Tag Archives: Apnea

We all have a bad night’s sleep from time to time, but if you’re regularly missing out on good rest, it could have serious health consequences. Sometimes, however, you might not even realize anything is amiss—and that lack of awareness could mean failing to notice a major warning sign for your heart health. Doctors say that one nighttime habit in …

People who play certain wind instruments, like the didgeridoo, may find it easier to breathe while sleeping, according to emerging research. A new randomized controlled trial suggests that blowing through a conch shell is another option for keeping our airways clear when we sleep, reducing the risk of a condition known as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Affecting close to a …

Credit:  Biswarup Ganguly. In a clinic in Jaipur, a low, resonant note from a conch shell echoed through the room—and it’s all for an unlikely therapy. Researchers in India say shankh blowing—an ancient yogic practice of exhaling forcefully into a spiral-shaped conch—may help people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a disorder that causes repeated pauses in breathing during sleep. In …

Illustration– Blowing a Conch Shell via Wikihow (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license) Blowing through a conch shell could help treat a potentially deadly snoring condition, according to new research from India. Patients who took part in the ancient practice regularly for six months experienced a significant reduction in their symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a common sleep disorder where breathing …

An evidence review published in the European Heart Journal indicates use of a CPAP machine by sleep apnea patients might increase risk of heart attack, stroke and heart-related death. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay Thinking about using a CPAP machine to quell sleep apnea? It’s not necessarily a good idea for everyone, a new evidence review argues. This common treatment for …

Long Islanders suffering from sleep apnea inundated the sleep center at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson with phone calls earlier this year after the Food and Drug Administration approved Zepbound, one of the new weight loss medications, as the first drug to treat the condition. “Patients were really curious about this,” said David Warkentin, system director for Catholic Health Sleep Service. Six months …

But the search for such a pill—or indeed any treatment as effective as CPAP—has proved challenging. Dozens of drugs have failed to show efficacy in clinical trials, and while HGNS was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2014, Miller says that its rollout has been limited, as many doctors are uncertain about the risk-to-benefit trade-off. “The …

A Pill for Sleep Apnea Could Be on the Horizon  The New York Times Apnimed announces positive results from second clinical trial of sleep apnea medication  American Academy of Sleep Medicine | AASM Apnimed firms up filing plans for oral sleep apnoea drug after second pivotal study win  FirstWord Pharma Apnimed’s sleep apnea asset goes 2 for 2 in phase 3, solidifying star …

Today, Tim Cook took to X to announce that the Hearing Aid and Test features of the AirPods Pro 2, and the Apple Watch Sleep Apnea notifications are now available in select new countries and territories. See the full lists below. Hearing Aid and Hearing Test Both features were first introduced last year, but they require approval from local health …