DEAR DOCTOR K: My doctor thinks I may have sleep apnea, and he wants me to go to a sleep lab to be tested. What will happen during the testing? DEAR READER: Sleep apnea is a serious health condition ...

As a 30-year-old woman in good shape, I didn’t look like the stereotypical sleep apnea patient. I wasn’t old or overweight. My body was telling me something was wrong. I was always tired and starting ...

People whose symptoms make it highly likely they have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can safely start treatment without first obtaining a confirmatory diagnosis in a sleep laboratory. So concludes a ...

Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the airway collapses or becomes blocked during sleep. Beyond loud snoring and daytime ...

Foldvary recommends several evidence-based habits for better sleep. Avoid eating or exercising right before bedtime, as both can interfere with falling and staying asleep. Put away cellphones and turn ...

The silence, I’m told, is way worse than the snoring. In the middle of the night, you go quiet for a while. Your chest heaves. Nada. Your body tries again. Still nothing. Then, if you’re lucky, your ...

FARGO – Essentia Health has opened a new sleep lab to diagnose and treat sleeping disorders. The first patient at the new center, which has four sleep study beds at Essentia Health’s South University ...

Anyone can develop obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but there are certain risk factors that can make some people more susceptible to the condition than others. “Obesity, by far, is the main risk factor, ...

Need answers on why you can’t fall or stay asleep? Williamson Health has a solution — their Sleep Lab, a comprehensive diagnostic testing clinic for treatment of sleep disorders. "The newly renovated ...

What impact can cannabis have for sleep apnea patients? This is what a recent report from the Office of Cannabis Management hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated the pros and cons of ...