Australian Doctor News reports that Medicares sleep apnoea assessments are deeply flawed
On the 27th May 2019, Mr Anthony Scholefield posted an article to the AusDoc website...
28 May, 2019
OSA Tag
Cochlear Invests in Neurostimulator Technology Start up to Treat OSA
Cochlear has invested $21 million in European company Nyxoah, Cochlear chief executive Dig Howitt told...
18 April, 2019
Sleep and Eye Disorders
Optic Nerve Dysfunction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Electrophysiological Study (Liguori et al., 2016) The...
01 February, 2019
Long term oral appliance therapy improves daytime function and mood in Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome patients
Mandibular advancement splints (MAS) are a type of oral appliance used to treat obstructive sleep...
10 January, 2019
Obstructive sleep apnoea as a cause of metabolic dysfunction and type 2 Diabetes
Insomnia and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) are more prevalent in patients with type 2 diabetes...
27 November, 2018
Craniofacial Phenotyping in Chinese and Caucasian Patients With Sleep Apnea: Influence of Ethnicity and Sex
In clinical practice, it is not always a clinical history of symptomatic OSA that provides...
27 November, 2018
STOP-BANG & The Epworth Sleepiness Scale
For Referrals containing these questionnaires, follow this link: http://thoracicandsleep.com.au/referrals-online-referral/ STOP-BANG The STOP-BANG screening tool has become a well-known...
26 October, 2018
A chinstrap alone will treat Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea = FAKE NEWS!
Medical and health information is easily available online for the general population and the wider...
11 October, 2018
Sleep Apnoea Selfies??
In clinical practice, it is not always a clinical history of symptomatic OSA that provides...
23 August, 2018
Assessment of obstructive sleep apnoea treatment success or failure after maxillomandibular advancement
Maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) is an alternative therapeutic option that may be effective for treating obstructive...
27 June, 2018