Which Costs Less: GLP-1s or Bariatric Surgery?
A retrospective study explores how surgical and pharmacologic weight-loss strategies stack up in cost, effectiveness, and health outcomes.
A retrospective study explores how surgical and pharmacologic weight-loss strategies stack up in cost, effectiveness, and health outcomes.
An otolaryngologist with Eastern Carolina ENT reached a milestone in offering surgical alternatives for obstructive sleep apnea.
Facilitate nasal breathing in obstructive sleep apnea patients who use oral appliances with these specific designs, accessories, over-the-counter add-ons, and breathing exercise recommendations.
A drug that boosts bone growth in children with the most common form of dwarfism may also reduce their chances of sleep apnea, sudden infant death syndrome, and needing surgery, according to a new study.
Read MoreAfter six months, surgical patients experienced a 60% drop in nighttime throat obstructions compared to 20% for those on medical treatment, and the results remained stable at follow-up two to three years later.
Read MoreThe seven-bed facility expands upon ChristianaCare’s previous sleep diagnostic center, now incorporating clinical care and diagnostic testing at the same site.
Read MoreTwo-year data shows a statistically significant and sustained improvement in the symptom burden of those with nasal airway obstruction following a single treatment with VivAer.
Read MoreResearchers investigated the likelihood of sleep apnea patients developing new-onset diabetes when undergoing upper airway surgery compared to CPAP therapy.
Read MoreIt is hard to perform jaw advancement surgery without compromising on patients’ facial aesthetics. A pilot study of a new technique cured several people’s sleep apnea—all while maintaining their looks.
Read MoreNew research suggests that many more OSA patients may clinically benefit from maxillomandibular advancement than sleep specialists assume.
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