March News 2022
March 28, 2022
Shaquille O’Neal Opens Up About Life-Threatening Condition: Sleep Apnea
The Spun by Sports Illustrated
Legendary NBA star Shaquille O’Neal opened up about his latest doctor’s visit, which revealed a potentially life-threatening condition: sleep apnea. With the new diagnosis, O’Neal now sleeps with a sleep machine. Learn more about how the Hall of Famer is taking his sleep apnea seriously.
March 16, 2022
In honor of Sleep Awareness Week, the National Sleep Foundation reveals 2022 Sleep in America poll results
Sleep Review
To kick off Sleep Awareness Week, the National Sleep Foundation released the results from the 2022 Sleep in America Poll. The annual survey is one of the longest running records capturing Americans’ perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors around sleep, and documents significant opportunities to improve daily activities that are associated with a range of positive sleep and health outcomes
March 14, 2022
How neurostimulation could be a treatment option for obstructive sleep apnea
Consult QD
In a recent Cleveland Clinic podcast, Dr. Jessica Vensel Rundo, MD, MS, director of the Sleep Neuromodulation Program in Cleveland Clinic’s Sleep Disorders Center, takes an in-depth look at neurostimulation as a treatment alternative for patients who cannot tolerate PAP therapy.
March 7, 2022
Beyond CPAP: Could Medical Cannabis Treat Sleep Apnea?
Sleep Review
New cannabis therapies for sleep apnea are already on the horizon, which could offer an alternative to CPAP therapy. Nasal respiratory and sleep technology company Rhinomed recently announced that it is partnering with the medical cannabis company Columbia Care to develop a product that can be administered through the nose with a nasal stent during sleep. The investigational cannabis product would treat several qualifying conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea.
March 3, 2022
Study finds significant link between obstructive sleep apnea and white matter hyperintensities in the brain
AJMC
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association discovered that patients with obstructive sleep apnea were found to be significantly more likely to have brain white matter hyperintensities, lesions known to signal brain aging and potential risk of Alzheimer disease. Incidence of obstructive sleep apnea may contribute to the development of brain white matter hyperintensities (WMHs), a known marker of brain aging that has been associated with neurodegenerative disease pathology.