Sleep Apnoea

People who suffer from sleep apnoea keep waking during the night because breathing either slows or stops for short periods.


Follow the links below to find information about sleep apnoea (apnea).

Reviewed May 2008

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Title:   Sleep apnoea
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Sleep apnoea occurs when the walls of the throat come together or collapse during sleep, blocking off the upper part of the airway. After a few seconds, the sleeper is aroused to a subconscious level, makes a strong breathing effort to open the upper airway and restarts breathing. A person with this disorder might have a sleep disturbance hundreds of times every night.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Obstructive sleep apnoea
Publisher:   The Australian Lung Foundation
Description:   People who suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) slow or stop breathing for short periods while sleeping. This can happen many times during the night. It results in poor sleep with excessive sleepiness during the day. Because these events occur during sleep, a person suffering from OSA is often the last one to know what is happening.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome aims to relieve obstruction by increasing the size of the airway in the throat, bypassing the airway or removing a lesion. A limited number of trials assessing diverse surgical techniques were iden...
Date:   Jul 2005
Title:   Obstructive sleep apnoea
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Obstructive sleep apnoea is a condition in which the muscles of the back of your throat and the tongue relax during sleep, to the point where they collapse and block your airway.
Date:   Oct 2004
Title:   Drug therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is caused by collapse of the upper airway. The mainstay of medical treatment is continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) delivered through a mask during sleep. Drug therapy has been proposed for patients with mild OSA a...
Date:   Feb 2006
Title:   Interventions to improve compliance with continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) occurs when the airway obstructs and breathing stops temporarily during sleep. Although effective, continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) requires regular use, and many people cannot tolerate it, or do not use it ever...
Date:   Aug 2004
Title:   Effectiveness of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) in obstructive sleep apnoea in adults
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a condition in which repeated upper airway obstruction during sleep leads to a fall in blood oxygen saturation and frequent wakening. It has a range of effects, predominantly daytime fatigue and impaired concentration.
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Effectiveness of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) in obstructive sleep apnoea in adults
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   Obstructive sleep apnoea can have a major impact on quality of life. People wake up tired, and they remain tired throughout the day. They may have difficulty concentrating and thinking clearly. Memory can be affected, and some people have mood changes such as depression.
Date:   Feb 2000
Title:   Oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   OSAH is characterized by recurrent episodes of partial or complete upper airway obstruction during sleep, leading to a variety of symptoms including excessive daytime sleepiness. The current first choice therapy is CPAP that keeps the upper airway paten...
Date:   Sep 2005
Title:   Oral appliances and functional orthopaedic appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The common treatment for OSAS in childhood is adenotonsillectomy. This approach is limited by recurrence that can be associated with craniofacial problems. Oral/functional orthopaedic appliances have been used for patients who have OSAS and craniofacial...
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   When snoring is a problem
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Recognising the symptoms of sleep apnoea.
Date:   Mar 1996
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