New studies show that tongue size can help indicate risk of obstructive sleep apnea, uncovering a new reason to lose weight: reducing tongue size.

Sleep testing is important, but not all sleep tests measure sleep! This makes it difficult to compare sleep results, but that is changing with SleepImage.

The American Sleep Apnea Association estimates that 1 to 4% of children experience pediatric sleep apnea, with a large amount being between 2 and 8 years old. No matter the age, sleep apnea is a devastating sleep disorder that can negatively impact health, wellness, and basic functioning if left undiagnosed and untreated.

From the loudest snore on record to being a cause of divorce, these stats about snoring are alarming. However, don’t let them scare you; instead, take it as inspiration to seek diagnosis and treatment if there is a sleep disorder actually causing your or your loved ones’ snoring problem.

Getting both the right quantity and quality of sleep is important for every aspect of health. If you’re not getting the recommended seven to nine hours for adults, then these seven tips to get the best night’s sleep are for you.

Dental sleep medicine may still be relatively new in the world of dentistry, but the major associations from the ADA to the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) are all in agreement on dentistry’s role in sleep health. Dentists are key in reducing the number of people living with undiagnosed and untreated sleep disorders primarily with screening and oral appliance therapy.

A review of 51 different sleep studies found that people with sleep problems may have an increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia. While more studies and clinical trials must be done to determine why sleep affects brain health, the initial results make it worthwhile to take your sleep health seriously.