Like many professional drivers, I have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleep disorder that causes the airway to partially collapse during sleep, preventing the sufferer from ...

TAMPA, Fla. – The effects the increasingly prevalent sleep disorder obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have on a professional driver have been well documented. However, there’s growing concern about the ...

CPAP, which stands for continuous positive airway pressure system, includes a main unit, mask, tube and headgear. Last March, Tony Schmidt discovered something unsettling about the machine that helps ...

Northwest Emergency Medical Services (NWEMS) paramedics hope a new apparatus now in their ambulances will help patients suffering from congestive heart failure to breathe and speed their recuperation.

Schmidt's privacy concerns began the day after he registered his new CPAP unit with ResMed, its manufacturer. He opted out of receiving any further information. But he had barely wiped the sleep out ...

To investigate the colonization of respiratory equipment and the rate of respiratory infections of very-low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Of the CPAP equipment close to the patient, 90% was colonized ...

An alarming rise in the number of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and a rapid visible increase in the diagnosis rate of sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS), are further complemented by ...

Panasonic Manufacturing UK’s facility in Cardiff has produced 80 prototype breathing devices to assist hospital patients suffering from COVID-19. The CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) device ...