sleep apnea

The company at the center of a worldwide sleep aid device recall that left many sleep apnea patients feeling restless is now under scrutiny by federal investigators on several fronts. Lisa Parker with NBC 5 Responds reports.

More Americans are searching for alternatives to C-PAP machines to treat their sleep apnea, but one Chicago man and his doctor are raving about a remote-controlled implant designed to help with the ailment in a unique way. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports.

More Americans are searching for alternatives to C-PAP machines to treat their sleep apnea, but one Chicago man and his doctor are raving about a remote-controlled implant designed to help with the ailment in a unique way.

Within hours after NBC 5 Responds first reported on a recall impacting millions of sleep-aid devices, many viewers voiced outrage that the device-maker seemed to be keeping the recall way too quiet. Lisa Parker has the story.

After NBC 5 Responds first reported a massive recall of CPAP and other sleep aid devices produced by the company Philips electronics, many viewers reached out, questioning why they hadn’t been notified of this dangerous recall by the company or their medical device provider.

Millions of Americans suffer from sleep apnea, a condition that can interrupt a person’s airways and breathing while they sleep, and now, those people have one more reason to be on alert. NBC 5 Responds’ Lisa Parker has all the critical details.

Millions of Americans suffer from sleep apnea, a condition that can interrupt a person’s airways and breathing while they sleep, and now, those people have one more reason to be on alert.

People who experience trouble sleeping, especially those with diabetes, were found to be at higher risk for dying early, according to a new study from Northwestern Medicine and the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom.