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In my previous article, "Can Journaling Help Improve Sleep?" I talked about the benefits of journaling before bed to help make falling asleep easier. But if you're new to this...

The older I get, the faster time seems to move. I joke about how fast the summer goes every year. Memorial Day to Labor Day feels like an extended weekend. When...

Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the body’s immune system mistakes healthy tissue for invaders like viruses or germs. Sleep apnea is not an autoimmune disease. However, some studies have shown...

One of the things you have to do as a CPAP user who needs a full-face mask is figure out the right cushion for you. The cushion is the piece...

People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who use CPAP or bilevel PAP machines made by Philips have faced a Class I recall of their devices since June 2021.1 Many are...

Accepting any type of diagnosis can be a difficult task. Everyone wishes to go through life without any major medical diagnoses. Unfortunately for the majority of us, that is just...

While most people don't even think about stigma being associated with sleep apnea, there is. Kind of like a scratch – everybody knows somebody who has one, but nobody really...

I always wonder, does anyone really like waking up in the middle of the night sweating? I know I don’t. I have spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a form of muscular dystrophy...

Using the CPAP is hard, and for me, it's always been a start-and-stop process throughout the years. When talking to my sleep specialist, she told me that in her experience...

Drowsy driving is the act of driving while feeling sleepy. It leads to decreased attention and decreased reaction times. It can even cause you to fall asleep behind the wheel.1,2...

If you've seen any of my previous articles you know I recently went back to my sleep doctor for the first time in over 15 years. During my follow-up appointment...

I've had an on-again, off-again relationship with journaling all my life. It all started in elementary school when my mom bought me a diary with a lock and key. Oh...

Last year, due to an issue with my breathing not always being autonomic, I was sent for a sleep study to see if that would shed light on the situation...

New research looking at 8 studies examining the medical records of nearly 38,000 patients confirmed what doctors have suspected for a while now: as many as a third of all...

There is a difference between sleep and restful sleep. To me, sleep means I laid down for a little while (or for what seems for a little while; it could...

In my opinion, the absolute best cleaner for your mask and tubing is plain, mild soap and water. When it comes to cleaning your water chamber for the humidifier, same...

In my article, Taking Sleep Apnea Seriously, I made the following comment:  We are lucky that there is a relatively easy treatment. This comment is about receiving a sleep apnea...

If you’re like most people, you seek out information upon receiving a new diagnosis. A typical effort might start with a Google search. If and when that becomes lacking, people...

If you or your partner has sleep apnea, you know that snoring, choking, and pauses in breathing can severely disrupt sleep. However, these problems can lead to much more than...

We Canadians consider health care a right and not a privilege. In fact, some of my American friends consider Canadian healthcare to be a mythical unicorn. According to the Government...