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  1. Sleep Apnea - Treatment | NHLBI, NIH

    Jan 9, 2025 · Treatment for sleep apnea may include healthy lifestyle changes, positive airway pressure such as a CPAP machine, an oral device, surgery, or other treatments.

  2. Sleep Apnea Causes and Risk Factors - NHLBI, NIH

    Jan 9, 2025 · What causes sleep apnea? Causes of obstructive sleep apnea.The figure shows how the tongue and soft palate can block your airway during sleep.

  3. Sleep Apnea - What Is Sleep Apnea? | NHLBI, NIH

    Jan 9, 2025 · Sleep apnea is a common condition that occurs when your breathing stops and restarts many times while you sleep. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatments of …

  4. Sleep Disorder Treatments - NHLBI, NIH

    Mar 24, 2022 · Learn about different treatments for sleep conditions, including tips for healthy sleep, CPAP, light therapy, sleep medicines, sleep treatments and sleep devices.

  5. Surgery in kids with mild sleep-disordered breathing tied to fewer ...

    Mar 17, 2025 · What: Surgical removal of enlarged tonsils and adenoids in children with mild sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) appears to significantly reduce the frequency of medical …

  6. Atrial Fibrillation Causes and Risk Factors - NHLBI, NIH

    Nov 30, 2022 · Learn about the causes and risk factors for atrial fibrillation including age, family history, genetics, lifestyle, medical conditions, race, sex, and surgical history.

  7. CPAP CPAP - CPAP | NHLBI, NIH

    Mar 24, 2022 · Learn about continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), how the machine works, and the benefits and possible risks of using this treatment for sleep apnea.

  8. Sleep apnea in women: New research could lead to better …

    Jan 13, 2020 · Studies show that sleep apnea is likely under-diagnosed and under treated in women, but new research could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of the condition in this …

  9. Examining how air quality affects sleep Studying the effects of obstructive sleep apnea For children, limited sleep is linked to stress, depression, anxiety, and impaired memory and …

  10. Sleep Deprivation and Deficiency Diagnosis - NHLBI, NIH

    Mar 24, 2022 · Sleep tests can help your doctor diagnose sleep-related breathing disorders such as sleep apnea, sleep-related seizure disorders, sleep-related movement disorders, and sleep …