Health Resources...Living with a chronic health condition can be challenging, frustrating, and tiring. You might feel like your life is on hold. Frequent...
Managing Healthcare Expenses...Managing a chronic health condition can take a financial toll on you and your family. Costs add up quickly from medicines, testing...
Disability Benefits...When you have a chronic medical condition, there may be times when you are not able to work. This can seriously affect...
Workplace Considerations...Everyone deserves to be treated fairly at work, including people with chronic medical conditions or disabilities. It is not only the right...
Applying for Social Security Disability Benefits...Living with a chronic health condition may make working impossible at some point. Your symptoms can affect your ability to get your...
Has your skin had a reaction to the mask material? If so how did you deal with it. ...Let others know they are not alone and what you found as a solution....reactions7repliesSide EffectsTips & AdviceCPAP
Sleep Apnea and Insomnia in Active-Duty Military Service Members...A new study published in the journal Sleep showed increasing rates of sleep disorders in active members of the U.S. military. Since...reactionscomments
Will you take our In America survey to share the truth about life with sleep apnea?...Millions of people are living with sleep apnea but the realities of managing symptoms, getting diagnosed, and finding a treatment option are...reactionsrepliesAwarenessCoping
Lifestyle Changes to Help You Manage Daytime Fatigue...Getting treated for sleep apnea with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is not the end-all for your daytime fatigue. If you're...reactionscomments
Nasal congestion with cpap...The only mask I’ve been able to tolerate is one with nasal pillows. I have a lot of allergies that cause sinus...reactions4replies
5 Things I Would Tell Myself Post-Diagnosis...When I was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea at 21 years old, I wish I had this community to support and remind...reactions2comments
If you had a time machine......If you could go back in time, what advice would you give to your younger self about living with sleep apnea?...reactions4repliesTips & Advice
packing Cpap...I take my Cpap where ever I go. It is considered a medical device, therefore it is a free carry-on when flying...reactions3repliesCPAPTips & AdviceTravel
The Influence of City Life on Sleep Apnea Diagnosis and Treatment...This article is second in the series: Sleep Apnea’s Health Disparities. People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who live in rural areas...reactionscomments
Insurance Roadblocks...Has anyone had any issues with their insurance provider over coverage of a sleep study or sleep apnea treatment?...reactions2repliesInsurance & DisabilitySleep StudyTreatment
Preferences of a Sleep Tech (Part 1): Beards, Caffeine, and More...If you’ve read my sleep articles, you know I write from a healthcare perspective. As any healthcare worker knows, there’s a need...reactions3comments
Explaining Sleep Apnea to Family...Sleep apnea seems like a pretty simple condition to explain, but there are certain aspects that will help you explain it better...reactionscomments
To Nap or Not to Nap......I have talked to so many people with sleep apnea who found their life changed completely when they started CPAP treatment. For...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
Living in the Country Can Make It Hard to Test and Treat Sleep Apnea...You’ll hear the term, “barriers to healthcare access,” more and more these days as research examines the patient-provider disconnect. Many factors determine...reactionscomments
