
Sleep Apnea Therapy Improves Golf Game
ABCNews -- It's hard to convince people that strapping on a contraption at night that looks like scuba gear will help them feel rested the next day, but sleep experts hope that an estimated 12 million people who suffer from sleep apnea in this country will do just that. Despite research showing that a CPAP device -- short for continuous positive airway pressure -- helps people think better, drive better and perform better on cognitive tests, doctors still report that patients can't or won't tolerate the masks 20 percent to 60 percent of the time. At least, that is, until some learn it helps their golf game, according to a small study of 24 golfers in which 12 were treated for sleep apnea with CPAP and 12 were not. Doctors at the Morristown Memorial...