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Long-term benefits of a new oral appliance on adult snoring: a trend analysis
CONCLUSIONS: We discovered that the LOA could reduce snoring rates and that the 2.5-cm compressor length in the LOA produced the best results.PMID:35386299 | PMC:PMC8977863 | DOI:10.4081/mrm.2022.824
Source: Respiratory Care - April 7, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jui-Kun Chiang Yen-Chang Lin Hsiao-Chen Yu Chih-Ming Lu Yee-Hsin Kao Source Type: research

Bariatric surgery may provide better protection than uvulopalatopharyngoplasty against major adverse cardiovascular events in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea
CONCLUSION: BS may provide greater protection against MACE than UPPP in Asian obese patients with OSA. Additional mechanistic research is needed to clarify differences between BS and UPPP in these patients.PMID:33423961 | DOI:10.1016/j.soard.2020.11.018
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - January 11, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Tien-Yu Chen Chien-Ting Liu Chi-Hsiang Chung Shao-Lun Hung Wu-Chien Chien Jian-Han Chen Source Type: research

Continuous positive pressure therapy usage and incident stroke in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A nationwide population ‐ based cohort study
ConclusionsIt is possible that treatment with CPAP might be beneficial for protection against stroke, but this conclusion should be interpreted with caution. Future studies with satisfactory CPAP quality and duration are needed to validate this observation.
Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - May 17, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: En ‐Ting Chang, Weishan Chen, Ling‐Yi Wang, Shih‐Fen Chen, Chung‐Y Hsu, Yu‐Chih Shen Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Association of obstructive sleep apnea with female infertility - A 13-year nationwide population-based retrospective study
Conclusions: Our study provides a nationwide, population based, 13-year retrospective data demonstrating that OSA patients are at a higher risk of female infertility.Keywords: Obstructive sleep apnea; Female infertility; Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database; Longitudinal Health Insurance Database
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Wang, I.-D., Tsai, P.-Y., Peng, C.-K., Chung, C.-H., Liu, F.-C., Chang, S.-Y., Chien, W.-C. Tags: Sleep and control of breathing Source Type: research

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children and Adolescents and the Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Taiwan
Conclusions:This study found a significantly higher risk of MACEs in children and adolescents with OSA. These findings strongly suggest that clinicians should provide careful follow-up and medical treatment for children and adolescents with OSA.Citation:Tzeng NS, Chung CH, Chang HA, Chang CC, Lu RB, Yeh HW, Chiang WS, Kao YC, Chang SY, Chien WC. Obstructive sleep apnea in children and adolescents and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events: a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan.J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(2):275–283.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - February 14, 2019 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research