Obstructive sleep apnea is an obstruction in your upper airway that stops normal breathing for a brief time while you're sleeping. In some people, this can occur hundreds of times each night.

Medicare covers sleep tests if you experience clinical signs and symptoms of sleep apnea, narcolepsy, or parasomnia. But there are some limitations depending on what condition is being screened for.

University of Houston associate professor of electrical and computer engineering Bhavin R. Sheth is reporting a new method of sleep study that will eliminate all the awkward wires used in a sleep lab.

Medicare Part B may cover sleep studies, including polysomnographies, to screen for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) if a person shows clinical signs and their doctor provides medical evidence supporting ...

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) in children is a disorder of breathing during sleep characterized by upper airway obstruction that disrupts normal gas exchange and sleep. The most accurate and ...

If you are unusually sleepy during the day when you should be awake, your doctor might recommend you have a multiple sleep latency test (MSLT). Sometimes, it’s also called a daytime nap study. While ...

A single-blind, parallel, randomized clinical trial found that a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine was more effective in normalizing polysomnographic parameters and improving quality ...