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No smartwatch can actually diagnose sleep apnea, but some can track certain signs that might indicate you have the condition.

Already multitool smart devices, Apple Watches added another buzzworthy feature last month: an app to detect sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a condition that causes a sleeper’s breathing to pause when the ...

For many, the best sleep position for sleep apnea is the side. However, some people find it helpful to sleep on the stomach or with the upper body elevated. Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder ...

Annual medical checkups typically cover the basics: diet, exercise and mental state. Surprisingly, many primary care providers fail to ask about one of the fundamental contributors to well-being: ...

Complex sleep apnea is a disorder that includes features of both obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and central sleep apnea (CSA). It can develop during OSA therapy. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs ...

Losing 5–10% of your body weight can significantly reduce the severity of sleep apnea symptoms and, in some cases, eliminate the condition altogether. Weight loss, through a combination of diet and ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has indicated that an estimated 26 percent of adults between the ages of 30 and 70 years have sleep apnea. (Photo: Getty) You could say that it’s difficult to ...

Adults with severe sleep apnea face roughly four to five times the odds of developing atrial fibrillation, the most common ...