sleep disorder

Aug 16, 2023

Snoring, a common sleep-related issue, can disrupt both the snorer's sleep and that of their partner or roommate. As per the estimate, about 90 million Americans suffer from snoring, either temporarily or semi-permanently, due to colds, allergies, or other factors. Snoring can have several implications, and it can ...

May 30, 2023

Apnimed’s AD109 has the potential to be the first oral pharmaceutical drug that remedies both, the primary cause of OSA, nocturnal airway obstruction, and the daytime symptoms of OSA, such as fatigue. The dual mode of action of AD109 leads to upper airway dilatation as well as enhanced breathing and oxygen...

Nov 23, 2022

Sleep disorders (or sleep-wake disorders) are one of the major health burdens in today's time. Sleep is a fundamental process in human life and well-being, and these disorders largely remain untreated or, more often, misdiagnosed as psychiatric problems. Sleep disorders affect and change the way that a person sleep...

May 30, 2022

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common, chronic, sleep-related breathing disorder characterized by periodic narrowing and obstruction of the pharyngeal airway during sleep, leading to either complete or partial obstruction of the airway, resulting in apneas, hypopneas, or both. Obstructive Sleep Apnea causes day...

Mar 18, 2019

The concept of sleep as a passive movement of unconsciousness has long been ruled out. But this act of rejuvenation hasn't just been restricted to the phase of resting. Usually, sleepers undergo five stages of sleep consisting of both REM (Rapid Eye Movement) and N-REM (Non- Rapid Eye Movement), each lasting f...