For the first time, researchers have shown that tackling obstructive sleep apnea’s two root causes at once, using both oxygen ...

Every night, millions of people stop breathing without knowing it. Not once, but sometimes hundreds of times. Their remedy? A mask, a hum and the steady whisper of pressurized air. It's not glamorous, ...

CPAP machines help people with trouble breathing, but they aren't made to replace ventilators. Here's how they compare.

Researchers found evidence for reduced risk of dying from all causes and cardiovascular disease when OSA patients were treated with CPAP versus non-CPAP users. Patients with obstructive sleep apnea ...

Cardiovascular benefits and harms could be detected with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for select patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a pooled analysis of major ...

According to a study published in the European Heart Journal, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), a treatment commonly used for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), reduces the risk for serious ...

If you use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), you may breathe better at night. But you may also have dry mouth in the morning. Dry mouth is a ...

Using different oximeter devices for monitoring stable patients under NIV or CPAP may have an unpredictable effect on results and clinical decisions.

For a potentially serious medical condition, it’s remarkable how few people know they have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The good news is that for people with a diagnosis, there have never been more ...

In a pooled analysis of three randomized trials, CPAP had overall null cardiovascular effects in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease. However, CPAP leaned toward benefit ...