About Us...At SleepApnea.Sleep-Disorders.net we empower patients and caregivers to take control of their sleep apnea by providing a platform to learn, educate, and...
How Does Eating Affect Sleep?...What you eat and drink, and when, can impact your sleep, sometimes dramatically. Some of the advice for eating and drinking for...
Why Do Some People Have Daytime Sleepiness Even on CPAP Therapy?...A common symptom of sleep apnea is daytime sleepiness. In fact, it may be this sleepiness that is the first reason why...reactions3comments
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity: A Closer Look...A lot of folks with a milder case of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) wonder if it’s worth treating. Does severity matter? And...reactions4comments
Traveling With Sleep Apnea...Sleep apnea is a very easy condition for most people to treat, especially when you are in your own bed at home...reactions6comments
Protecting Your Hair With a CPAP...Have you ever woken up with your hair plastered to your head after sleeping with your continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine?...reactions7comments
Going Four Nights Without Using the CPAP...My husband and I recently had to fly down to Florida to go to a doctor's appointment. Besides sleep apnea I also...reactionscomments
If I Could Talk to My 18-Year-Old Self...It’s been almost 25 years since I started using a CPAP to treat my sleep apnea. I was originally diagnosed with sleep...reactionscomments
Dangerous Liaisons: Opioid Use and Central Sleep Apnea...When we think of sleep apnea, we usually think of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which involves a collapse of the tissues in...reactions2comments
Working With a Sleep Psychiatrist for Obstructive Sleep Apnea...When I was diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in 2021, I naively hoped the diagnosis and treatment would solve all...reactions3comments
Coping With a New Diagnosis...Receiving a new medical diagnosis can be shocking. Learning you have a chronic or terminal health condition can feel jarring and emotional...reactionscomments
General Mental Health Resources...Living with a mental health condition may pose many challenges. It requires coping, finding treatment, and managing the impact of the condition...
Could Your Symptoms Be Sleep Apnea?...Many of us go through our day-to-day lives without even knowing we suffer from sleep apnea. I had several of the symptoms...reactionscomments
What Is a Maintenance of Wakefulness Test?...Excessive daytime sleepiness is a chronic issue for 5 percent of the population. It is the most common reason that people visit...reactionscomments
How Long Does It Take to Get Used to CPAP?...Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines are one of the most common treatments for sleep apnea. While CPAP can be very effective...reactions19comments
Help Center...You’ve come to the right place! Get answers to the most frequently asked questions about the inner workings of SleepApnea.Sleep-Disorders.net, as well...
More Noises at Night...The last three weeks have been rough for my sleep. I've been dealing with a variety of CPAP therapy-related issues, including dry...reactionscomments
"Where in the world is Kristen and her CPAP?" Part Four: Iceland...Kristen Cascio is a CPAP user from the United States who has a never-ending sense of wanderlust. In this series, Kristen will...reactionscomments
Down the Sleep Apnea Rabbit Hole: Mental Health...There's a kind of rabbit hole we can fall in when we begin to learn about an ongoing (chronic) health condition. Obstructive sleep...reactions2comments
Self-Guided Meditation To Help Induce Sleep...One of the ways that I meditate is through self-guided meditation. I use this method because I don’t want to have to...reactionscomments
