OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA

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Dec 19 2024HEALTH

Sleep Apnea Screening Made Easy: A Mix of Tech and Questions

Imagine trying to diagnose sleep apnea, a common sleep disorder, without spending hours hooked up to machines. That's what researchers are aiming for with a new approach that combines machine learning, simple questionnaires, and a device that monitors your oxygen levels. The traditional method, call

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Dec 16 2024HEALTH

Operating on Sleep: A Decade-Long Look at OSA Surgeries

What happens when you try to fix snoring and breathing problems during sleep with surgery? This study takes a long look at what surgeons did to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the United States from 2004 to 2020. They dived into a big healthcare database to see how many surgeries were done an

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