Can something as simple as taping your mouth at night provide benefits for sleep apnea, snoring, and bad breath? Read on to learn why it’s not a proven treatment and could be dangerous to your health.

Sleep apnea is a condition that causes your breathing to periodically stop or become excessively shallow at night. This can happen repeatedly—up to hundreds of times per night, in short intervals ...

The popular social media trend of mouth taping during sleep may improve obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), snoring, and bilevel ventilation, but more research is needed. This review study was recently ...

The FDA cleared the first oral appliances for treating severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Vivos Therapeutics announced on Wednesday. The removable complete airway repositioning and/or expansion ...

Credit: Vivos Therapeutics. The FDA clearance was based on data from 73 patients with severe OSA. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Vivos CARE (complete airway repositioning ...

May 23 (Reuters) - When Philips Respironics in 2021 recalled millions of devices for treating sleep apnea, the company warned users of potential ill effects including kidney and liver damage in ...

As a young physician in Sydney, Australia in 1979, Colin Sullivan conceived of an experiment to help people with nighttime breathing issues. After several months of waiting for the right patient, he ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, not getting enough quality sleep can decrease productivity and increase accidents, mistakes at work, and ...

HOUSTON – “What is a mouth guard” and “Sleep apnea” are trending on Google search as Americans are trying to find ways to get better sleep. If you’re on social media, then you’ve probably seen an ...