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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...

A common checklist for the new positive airway pressure (PAP) user: Once here, you face 3 situations: Your goal after this? Check this final box: Even people who use PAP...

It seems common to me that once a speech or a debate ends, they’ll ask if there are any questions. At which point, we are quick to discover there are...

Recently, I have become interested in the root cause of my sleep apnea. I particularly started researching how breathing re-education could help me manage my sleep apnea.  My interview with Patrick...

“While writing about my health issues has not cured them, it has helped me develop better coping skills and even contributed to better management of my symptoms (and I could...

When we go in for our sleep study, get our results, and pick up our positive airway pressure (PAP) machine, we all hear how we will feel so much better...

I am constantly working on my mental health throughout my daily life. This has been a long journey for me, and I am happy to say that I have made...

Was your child just diagnosed with sleep apnea and put on a CPAP? You are probably wondering how am I going to get my child to wear a mask? Don’t...

When we think of sleep apnea, we usually think of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which involves a collapse of the tissues in the upper airway. This blocks our breathing passages...

“It’s right there in the name, ‘Sleep-disordered Breathing’, and yet breathing is never part of the diagnosis or treatment of sleep apnea.” - Patrick McKeown I recently had the opportunity...

Are you a CPAP user? Have you experienced any of the following since you started CPAP? If this sounds like you, then you might have something known as aerophagia, or...

Sleep apnea seems like a very simple condition to anyone who is not affected by it. You get your CPAP machine, put it on every night, take it off in...

If you are like me (frightening thought, I am sure), you like to know what to expect and your expectations are a reference point to your future experience. As a...

Before I had my CPAP, I would avoid staying over anyone’s house because of how loud my snoring was. It even annoyed my siblings. If we were at my grandmother’s...

If you’ve been diagnosed with central sleep apnea (CSA), you may be surprised to learn you won’t be using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy to treat it. Instead, you...

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...

One of the biggest misconceptions is that sleep apnea is only for overweight adult males. The fact is that sleep apnea can affect all ages, including children. I have worked...

Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy and masks are frequently the first go-to culprit in everyone’s mind for why they have such a dry mouth. It’s a good place to start...

I have found very few treatments for sleep apnea that can be considered true cures. CPAPs, mandibular advancement devices, and Inspire implants all work as long as you wear them or...

It’s been some time since I have traveled anywhere with an overnight stay. You see, I have severe allergies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary hypertension, and numerous other health...