December 5th, 2008 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Alzheimer’s patients who also have obstructive sleep apnea may experience improved mental function from treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), according to a recent study from University of California San Diego.
Previous studies have suggested that more severe dementia is associated with more severe obstructive sleep apnea. And in fact, Alzheimer’s patients have a high incidence of obstructive [...]
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October 17th, 2008 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
A diet loaded with cholesterol and fat appears to be an independent contributing link to disturbed sleep in those who have severe obstructive sleep apnea. It has long been known that the sleep disorder has a strong association with obesity, particularly abdominal obesity, but diet in and of itself was an independent predictor of disturbed sleep even after [...]
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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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