TGA investigates potential danger from CPAP masks with magnetic clips
The TGA has confirmed it is reviewing Philips CPAP masks with magnetic clips or straps following reports of serious injury in the US from interference…
Tag: sleep apnoea
Airway stimulation eases sleep apnoea in teens with Down syndrome: trial
Large multicentre study shows the intervention is most effective in the under 65s and those with severe hypoxaemia: BMJ.
Hypoglossal nerve stimulation ‘viable alternative’ to CPAP for treating OSA
Improvements in patient-reported outcomes comparable between patients treated with surgery versus mainstay therapy, researchers find.
A GP guide to obstructive sleep apnoea
GPs are ideally placed to play a greater role in managing patients with sleep disorders, but there are multiple barriers.
Safety hazard prompts global recall of ventilators, CPAP devices
The TGA is working with the Dutch company Philips to address toxicity concerns.
GP ‘hallelujah’ moments are few so I relish them
Explaining to patients the benefits of a diagnosis and engagement with a management plan, will always remain the crux of what we do. It is…
Aussie study confirms sleep apnoea and Alzheimer’s link
The research, the first to find a connection between the two disorders, opens up new directions for researchers looking to develop new therapies.…
Call to include exercise in sleep apnoea therapy
A structured exercise program can reduce the apnoea-hypopnoea index by 30%, expert says.
‘Fat tongues’ may be behind sleep apnoea
GPs could ask all patients about snoring as fatty tongues can occur in even slim people, say study authors.
8 factors that make CPAP less effective
A nationwide French study finds choice of mask, age and sex are all important.
