleep apnea develops in a number of diff...

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Sleep Apnea and Job Loss During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Photo by Ben White via Unsplash   Unfortunately, job loss is a common experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, but for people with sleep apnea, there are additional concerns that can further threa...

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