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Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is the frontline treatment for obstructive sleep
CPAP therapy keeps your airway open during the night by gently providing a constant stream of air through a mask you wear while you sleep. This eliminates the breathing pauses caused by sleep apnea, so you will no longer snore or make choking noises in your sleep. You will be able to...
What Are the Nasal Pillows CPAP Masks? September 20, 2016 by Brandon Peters, MD
Reviewed by a board-certified physician. Updated August 11, 2016 Nasal pillows are an attractive CPAP mask option if you have claustrophobia or air leaks. If you have been diagnosed with sleep apnea and advised to use CPAP, you may be overwhelmed about how to choose a mask and be left...
In-lab sleep study – Testing Process & Results…..March 25, 2017
Testing Process When you are ready to go to bed, the sleep technologist will attach sensors to your body. The sensors, which are glued or taped to you, monitor your body while you sleep. These sensors are painless. Make sure to tell the technologist if you are allergic or sensitive to...
Aging isn’t killing us, lack of sleep is…. April 7, 2017
In news that will come as no surprise to anyone over the age of 30, new research has found it gets harder to sleep as we get older. But it’s not young children, partners or weather sabotaging our precious rest, but biology, according to American sleep researchers. A review of...
Undiagnosed Sleep apnea is a hidden health crisis in the U.S. April 19, 2017
A new report from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine indicates that obstructive sleep apnea is a hidden health crisis in the United States. It estimates that undiagnosed sleep apnea cost the U.S. about $150 billion in 2015. It also projects that sleep apnea afflicts 29.4 million...