SleepApneaDisorder/[Press Release]/- Agoura Hills, CA (PRWEB) September 10, 2010/The 10th season of The Biggest Loser premieres on Tuesday, September 21st on NBC, and Nationwide Medical, Inc. is proud to be working to support the good health of the contestants.

One of the health concerns related to obesity is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), a potentially life-threatening condition in which a person has episodes of stopped breathing during sleep. The Biggest Loser provides contestants with comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for OSA. For the past three seasons Nationwide Medical, Inc. has served as the equipment and patient support organization for the CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) machines provided by Phillips Respironics. Read the rest of this entry

Patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea using home testing experienced CPAP compliance results similar to those of patients diagnosed with OSA using in-lab polysomnography, according to new research.

Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, compared sleepiness, sleep quality, quality of life, blood pressure, and CPAP adherence in 102 patients randomized to receive diagnosis and treatment either at home or in a sleep laboratory. Read the rest of this entry

Recent studies suggest that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) causes thoracic aortic dilatation; but it is well accepted that hypertension can cause aortic dilatation, and hypertension is a common finding in patients with OSA.

The researchers at the” Cardiac Department and Department of General Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore” aimed to investigate the relative impact of OSA and hypertension on the structural and functional changes of the thoracic aorta.

This was an echocardiography substudy of a major prospective OSA study in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Read the rest of this entry

Metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) increases overall cardiovascular risk. MetSyn is also strongly associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and these 2 conditions share similar comorbidities.

 Whether OSA increases cardiovascular risk in patients with the MetSyn has not been investigated.

Researchers examined how the presence of OSA in patients with MetSyn affected hemodynamic and autonomic variables associated with poor cardiovascular outcome. Read the rest of this entry

According to the research findings published in the Journal SLEEP, the researchers hypothesized that the facial phenotype is closely linked to upper airway anatomy.

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between surface facial dimensions and upper airway structures using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in subjects with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Sixty-nine patients (apnea-hypopnea index ? 10/h) underwent MRI as part of a study of upper airway anatomy in oral appliance therapy in this cohort study. Read the rest of this entry

The MARS VSL system is the first device to provide a streamlined view of quantitative cardiac and sleep apnea analysis from any GE-monitored inpatient bed, helping enhance speed of diagnosis.

The system is powered by diagnostic software that ultimately enables a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea right from the hospital bed. MARS VSL also enables quantitative Holter analysis for in-hospital cardiac patients.

The system directly links into the a central station monitor that assimilates real-time and historical patient data from multiple monitoring sources, allowing a quantitative Holter analysis to be immediately performed from any connected patient bed, without the need for locating and attaching additional monitoring equipment.

VirtuOx Inc, a medical technology services company that delivers home testing solutions, entered into an agreement with Watermark Medical, a company currently servicing the sleep-disordered breathing market, to utilize the Watermark ARES device in its portfolio, the VirtuOx Home Sleep Test (HoST) solutions.
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SleepApneaDisorder/[Press Release]/- Atlanta, GA (Vocus) September 1, 2010/ Snoring is a sleep depriving problem affecting 40% of men and 23% of women according to the National Sleep Foundation. Many couples sleep apart due to loud, habitual snoring. This can lead to a lack of intimacy and disharmony in the relationship.

Snoring can be a sign of a serious medical problem called obstructive sleep apnea. Not everyone that snores has OSA; but everyone with OSA snores. People with untreated obstructive sleep apnea have a much greater risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke and even automobile accidents. With the Pillar Procedure Atlanta Snoring doctors are able to effectively treat sleep apnea and snoring. Read the rest of this entry

SleepApneaDisorder/[Press Release]/- Miami, FL (Vocus) August 31, 2010 Emerging field in dentistry primed to save the lives of millions.

Dentistry has rapid evolved into a health centered practice in recent years. The mouth is the gateway to many other problems, and in some cases it’s also the cure. Obstructive sleep apnea is a life threatening condition affecting tens of millions of Americans. Research has called it one of the greatest undiagnosed health risks in our society.

It has been documented in medical literature as the cause of countless conditions like; hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, acid reflux and headaches while being linked as a major contributor to heart attacks and strokes. Dentists are now able to work with their medical colleagues to help manage this deadly condition by fabricating oral appliances to stabilize the airway and prevent breathing stoppages during sleep. Read the rest of this entry

Next time you are traveling on an air flight and are annoyed by the guy sleeping next to you who is snoring, realize that there could be much more behind that than just an irritating sound, this person could have Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Apnea is a Greek word that means ‘not breathing’.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a condition caused by the tongue falling back and blocking the airway for anywhere between 10 and 90 seconds while someone is sleeping. This creates breathing pauses where the person is not getting oxygen. In OSA, these episodes occur from 15 to as many as 100 times each hour. This deprives one of the sleep and oxygen required to function normally and presents a dangerous detriment to a person’s long-term health. Read the rest of this entry