4 of the Most Common Questions Before and During a Sleep Test...It seems common to me that once a speech or a debate ends, they’ll ask if there are any questions. At which point, we are quick to discover there are...reactions1comment
More apneas each year...I’ve had a bipap for around 9 years. I never snored but actually started falling out of bed and ended up with a sleep study finding out that I had...reactions2replies
Vertigo...I am experiencing vertigo throughout the day and wonder if it can be CPAP related. When I wake up I have very puffy eyes, headaches, feel spacey, and inside my...reactions11replies
My Journey With Buteyko Breathing (Part 2): Restoring Diaphragmatic Breathing...Recently, I have become interested in the root cause of my sleep apnea. I particularly started researching how breathing re-education could help me manage my sleep apnea. My interview with Patrick...reactions1comment
Telling Your Story May Be Good for Your Health...“While writing about my health issues has not cured them, it has helped me develop better coping skills and even contributed to better management of my symptoms (and I could...reactionscomments
I Use My PAP, Why Am I So Tired?...When we go in for our sleep study, get our results, and pick up our positive airway pressure (PAP) machine, we all hear how we will feel so much better...reactions3comments
Sleep Apnea and a Shift in My Mental Health...I am constantly working on my mental health throughout my daily life. This has been a long journey for me, and I am happy to say that I have made...reactions1comment
Tips to Help Your Child Wear Their CPAP...Was your child just diagnosed with sleep apnea and put on a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine? Here are my tips to help children wear CPAP. You are probably...reactions2comments
Preparing for a sleep study...What did you bring to your sleep study? Is there anything you would recommend to pack?...reactions2repliesSleep Study
Sleep study ...Had my second sleep study sense 2013 my number was lower than before went from a 10 to an 08. Odd thing I thought ...reactions4replies
Waiting for Sleep Study...I have had daytime sleepiness for at least 6 months and it seemed to come on quickly. The other day, after 8 hours of sleep, I slept a total of...reactions6comments
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 the upper airway. This blocks our breathing passages...reactions2comments
My Journey With Buteyko Breathing (Part 1): Establishing Nasal Breathing...“It’s right there in the name, ‘Sleep-disordered Breathing’, and yet breathing is never part of the diagnosis or treatment of sleep apnea.” - Patrick McKeown I recently had the opportunity...reactionscomments
What to Do When CPAP Makes You Swallow Air...Do you use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine? Have you experienced any of the following since you started CPAP? If this sounds like you, then you might have...reactions6comments
Difficulties Living With Sleep Apnea...Sleep apnea seems like a very simple condition to anyone who is not affected by it. You get your continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine, put it on every night...reactionscomments
Pets...Do you sleep with a pet at night? Share their pictures in our forum!...reactions4repliesBed PartnerCoping
My Sleep Apnea Anxiety...In my extended family on my Mum's side of the family, there has been a lot of our family undiagnosed with sleep apnea. I was one of them until just...reactions8comments
Demystifying the Sleep Center...If you are like me (frightening thought, I am sure), you like to know what to expect. And your expectations are a reference point to your future experience. As a...reactionscomments
'Sorry, I Can’t Stay Over' Versus Showing Friends My CPAP for the First Time...Before I had my continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine, I would avoid staying over at anyone’s house because of how loud my snoring was. It even annoyed my siblings...reactions2comments
ASV: A Specialized Treatment for Central Sleep Apnea...If you’ve been diagnosed with central sleep apnea (CSA), you may be surprised to learn you won’t be using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy to treat it. Instead, you...reactions10comments
