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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...

Have you ever received conflicting reports? You talked with this person who said that, but then someone else from the same establishment tells you to do something else, and you...

I have recently returned to my sleep specialist after a long hiatus. I don’t recommend taking a hiatus from any doctor, especially your sleep specialist. I now have a new...

I have used a CPAP mask for a few years now. There are good and bad things about both types of masks I have used, so I thought I would...

I’ve written previously about trying to lose a little weight to help treat my obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). One thing I also do that seems easier to do than counting...

It has only been about 3 months that I have been using my CPAP machine on an average of 6.5 to 7.5 hours a night. But the difference it has...

For most people, their route to sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment involves seeing a general practitioner (GP) or primary care physician (PCP) and being referred to a sleep specialist.  Indeed...

Hello, I'm Ray, a 34-year-old with a complicated body. I live with endometriosis, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, restless legs syndrome (RLS), central sleep apnea*, and hyperthyroidism. The doctors are currently...

Congratulations, you've been treating your sleep apnea for a while now and are feeling amazing. Now you're convinced everyone around you has sleep apnea and they need a CPAP or...

A lot of folks with a milder case of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) wonder if it’s worth treating. Does severity matter? And do the symptoms, treatments, and risk factors differ...

Sleep is one of those things that's funny. Some people try to create this tough, macho approach that sleep isn't necessary. Just type in the benefits of sleep and you'll...

I spent a lot of time trying to convince my husband that he snored. I would frequently wake him up and tell him to roll over. Inevitably he would say...

A few years back, when I first got my CPAP machine – along with all the other stuff of getting used to using it – I was trying to figure...

There's an old business adage that says, “Begin with the end in mind.” In other words, figure out your goal and develop habits to accomplish that goal. You've applied this...

Using a CPAP machine is one thing when you're at home. Now, most machines are not necessarily big and bulky, and if your machine is like mine, it came with...

A very common problem I have when working in the sleep lab is dealing with anxious patients. It doesn't take much of an imagination to conclude what will happen when...