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It’s going to be easy! I wish I had realized in the beginning that it was going to take time to adjust to therapy. I started off thinking it was...

What’s the best day to have a sleep study? As a sleep technologist, I would argue Monday through Thursday would be the best. Why? Because I am human and I...

Getting used to sleeping with a mask on your face is difficult in itself. But, what about when you are sick or when you have a head cold? What helps...

The mask is the one thing that everyone will tell you makes the biggest difference in how successful someone is using their positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy. Even with the...

I became interested in myofunctional therapy when I discovered it could help with sleep apnea. My sleep apnea was diagnosed 12 years ago and I have been using a CPAP...

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines are one of the most common treatments for sleep apnea. While CPAP can be very effective, some people find them hard to get used...

After a number of years with sleep apnea, I've made peace with my CPAP. When I am ready to go to sleep, it’s comforting to put my CPAP mask on...

I have always been an advocate throughout my life. I have grown accustomed to speaking up for those not often heard. It is what I have been dedicating my life...

When I first started using my CPAP, I had limited expectations. All I really wanted the machine to do was help me stop snoring – that was my sole motivation...

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...

Sleep apnea is the most common sleep disorder related to breathing. While the effects on breathing occur during sleep, the effects on the body can happen all through the day...

Sleep apnea is a common but serious sleep disorder where a person has brief interruptions in their breathing while asleep. Lifestyle changes such as losing weight, quitting smoking, and changing...

I have found what works best for my busy schedule is to clean my continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) supplies weekly on a weekend morning. I always clean my supplies...

If you’ve had a sleep study or have a sleep study scheduled in the future, then you’ve probably had or will have questions following the study. What’s next? What’s the...

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...

I have seen sleep apnea and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines make an appearance in a couple of shows that I was watching recently. Neither of these appearances were...

Much of the discussion about obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) focuses not just on the diagnosis, but its treatment options. While positive airway pressure (PAP) may be considered the “gold standard”...

If you’ve been following my journey, I left off with receiving my new machine. Now it’s time to start using it. I was in my early 20s at this time. Let...

At SleepApnea.Sleep-Disorders.net, we are celebrating both Sleep Awareness Week beginning on March 14 and Sleep Apnea Day on March 20 by spreading awareness of sleep apnea and hosting a giveaway...

"I don't have sleep apnea." How many times have I heard that? How about you? Have you heard others say, “I don’t have sleep apnea"? Years ago, I remember my...