Sleep Tests 101: PAP Titration and the Home Study...Welcome 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 Sleep...A 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 Disorder...March 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 Apnea...If 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 Sleep...My 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 Fog...I 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 Sleep...I 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 CPAP...I’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 Allergies...The 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 CPAP...Being 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 Apnea...Growing 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 Apnea...Social 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 Issues...When 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 Reduction...My 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
Changes in My Health...After a number of years with sleep apnea, I've made peace with my CPAP. When I am ready to go to sleep...reactionscomments
Things to Consider When Traveling with a CPAP...It’s been some time since I have traveled anywhere with an overnight stay. You see, I have severe allergies, chronic obstructive pulmonary...reactionscomments
When People Say, 'I Don’t Have Sleep Apnea'..."I don't have sleep apnea." How many times have I heard that? How about you? Have you heard others say, “I don’t...reactions1comment
The Sleep Doctor...Seeing a sleep doctor at the big clinic was so surprising. My turn was next. I wasn’t in a hurry. Thankfully, I...reactions2comments
