Sleep apnea patients may need oxygen during air travel
May 19th, 2008 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
A new small study finds that about half of people with obstructive sleep apnea may need supplemental oxygen during a commercial airline flight, even if they are otherwise healthy. Australian researchers from the Concord Repatriation General Hospital in Sydney undertook this study because of the rising rate of obesity, which is increasing the number of people with obstructive sleep [...]
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