A patient offer a pointed perspective -- “When you have sleep apnea the bottom line is this, “Use your CPAP every night or die sooner than necessary. I believed the sleep technician,...

Sleep apnea is a critical diagnosis. While it is very well managed with CPAP, the scary thing is the number of CPAP users who drop from compliance and don't use their machines. Sure there are...

If you are in current breathing distress, seek medical help immediately. But when people mention difficulty breathing, often they aren’t expressing an acute, short-term situation. Things...

Understanding what to expect is best told from the perspective of a patient who has gone through it -- "When I arrive for my first monitored sleep study the hospital where it was conducted...

Your general physician practitioner may sometimes recognize sleep apnea, but specialists in neurology, psychiatry, pulmonary medicine and cardiology may be needed for accurate diagnosis and...

You should know that there are limitations associated with monitoring systems. Trained sleep technicians are traditionally required to properly prep patients and attach the leads. Almost ten years...

A third of women and nearly half of men snore with some frequency. Add some allergies, a cold, or some consumption of alcohol, or weight gain to the mix and it is even more common. So your first...

Fatigue is a natural body response if you worked hard splitting wood for the winter, tilling acres of garden, running a marathon, or other positive lifestyle activities. After a good rest, you...

• Mask Comfort New CPAP users need to communicate with their cpap equipment supplier about anything they are uncomfortable with or have questions about. There are numerous mask manufacturers...

After ten years with CPAP I’ve come to the conclusion that there is really no best or even comfortable way to set up a CPAP system where the CPAP hose is going to be in bed with the user....