Size of your tongue and tonsils can be reason for trouble sleeping
The research found that oversized tonsils and tongue indentations, which are teeth imprints along the tongue that indicate it is too large for the mouth, placed people at high risk for OSA.
Mar 10, 2016, 08:17 AM IST
Asthma may increase odds for nearsightedness at young age
Keratoconus makes the rounded, clear covering of the eye, called the cornea, weak, which leads it to become cone-shaped over time.
Jan 13, 2016, 16:19 PM IST
Low vitamin D levels don't worsen sleep apnea
Contradicting common perception, researchers have found that low levels of vitamin D, also known as the "sunshine vitamin", does not cause or worsen sleep apnea.
Dec 24, 2015, 14:12 PM IST
Kerala surgeon makes device to solve snorers' woes
A wearable device designed by an ENT surgeon here is expected to treat sleep apnea and snoring by changing the habit of sleeping on the back to sleeping on the side.
Dec 09, 2015, 19:27 PM IST
Depression? It could be just sleep apnea
Just having suicidal thoughts need not necessarily suggest that you are suffering from depression as researchers have found that such depressive symptoms are extremely common in people who have obstructive sleep apnea, (OSA), a common sleep disorder.
Sep 23, 2015, 13:27 PM IST
