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Effects of atomoxetine plus a hypnotic on obstructive sleep apnea severity in patients with a moderately collapsible pharyngeal airway
With this study we demonstrated that the combination of atomoxetine and trazodone reduces the key indexes of OSA severity, namely AHI 4...
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Jul 2, 20252 min read
Objective sleep duration and response to combined pharmacotherapy and cognitive behavioral insomnia therapy among patients with co-morbid depression and insomnia: a report from the TRIAD study
The current study was conducted to determine whether short sleep duration, as measured objectively, attenuates the treatment responses of...
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Jun 26, 20252 min read
Electrophysiological features of sleep in children with Kir4.1channel mutations and Autism–Epilepsy phenotype: a preliminary study
Our study aimed at evaluating electrophysiological features of sleep in a cohort of ASD AEP children with GoF mutation of the astrocytic...
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Jun 24, 20251 min read
Role of neck radiography in assessing recurrent/residual adenoid hypertrophy in children with OSA and history of adenotonsillectomy: a sleep physician perspective
Our study showed significantly higher AHI in children who had recurrent/residual adenoid tissue hypertrophy with moderate to severe...
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Jun 20, 20251 min read
High-Flow, Heated, Humidified Air Via Nasal Cannula Treats CPAP-Intolerant Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Our study demonstrates that the use of high-flow, humidified air via an FDA-approved device is effective in treating moderate to severe...
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Jun 12, 20251 min read
Validated Measures of Insomnia, Function, Sleepiness, and Nasal Obstruction in a CPAP Alternatives Clinic Population
Prior to the current study, there existed no analysis of the CPAP alternatives clinic patient population. These patients are at increased...
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Jun 10, 20251 min read
Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Sleep Architecture in the Sleep Apnea–Hypopnea Syndrome
This is the first randomized placebo-controlled trial study to show that patients with SAHS have improved sleep architecture after 1 mo...
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Jun 5, 20251 min read
Habitual sleep and intraindividual variability of sleep in gifted children: an actigraphy study
The current study found that sleep maintenance and stability are key assessment items to understand the sleep of children with...
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Jun 3, 20251 min read
Validity study of a multi-scaled fusion network using single-lead electrocardiogram signals for obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis
Here, we developed and evaluated the ability of the SE-MSCNN deep learning–based algorithm for detecting AH events in the FAH-ECG dataset...
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May 30, 20251 min read
Evaluation of Continuous Negative External Pressure (cNEP) for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Pilot Study
This pilot study suggests that cNEP is effective at reducing AHI during an in-laboratory titration PSG. Most subjects (60%) exhibited an...
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May 28, 20251 min read
Dysphagia severity is associated with worse sleep-disordered breathing in infants with Down syndrome
This study demonstrates that there is a high prevalence of dysphagia and SDB in I-DS. Furthermore, we demonstrated our hypothesis that...
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May 22, 20251 min read
Electronic health record–derived outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea managed with positive airway pressure tracking systems
This study characterizes changes in certain EHR-derived outcomes within 1 year of CPAP therapy guided by adherence and AHI flow tracking...
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May 20, 20251 min read
Assessment of continuous positive airway pressure effect on the circadian clock signaling pathway in obstructive sleep apnea patients
Circadian clock disruption, represented by alteration of the particular set of genes – CLOCK, CRY1, BMAL1, PER1 – can be one of the OSA...
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May 15, 20252 min read
Co-morbid parasomnias in narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia: more REM than NREM parasomnias
In this large, controlled group of adult patients with well-defined NT1, NT2, and IH, current co-morbid NREM parasomnias were as rare as...
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May 13, 20252 min read
Does total sleep time substantially increase after cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia?
The findings of the current study indicate that the reported average of an approximately 45-minute gain in self-reported TST after CBT-I...
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May 9, 20252 min read
Circulating C-reactive protein levels in patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea
BMI, AHI, and female sex were independent predictors of CRP in this cohort of patients with suspected OSA. In addition, multiple measures...
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May 7, 20251 min read
A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and PAP for obstructive sleep apnea and co-morbid insomnia: effects on nocturnal sleep and daytime performance
The goal of this study was to provide further insights into the clinical impact of using CBT-I and PAP on nocturnal sleep and daytime...
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Apr 24, 20252 min read
The impact of different CPAP delivery approaches on nightly adherence and discontinuation rate in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Two findings in this study were of note. First, that adherence with PAP was less in both groups receiving direct home shipments of PAP...
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Apr 22, 20252 min read
CPAP titration by an auto-CPAP device based on snoring detection:a clinical trial and economic considerations
Ideally, the nCPAP level required for the treatment of OSAS is determined by two sequential night studies, including one polysomnography...
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Apr 16, 20251 min read
Influence of apnea vs hypopnea predominance in predicting mean therapeutic positive airway pressures among patients with obstructive sleep apnea
This study is the first to characterize OSA severity using therapeutic PAP levels obtained from an aPAP device and to compare apnea vs...
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Apr 11, 20251 min read
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