Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Type: Keyphrase

Name: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Surgery Offers Mixed Benefits For Kids' Sleep Apnea

A new study has confirmed that removing the tonsils and adenoids of children with obstructive sleep apnea can reduce sleepiness and improve the quality of life, but putting off the surgery might not hurt either.The study is the first controlled test to ... [Published Surgical Products - May 22 2013]

Entities: Sleep Apnea, Susan Redline, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Early removal of adenoids and tonsils can help pediatric sleep apnea symptoms

Boston Adenotonsillectomy, or the removal of the adenoids and tonsils, is performed 500,000 times a year in the United States, often as a treatment for children with obstructive sleep apnea. However, the procedure's ability to improve a child's attention ... [Published EurekAlert! - May 21 2013]

Entities: Sleep Apnea, Tonsillitis, Susan Redline, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 4 reports

National institutes of Health

Tonsil surgery improves some behaviors in children with sleep apnea syndrome

Children with sleep apnea syndrome who have their tonsils and adenoids removed sleep better, are less restless and impulsive, and report a generally better quality of life, finds a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health. However, the study ... [Published EurekAlert! - May 21 2013]

Entities: Sleep Apnea, National institutes of Health, Susan Redline, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

A Randomized Trial of Adenotonsillectomy for Childhood Sleep Apnea

The childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is associated with numerous adverse health outcomes, including cognitive and behavioral deficits. The most commonly identified risk factor for the childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is adenotonsillar ... [Published The New England Journal of Medicine: Pediatrics - May 21 2013]

Entities: Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Patent Issued for Pharyngeal Wall Treatment

Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: "This invention is directed to methods and apparatuses for treating the pharyngeal wall of a patient. More particularly, this invention pertains to method ... [Published Equities.com - May 02 2013]

Entities: Airway, Soft Palate, Snoring

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Patent Issued for Stiffening Pharyngeal Wall Treatment

News editors obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: "This invention is directed to methods and apparatuses for treating the pharyngeal wall of a patient. More particularly, this invention pertains to method ... [Published Equities.com - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Airway, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Snoring, Soft Palate

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

UAE lifestyle enough to keep us awake at night

A study has revealed the sorry state of sleep quality in the UAE - and experts say our fast-paced, high-stress lifestyles are to blame.But it is not only our productivity that suffers as a result of bad sleep; science has proven it has much more serious ... [Published Abu Dhabi National - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

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...these cognitive tasks, children can do fairly well in that motivated and structured environment" whether or not they have surgery, she said. "It shows that over a 7-month period of watchful waiting, cognition does not decline."

Surgery Offers Mixed Benefits For Kids' Sleep Apnea [Published Surgical Products - May 22 2013]

...Redline. "Our study provided evidence that surgical treatment can lead to early improvements in many health-related areas of importance to children and their families, including children's behavior. Beneficial effects of surgery were shown even among overweight children, in whom the effectiveness of surgery has been questioned. However, the study also showed that many times sleep apnea resolved without surgery and that cognitive functioning did not improve more with surgery than with medical management. Thus, watchful waiting is also a reasonable option for some children with sleep apnea without many symptoms."

Early removal of adenoids and tonsils can help pediatric sleep apnea symptoms [Published EurekAlert! - May 21 2013]

...outcomes," said Susan Shurin, M D , a pediatrician and deputy director of the NIH's National HeartNational Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). "This study provides additional data that can help parents and providers make more informed decisions about treating children with this disorder, and it identifies additional areas of research."

Tonsil surgery improves some behaviors in children with sleep apnea syndrome [Published EurekAlert! - May 21 2013]

On the other hand, "almost half the children improved spontaneously over the 7-month period without surgery" she said

Surgery offers mixed benefits for kids' sleep apnea [Published Orlando Sentinel - May 21 2013]

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