For decades, cumbersome CPAP machines have been the primary way to help people with sleep apnea. A range of new options has recently come into focus.

A European clinical trial found that the drug sulthiame significantly reduced breathing interruptions in people with moderate to severe sleep apnea. Patients taking higher doses experienced up to 47% ...

A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has shown that having both insomnia and sleep apnea may dramatically raise the risk of hypertension and heart disease. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are many ways to treat sleep apnea, including with a CPAP machine. - no_limit_pictures/E+/Getty Images Maybe you know you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doctors favor treatment with continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machines, researchers are slated to report this week at ...

Millions of people in the U.S. have sleep apnea, most of whom aren’t getting treated for it. But a simple daily pill of an old drug just might help people with the condition, recent trial data shows.

Struggling to fall asleep and stopping breathing at night may be a far riskier combo than previously thought. In a study of ...

A nerve stimulator implant called Inspire is helping some sleep apnea patients breathe normally at night when a CPAP machine is not an effective treatment.

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Study finds link between obesity, apnea and cognitive problems in children. Nov. 4, 2011— -- Obesity, sleep apnea and behavior and learning difficulties can cause significant dysfunction in ...

You can live for years with obstructive sleep apnea and never know it. The condition repeatedly narrows your upper airway during sleep. That can break up your rest, strain your body, and lower oxygen ...