Research & Publications

High Rates of Sleep Apnea in Women

Date Posted: Saturday, March 1st, 2014 by Don Sesso

Traditional thinking indicates that sleep apnea primarily affects men.  However, more recent studies indicate that sleep apnea can be common in women, as well.

Women who are obese or suffer from hypertension are more prone to obstructive sleep apnea. Specifically, eighty percent of women with hypertension and eighty-four percent of obese women suffered from sleep apnea.

The takeaway was that sleep specialists and physicians should not have a gender bias toward OSA; rather, they should look...

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Can Home Sleep Testing Diagnose Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

Date Posted: Sunday, February 2nd, 2014 by Alan Berger

WHAT IS HOME SLEEP TESTING?

A sleep study, also known as polysomnography or PSG, is required to make the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).    The sleep study is a non-invasive and painless test. Monitors are placed on a patient to evaluate and record your sleep.  This is typically performed in a sleep lab or hospital. However, recent technologic advancements have enabled patients to perform this test at home.  This test is referred to as a home sleep study.

 

WHAT ARE THE...

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Can Snoring Ruin a Relationship?

Date Posted: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 by Alan Berger

We’ve all banished our partner to the spare room when their snoring is causing us sleepless nights. But what happens when sleeping apart, in separate rooms, becomes the norm?

More than 25% of adult couples sleep in different rooms because of snoring.  While partners of snorers reported better sleep when sleeping alone, the majority of these people also indicated that this arrangement had a negative impact on their relationship.

Sleeping apart from each other can be emotionally and...

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Surgical Treatment of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders

Date Posted: Saturday, December 14th, 2013 by Alan Berger

Sesso DM, Powell NB, Riley RW. In:  Kushida CA, ed.  Handbook of Sleep Disorders, 2^nd ed.  New York:  Informa Healthcare, 2009:409-429.

Download Handbook of Sleep Disorders - Chapter 32 - Surgical Treatment of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders

Snoring, upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) are collectively referred to as sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD). These terms describe a partial or...

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Sleep Disorders in the Elderly

Date Posted: Saturday, December 14th, 2013 by Alan Berger

Chan AC, Sesso DM, Kushida CA. In progress.

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Sleep Disorders in Asians

Date Posted: Tuesday, August 14th, 2012 by Alan Berger

Sesso DM, Chan AC, Kushida CA. In:  Chang EC, ed.  Handbook of Adult Psychopathology in Asians:  Theory, Diagnosis, and Treatment, 1^st ed.  New York:  Oxford University Press, 2012:290-327.

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Rationale and Indications for Surgical Treatment

Date Posted: Saturday, November 14th, 2009 by Alan Berger

Sesso DM, Riley RW, Powell NB. In:  Friedman M, ed.  Sleep Apnea and Snoring:  Surgical and Non-Surgical Therapy.  New York:  Saunders Elsevier, 2009:80-84.

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Maxillofacial Surgical Techniques for Hypopharyngeal Obstruction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Date Posted: Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 by Alan Berger

Sesso DM, Riley RW, Powell NB. In:  Friedman M, ed.  Sleep Apnea and Snoring:  Surgical and Non-Surgical Therapy.  New York:  Saunders Elsevier, 2009:326-333.

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Reconstructive Surgery for Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Date Posted: Monday, September 14th, 2009 by Alan Berger

Sesso DM, Powell NB, Riley RW. In:  Jaffe RA, ed.  Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures, 4^th ed.  Philadelphia:  Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2009:249-258.

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Upper Airway Surgery in the Adult

Date Posted: Sunday, December 14th, 2008 by Alan Berger

Sesso DM, Powell NB, Riley RW, et al.  In:  Kushida CA, ed.  Obstructive Sleep Apnea:  Diagnosis and Treatment.  New York:  Informa Healthcare, 2007:191-215.

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