Dear Savvy Senior: I’ve been diagnosed with sleep apnea and have been trying to use a CPAP device for the past six months but can’t tolerate it. Are there any alternative treatment options? — Sleepy ...

Sleep apnea is a condition where breathing stops and starts during sleep. The main treatment is a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask. However, there are maskless options that people may ...

ATLANTA -- An oral appliance for people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was noninferior to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for reducing 24-hour mean arterial blood pressure (BP) in ...

Losing 5–10% of your body weight can significantly reduce the severity of sleep apnea symptoms and, in some cases, eliminate the condition altogether. Weight loss, through a combination of diet and ...

The White House confirmed Wednesday that President Biden has been using a CPAP machine, a device commonly used to address sleep apnea, to improve his sleeping in recent weeks. Biden, 80, disclosed in ...

Complex sleep apnea is a disorder that includes features of both obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and central sleep apnea (CSA). It can develop during OSA therapy. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs ...

Federal regulators are heightening their warning about devices made by Philips Respironics used to treat obstructive sleep apnea, saying the products "may cause serious injuries or death." Philips ...

Sleep apnea often goes undetected, but it can have a serious impact on your health. Here are the top symptoms and risk factors to be aware of. Annie Miller is a licensed psychotherapist in private ...

Research suggests that CPAP may improve headaches in some people with sleep apnea. But some people may develop headaches if their CPAP mask is too tight, if they develop nasal congestion, or if CPAP ...

If you live with sleep apnea or sleep next to someone who does, you may wonder if there’s a pill that could make it go away. There are no medications to treat obstructive sleep apnea but those most ...