Christopher Gehrke

There are a lot of difficulties while living with sleep apnea. These difficulties don’t just fall on us, but our entire families. Like any disease, it affects the family and...

Arguably, one of the worst parts of having sleep apnea is having to wear a CPAP every night for the rest of your life. The diagnosis itself, at least to...

One thing people without sleep apnea don’t have to worry about is missing out on certain experiences in life. When sleeping is restricted to a machine and a power source...

Prior to meeting my wife, I had no idea I had sleep apnea. Either people didn’t tell me I was pretending to be a chainsaw in my sleep, or it...

Having a sleep disorder probably means you have issues with getting a good night's sleep. Even with a CPAP or other therapy and treatments, that doesn’t guarantee a good night's...

Sleep apnea is usually not a stand-alone condition. If you have sleep apnea, you might have something else going on. I certainly did before I developed sleep apnea. If you...

Sleep apnea is a very easy condition for most people to treat, especially when you are in your own bed at home. This becomes much more difficult when you are...

Whether we believe it or not, sleep apnea has been stigmatized in the media and in our personal minds ever since we knew about it. Like everything, we had to...

Recently, I had the misfortune of spending a few nights in the world's most expensive hotel. This may not sound like a misfortune, but this hotel I speak of was...

It’s pretty easy to look back and see all the things I have done right about my diagnosis and treatment for sleep apnea. I made sure to discuss my symptoms...

There are a lot of different routines we have at night, but sharing how we do things is a great way to help tweak our own routine and maybe get...

Sleep apnea seems like a pretty simple condition to explain, but there are certain aspects that will help you explain it better to your family, so they fully understand the...

One issue that a lot of us suffer from is white coat syndrome when it comes to conversations with doctors. There are a few issues that can cause this. One...

Sleep apnea seems like a very simple condition to anyone who is not affected by it. You get your continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine, put it on every night...

I am going to start off by saying I love my nasal pillows. For me, they are so much better than a mask. Naturally, we all have our reasons why...

Like many chronic health conditions, sleep apnea comes with its own set of misconceptions that we have to deal with and educate people on. There is a lot of ignorance...

Before being diagnosed with sleep apnea, I was working weird hours at my job and attributed my exhaustion to long hours with not enough sleep. I worked 5 days a...

Oh my! It’s bedtime and all of a sudden, the power goes out. Your cell phone is charged, so you have your alarm clock for the morning. You have a...

Cleaning your continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine is a very important part of your daily routine. It is recommended to clean your machine every day, and for good reason...

I am going to assume that almost all of us, including myself, thought that once we were diagnosed and there was a clear treatment plan to help with our sleep...