
Sleep Apnea - Treatment | NHLBI, NIH
Jan 9, 2025 · Treatment for sleep apnea may include healthy lifestyle changes, positive airway pressure such as a CPAP machine, an oral device, surgery, or other treatments.
Sleep Disorder Treatments - NHLBI, NIH
Mar 24, 2022 · Learn about different treatments for sleep conditions, including tips for healthy sleep, CPAP, light therapy, sleep medicines, sleep treatments and sleep devices.
Sleep Apnea - What Is Sleep Apnea? | NHLBI, NIH
Jan 9, 2025 · Sleep apnea is a common condition that occurs when your breathing stops and restarts many times while you sleep. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatments of sleep apnea.
Study: CPAP machines may help relieve heartburn that often …
Aug 31, 2023 · A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine, used to treat sleep apnea, can also relieve the heartburn and chronic cough that often accompany the common sleep disorder, …
Sleep Apnea Research - NHLBI, NIH
Jan 8, 2025 · Learn how the NHLBI supports sleep apnea research to better understand, diagnose, and treat sleep apnea and prevent complications.
CPAP - CPAP | NHLBI, NIH
Mar 24, 2022 · CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) is a machine that uses mild air pressure to keep breathing airways open while you sleep. Your healthcare provider may prescribe CPAP to treat …
Sleep Apnea - Causes and Risk Factors | NHLBI, NIH
Jan 9, 2025 · Central sleep apnea is caused by problems with the way your brain controls your breathing while you sleep. Your age, family history, lifestyle habits, other medical conditions, and some …
Surgery in kids with mild sleep-disordered breathing tied to fewer ...
Mar 17, 2025 · What: Surgical removal of enlarged tonsils and adenoids in children with mild sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) appears to significantly reduce the frequency of medical office visits and …
Apnea del sueño - Tratamiento | NHLBI, NIH
The FDA recently approved a weight loss medicine for people with moderate to severe sleep apnea and obesity. This medicine is injected under the skin. If you receive this treatment, your healthcare …
Sleep apnea in women: New research could lead to better diagnosis …
Jan 13, 2020 · Studies show that sleep apnea is likely under-diagnosed and under treated in women, but new research could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of the condition in this group.