You’re just about to drift off when — bam! — your body jerks awake as if you just fell off a cliff. It’s jarring, sometimes ...

Medically reviewed by Daniel Combs, MD More than 50 million Americans have a sleep disorder. Regularly having trouble ...

Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by your breathing stopping and starting during the night. So while sleeping on the best mattress for your sleep style and body type usually result a ...

There’s no substitute for a good night’s sleep, but if you have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), getting a good night’s sleep is easier said than done. Sleep apnea is a condition in which the ...

Some research suggests a link between sleep apnea and developing abnormal heart rhythms called arrhythmias, as well as palpitations, the sensation that your heart has skipped a beat. Just like the ...

The two are closely related. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition in which your airway is narrowed or blocked, and you stop breathing for short periods of time during sleep, causing you to ...

Researchers found that the incidence of motor vehicle accidents was significantly lower for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) undergoing sleep surgery compared with the OSA plus continuous ...

First, alcohol can relax the throat muscles and can make sleep apnea and snoring worse for sufferers. Secondly, the body metabolizes alcohol rather quickly so its sedation effects do not last ...