ULSAN, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –Researchers at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea have developed technology that allows diagnosing sleep apnea using a smartphone app. According to UNIST, a research team led by professor Byun Young-jae from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has implemented a wearable sleep apnea [...]
France’s Jean-Louis Pépin and Germany’s Holger Woehrle presented studies in which treating OSA with CPAP lowered all-cause mortality for PAP vs. non-PAP users with OSA Germany’s Michael Arzt presented new evidence that treating CSA with ASV* caused “a significant and clinically relevant improvement in disease-specific QoL, daytime sleepiness, and quality of sleep” WASHINGTON, May 25 (Korea [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study showed that if breathing sounds during sleep are recorded with a smartphone, it can help improve the accuracy of sleep apnea diagnosis. The diagnosis of sleep apnea, in general, uses a standard polysomnography. The individual undergoing the test stays overnight at a hospital and during their [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Sleep apnea sufferers can gain health benefits from PAP (positive airway pressure) treatment in as little as two hours per night, according to a study led by ResMed (NYSE: RMD, ASX: RMD) and presented at the American Thoracic Society’s annual International Conference. The retrospective, observational study analyzed the [...]
LYON, France, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Using PAP (positive airway pressure) therapy as directed can significantly increase sleep apnea patients’ chances of living longer, according to a late-breaking abstract presented today at the virtual European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2021 and supported by ResMed (NYSE: RMD, ASX: RMD). The landmark ALASKA study, “CPAP [...]
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — ResMed, a global leader in digital health and sleep apnea treatment, (NYSE: RMD, ASX: RMD) today launched AirSense 11, available first in the U.S., the company’s next-generation PAP (positive airway pressure) device designed to help hundreds of millions of people worldwide with sleep apnea1 start and stay on therapy [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Not only do roughly one-third of South Korea’s younger workforce not get enough sleep, but the sleep they do get is of poor quality. After a study into sleep quality and time spent asleep among 1,262 employed individuals between the ages of 25 and 35, mattress company Ace Bed [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of every 6 South Korean adults are suspected to suffer from sleep apnea, a sleep disorder that can cause various diseases, a study showed Monday. The study showed that 15.8 percent of the 2,740 adults surveyed said they experience the disorder, which is characterized by pauses in [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of Koreans undergoing surgical treatment for snoring has increased 63.7 percent from 2,554 in 2009 to 4,182 in 2013, according to an article in a web magazine published by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) on April 18. Men were more likely to receive such treatments [...]