Stuffy Nose With a CPAP and What I Do About It...Getting used to sleeping with a mask on your face is difficult in itself. But, what about when you are sick or when you have a head cold? What helps...reactions9comments
When It Comes to Your Mask, a Lot of Things Matter...The mask is the one thing that everyone will tell you makes the biggest difference in how successful someone is using their positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy. Even with the...reactions3comments
Traveling With a CPAP...What tips and advice would you have about traveling with a CPAP? Do you own a travel CPAP or just bring the one you normally use?...reactions13repliesTravelCPAP
Tongue Twisters - My Journey With Myofunctional Therapy...I became interested in myofunctional therapy when I discovered it could help with sleep apnea. My sleep apnea was diagnosed 12 years ago and I have been using a CPAP...reactions1comment
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, some people find them hard to get used...reactions14comments
Years of Snoring...For many years I have listened to my dad, the buzz saw! My brother flapping his lips and me grinding wood. This was every night back in the 1970s! One...reactions2comments
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, it’s comforting to put my CPAP mask on...reactionscomments
What Advocacy Means to Me...I have always been an advocate throughout my life. I have grown accustomed to speaking up for those not often heard. It is what I have been dedicating my life...reactions3comments
Seeing the Effects of CPAP Treatment...When I first started using my CPAP, I had limited expectations. All I really wanted the machine to do was help me stop snoring – that was my sole motivation...reactions1comment
Sleep Apnea Myths and Misconceptions...Like many chronic health conditions, sleep apnea comes with its own set of misconceptions that we have to deal with and educate people on. There is a lot of ignorance...reactionscomments
Test Your Knowledge! How Much Do You Know About Sleep Apnea?...Sleep apnea is the most common sleep disorder related to breathing. While the effects on breathing occur during sleep, the effects on the body can happen all through the day...reactionscomments
How to Choose a Pillow for Sleep Apnea...Sleep apnea is a common but serious sleep disorder where a person has brief interruptions in their breathing while asleep. Lifestyle changes such as losing weight, quitting smoking, and changing...reactions2comments
How I Clean My CPAP Supplies: Mask, Tubing, and Humidifier...I have found what works best for my busy schedule is to clean my continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) supplies weekly on a weekend morning. I always clean my supplies...reactions2comments
The Morning After a Sleep Study...If you’ve had a sleep study or have a sleep study scheduled in the future, then you’ve probably had or will have questions following the study. What’s next? What’s the...reactions3comments
CPAP: Before and After...Before being diagnosed with sleep apnea, I was working weird hours at my job and attributed my exhaustion to long hours with not enough sleep. I worked 5 days a...reactions2comments
Sleep Apnea and TV Shows...I have seen sleep apnea and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines make an appearance in a couple of shows that I was watching recently. Neither of these appearances were...reactionscomments
Might We Treat Sleep Apnea With a Pill in the Future?...Much of the discussion about obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) focuses not just on the diagnosis, but its treatment options. While positive airway pressure (PAP) may be considered the “gold standard”...reactions3comments
Learning to Adjust to CPAP...If you’ve been following my journey, I left off with receiving my new machine. Now it’s time to start using it. I was in my early 20s at this time. Let...reactions1comment
CPAP Pillow Giveaway...At SleepApnea.Sleep-Disorders.net, we are celebrating both Sleep Awareness Week beginning on March 14 and Sleep Apnea Day on March 20 by spreading awareness of sleep apnea and hosting a giveaway...reactions4comments
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 have sleep apnea"? Years ago, I remember my...reactions1comment