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Is your Snoring bothering you? Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Mandibular Advancement Splints
Podcast Transcript The medical information communicated in this podcast is of a general educational nature. If you were feeling unwell, please seek the attention of a medical practitioner. Any advertisements promoted throughout the podcast are not endorsed by the presenter or any of the guests interviewed. DanaeHi there, welcome to talk, a medical podcast, talking…
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea-Hypopnoea causes excessive daytime sleepiness – PubMed
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - Obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea (OSAH) causes excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), impairs quality of life (QoL) and increases cardiovascular disease and road traffic accident risks. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment is clinically effective but undermined by intolerance, and its cost-effectiveness is borderline in milder cases. Click here for the full article.
Non CPAP therapies in obstructive sleep apnoea – European Respiratory Journal
erj.ersjournals.com – Mandibular advancement devices (MADs) represent the main non-continuous positive airway pressure (non-CPAP) therapy for patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). The aim of the European Respiratory Society Task Force was to review the evidence in favour of MAD therapy. Effects of tongue-retaining devices are not included in this report. Click here for the…
How Well Does the STOPBANG Score Predict OSA?
This article explores insights from a Medscape Medical News report discussing how the STOP-Bang questionnaire predicts obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) risk and why sleep study scoring methods can influence screening accuracy. The STOP-Bang questionnaire is widely used to identify adults who may be at higher risk of obstructive sleep apnoea. However, as the Medscape article…
Jaw Device, CPAP Similar for BP Reduction in Sleep Apnea – MedScape Medical News
www.medscape.com - The use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and mandibular advancement devices (MADs) in the treatment of sleep apnea showed similar effects on blood pressure reduction, according to a new network meta-analysis. For the full version of the article click here
Obstructive sleep apnoea in women can be overlooked – The Straits Times
www.straitstimes.com - For a long time, Madam S. could not understand why she felt so drained in the morning despite clocking seven to eight hours of sleep every night. She dragged herself to work, had difficulty focusing and would sometimes doze off during meetings. For full version of the article click here
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Is your Snoring bothering you? Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Mandibular Advancement Splints
Podcast Transcript The medical information communicated in this podcast is of a general educational nature. If you were feeling unwell,…Obstructive Sleep Apnoea-Hypopnoea causes excessive daytime sleepiness – PubMed
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - Obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea (OSAH) causes excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), impairs quality of life (QoL) and increases cardiovascular disease…Non CPAP therapies in obstructive sleep apnoea – European Respiratory Journal
erj.ersjournals.com – Mandibular advancement devices (MADs) represent the main non-continuous positive airway pressure (non-CPAP) therapy for patients with obstructive sleep…
How Well Does the STOPBANG Score Predict OSA?
This article explores insights from a Medscape Medical News report discussing how the STOP-Bang questionnaire predicts obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)…
