The Morning After a Sleep StudyIf you’ve had a sleep study or have a sleep study scheduled in the future, then you’ve probably had or will have...reactions3comments
Why Are You Back Again?Once, while I was walking out of the sleep lab with a patient, I joked, “I hope I never run into you...reactions2comments
Sleep Tests 101: PolysomnographyI hope for your sake you haven’t been through every type of sleep test. I haven’t been through one yet, which multiple...reactions1comment
What’s the Best Day to Have a Sleep Study?What’s the best day to have a sleep study? As a sleep technologist, I would argue Monday through Thursday would be the...reactionscomments
Sleep Tests 101: PAP Titration and the Home StudyWelcome to Part 2 of every kind of sleep test. In Part 1, I covered 1 type of sleep test: the polysomnography...reactions1comment
Am I Too Old to Take a Sleep Study?On a recent trip with extended family, I shared a room with 3 other ladies who all snored. Most importantly though, 1...reactionscomments
Raising Awareness: My Relationship With SleepA healthy relationship with sleep is important to our health and overall well-being. But what happens when that relationship is fractured? This...reactionscomments
Sleep Awareness Week®: Ways to Raise Awareness About Your Sleep DisorderMarch 12 through 18 is both the week following the time change (boo!) and National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep Awareness Week® (yay!). As...reactionscomments
Tips for Managing Weight Gain With Sleep ApneaIf you’re like me, you are trying to shed the extra weight from the holidays. Halloween to Christmas is always a tough...reactionscomments
Evaluating My Relationship With SleepMy ongoing joke with people in my inner circle is that sleeping is my favorite hobby. If I could take a nap...reactions1comment
Cutting Through the FogI have heard "brain fog" referred to as a common complaint for people with sleep disorders and other chronic illnesses. I didn’t...reactionscomments
Sleep Environment Tips for Better SleepI have found focusing on what I can control with sleep apnea to be enormously helpful. Your sleep environment makes a big...reactionscomments
What I’ve Learned to Expect After One Month With My AirSense 11 CPAPI’ve had sleep apnea for over 20 years. In that time, I’ve had 5 different continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines. I’ve...reactions6comments
Tips for Using Your CPAP and Dealing With Seasonal AllergiesThe spring can be very tough for the 50 million Americans who suffer from seasonal allergies. The sneezing, itchy eyes, runny nose...reactions1comment
Tips for Getting Used to Your New CPAPBeing diagnosed with sleep apnea and being prescribed a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure machine) to treat your condition can be overwhelming...reactions1comment
Lesser-Known Problems Linked to Obstructive Sleep ApneaGrowing up, my dad had sleep apnea. Getting to sleep before he got to bed was important, or you would not get...reactionscomments
How I Thought to Ask About My Kids’ Sleep ApneaSocial media is a common villain these days. Truth be told, it does cause a lot of distraction, fear of missing out...reactionscomments
Kids With Sleep Apnea and Behavior IssuesWhen they are in their deepest sleep, my kids, who are currently 5 and 7, have always been mouth breathers. Unfortunately, mouth...reactions1comment
Managing Kids' Sleep Apnea: Snot ReductionMy kids have mild sleep apnea and have some nights where they sleep peacefully and deeply and some where they’re restless, snoring...reactions4comments
Sleep Apnea and the Scales of "JustUs"So often we realize the importance of a scale. Which scale? The bathroom scale or the food scale? Each of these has...reactionscomments
