Central sleep apnea (CSA) is a sleep disorder that is less common than obstructive sleep apnea, but it does have some similarities. In the US, CSA is estimated to affect less than 1% of adults over 40 ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Complex sleep apnea is a disorder that includes features of both obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and central sleep apnea (CSA). It can develop during OSA therapy. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs ...

Central sleep apnea (CSA) is fundamentally different from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The former is characterized by pauses in respiratory effort related to an unstable ventilatory system. This ...

Sleep apnea often goes undetected, but it can have a serious impact on your health. Here are the top symptoms and risk factors to be aware of. Annie Miller is a licensed psychotherapist in private ...

A task force of experts commissioned by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) have released updated recommendations for the treatment of central sleep apnea, published in the Journal of ...

Sleep apnea causes breathing to pause and restart during sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a physical upper-airway blockage, while central sleep apnea (CSA) involves abnormal brain signaling.

If someone in your family is diagnosed with a health condition, it’s pretty natural to wonder if you will also develop that condition. So, if you grew up with a parent that has sleep apnea, you may be ...

The White House confirmed Wednesday that President Biden has been using a CPAP machine, a device commonly used to address sleep apnea, to improve his sleeping in recent weeks. Biden, 80, disclosed in ...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of sleep apnea. Central sleep apnea (CSA) is a less common but serious condition. Both OSA and CSA are diagnosed with a sleep study, known as ...