sleep apnea
noun
: apnea that recurs during sleep and is caused especially by obstruction of the airway or a disturbance in the brain's respiratory center
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Losing weight can directly lower the risk of sleep apnea, and results from a late-stage study from Lilly showed that tirzepatide led to 30 fewer such events, or a reduction of 63%, each hour for people with obesity and the sleeping disorder.
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Alice Park, TIME, 21 May 2024
According to the Cleveland Clinic, sleep apnea is a disorder that causes a person to stop breathing while asleep.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
There are ongoing clinical trials studying the use of GLP-1 drugs for a range of conditions beyond obesity, including kidney disease and sleep apnea.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 May 2024
All three were found to be substantially disabled by issues that can be caused by traumatic brain injury, like vertigo, headaches, anxiety and sleep apnea.
—Dave Philipps, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Philips also agreed to stop selling its sleep apnea devices in the United States until the conditions in the agreement were met.
—Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 30 Apr. 2024
Doctors told him that sleep apnea becomes severe at 30 stoppages per hour.
—Jeff Wilson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
And why would someone who doesn’t have sleep apnea choose to watch this?
—Liz Moughon, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2024
Medical device maker Phillips formally entered into a consent decree that stops the company from selling sleep apnea machines in the United States over health concerns that include cancer.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Alice Park, TIME, 21 May 2024
According to the Cleveland Clinic, sleep apnea is a disorder that causes a person to stop breathing while asleep.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
There are ongoing clinical trials studying the use of GLP-1 drugs for a range of conditions beyond obesity, including kidney disease and sleep apnea.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 May 2024
All three were found to be substantially disabled by issues that can be caused by traumatic brain injury, like vertigo, headaches, anxiety and sleep apnea.
—Dave Philipps, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Philips also agreed to stop selling its sleep apnea devices in the United States until the conditions in the agreement were met.
—Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 30 Apr. 2024
Doctors told him that sleep apnea becomes severe at 30 stoppages per hour.
—Jeff Wilson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
And why would someone who doesn’t have sleep apnea choose to watch this?
—Liz Moughon, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2024
Medical device maker Phillips formally entered into a consent decree that stops the company from selling sleep apnea machines in the United States over health concerns that include cancer.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Sleep apnea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20apnea. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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