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Adherence to behavioral recommendations of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia predicts medication use after a structured medication taper
Our findings suggest that changes in sleep-related behaviors between baseline and the end of CBTI may influence rates of medication discontinuation following SMT. While stability of rise time and stability of TIB at the end of CBTI did not predict medication use outcomes, change in stability did predict outcomes—both with regard to use of BZD-related hypnotics and use of any medication or substance for sleep. Specifically, individuals who increased the stability of their ris

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Oct 16, 20252 min read


Long-term trends in body mass index throughout upper airway stimulation treatment: does body mass index matter?
Current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines for surgical management with UAS include adult patients with an AHI between 15 and 65, failure of other treatment modalities, and a BMI less than 32 kg/m 2 at the time of surgery. BMI eligibility criteria were initially established by the FDA-approved STAR clinical trial in which patients with a BMI greater than 32 were excluded These recommendations are still routinely followed despite the unknown effectiveness of UAS in

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Oct 14, 20252 min read


Associations between obstructive sleep apnea and COVID-19 infection and hospitalization among US adults
Our analyses observed that the prevalence of OSA was substantially higher in persons who had been infected with COVID-19 or who had been...

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Oct 9, 20252 min read


Long Sleep Duration is Associated With Sarcopenia in Korean Adults Based on Data from the 2008–2011 KNHANES
In the current study, we demonstrated that, compared to participants who sleep an average of 7 hours per day, those who sleep ≥ 9 hours...

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Oct 7, 20251 min read


The Past Is Prologue: The Future of Sleep Medicine
Sleep medicine, by its very nature, is a technology-driven medical specialty. From polysomnography and HSAT to PAP machines and...

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Oct 2, 20252 min read


Screening for obstructive sleep apnea: comparing the American Academy of Sleep Medicine proposed criteria with the STOP-Bang, NoSAS, and GOAL instruments
In a large cohort of patients referred to a sleep laboratory and systematically evaluated with full in-laboratory PSG we found that GOAL,...

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Sep 30, 20252 min read


Compliance with CPAP therapy in patients with the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome
The Average duration of CPAP use (4-7 hours/night) seems disappointing. However, these results have to be compared with those obtained by...

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Sep 23, 20251 min read


Cardio-metabolic correlates of sleep disordered breathing in Andean highlanders
Globally, approximately 150 million people live at altitudes >2500 m. Ambient hypoxia makes highlanders chronically hypoxaemic, which...

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Sep 18, 20251 min read


Sleep, 24-hour activity rhythms, and cardiometabolic risk factors in school-age children
In this large population-based cross-sectional study we observed that nightly awakenings and intradaily variability of the 24-hour...

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Sep 10, 20252 min read


The combination of atomoxetine and dronabinol for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: a dose-escalating, open-label trial
The main finding of this study is that the combination of atomoxetine and dronabinol administered for 2 weeks at escalating doses may...

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Sep 4, 20252 min read


Undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea increases risk of hospitalization among a racially diverse group of older adults with co-morbid cardiovascular disease
In this large, nationally representative study of Medicare beneficiaries with CVD, undiagnosed OSA was associated with a significantly...

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Aug 28, 20251 min read


A sleep clinician’s guide to runny noses: evaluation and management of chronic rhinosinusitis to improve sleep apnea care in adults
Rhinosinusitis and its component conditions, rhinitis and sinusitis, can be either allergic or nonallergic. Allergic rhinitis affects...

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Aug 21, 20251 min read


Application of artificial intelligence in the diagnosis of sleep apnea
This review shows that the ML techniques can play a crucial role in diagnosis and management of sleep apnea. Currently, the diagnosis of...

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Aug 19, 20251 min read


Chronic pain is common and worsens daytime sleepiness, insomnia, and quality of life in veterans with obstructive sleep apnea
Our results indicate that CP is a common comorbidity among veterans recently diagnosed with OSA. CP symptoms in veterans with OSA...

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Aug 12, 20252 min read


The prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing and associated risk factors in patients with de-compensated congestive heart failure in Mozambique
To our knowledge, this is the first study conducted to evaluate the prevalence of SDB in patients with CHF in the sub-Saharan Africa...

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Aug 8, 20252 min read


The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sleep in children with Tourette syndrome in Ireland and the United Kingdom
The present study used a mixed-methods design to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sleep of children with TS, utilizing...

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Aug 6, 20251 min read


Bilateral high-frequency noninvasive peroneal nerve stimulation evokes tonic leg muscle activation for sleep-compatible reduction of restless legs syndrome symptoms
Together, these results suggest that NPNS activates afferent peroneal nerve fibers to evoke increases in TA muscle tone, thereby reducing...

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Jul 31, 20251 min read


Sleep structure in patients with COMISA compared to OSA and insomnia
he aim of this study was to investigate differences in sleep structure measured with PSG between patients with OSA, COMISA, or insomnia....

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Jul 18, 20252 min read


Mechanisms of Memory Retrieval in Slow-Wave Sleep
We carried out two TMR experiments to investigate the cognitive mechanisms by which memories are retrieved for reactivation in SWS. In...

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Jul 10, 20252 min read


Documentation of polysomnographic and home sleep apnea test interpretations: room for improvement?
To our knowledge, this study is the first to evaluate documentation of sleep study quality criteria or OSA phenotypes in the...

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Jul 8, 20251 min read
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