Mike Noon

Have you seen the commercials for Inspire?  Inspire therapy is very intriguing to me.  The thought of never having to wear CPAP is a nice idea. If you’ve read previous...

Headaches may be a common side effect of sleep apnea. Before I started using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine, I would get the occasional headache. Luckily it was...

Sleep apnea is 1 of the health conditions that I deal with. This is something I have written about. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is another condition that I deal with...

What comes to mind when you hear the word advocate?  Advocating for sleep apnea awareness is important to me. When hearing the word advocate, I think of helping someone else...

If you’re like me, you are trying to shed the extra weight from the holidays. Halloween to Christmas is always a tough time for me to stay clear of sweets...

I’m 1 of the moderators on SleepApnea.Sleep-Disorders.net. Often, I come across quite a few comments from individuals saying they gave up on CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) therapy.  This becomes...

I have noticed on the Facebook community that a lot of individuals deal with other health issues on top of sleep apnea. I also fall into that category. I was...

If you are a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) user, you probably have experienced this. So what is it? Have you woken up with your stomach hard as a rock...

Living with greasy skin can become an annoyance. Throughout the day I am constantly washing my face. It seems to be a never-ending battle. Cleaning the tube and mask on...

I am 1 of those people who don’t like clutter. When I’m finished using something I’ll throw it away.  In the early years of my CPAP journey, I would toss...

I think it’s human nature when we ponder the "what if’s." Anytime we are faced with a medical diagnosis, we can find ourselves wondering "what if" I didn’t have this...

Before I was diagnosed with sleep apnea I felt the stigma that I was just lazy. The lack of restful sleep caused a list of negative side effects. Waking up late...

If you are like me, you are someone who enjoys routines. Before my sleep apnea diagnosis, I was someone who always watched TV in bed before I fell asleep. Most...

I wrote an article a while back, The Joys of a Good Durable Medical Equipment Supplier. As consumers of any service in the health field, I think we give these...

I think sometimes people think that now they are on CPAP, they won’t ever wake up feeling tired. CPAP therapy only treats sleep apnea. People who don’t have sleep apnea...

Electricity. It’s something we never think about until we lose it or when we pay the bill. We go about our day turning on lights, watching TV, grabbing a cold...

I would think most people reading this article sleep in the same room night after night. I keep my CPAP in a nightstand. My CPAP's nightstand has a deep drawer...

What does it mean when you say you had a great night of sleep?  I think that this question can be different for some of us. I always tend to...

How many t-shirts, sweaters, or socks can one person reasonably use? When I think back to past holidays, I recall receiving more gifts of t-shirts and sweatshirts than I care to...

The lyrics of Andy Williams' song make me wonder. I'm no grinch, but the holiday season can also be a stressful and restless time of year. We tend to add...