News — CPAP

Treating Sleep Apnea Can Lower the Risk of Age-Related Dementia

Photo by Nani Chavez via Unsplash   Recent studies have found that sleep apnea, a disorder with a high number of common comorbidities, is closely linked to age-related dementia such as Alzheimer’s...

Read more

Researchers Question Why Sleep Apnea Patients Were Not a Priority for Early COVID-19 Vaccinations

Photo by Steven Cornfield via Unsplash   While the COVID-19 vaccination rollout will soon be including a majority of adult U.S. citizens, there have been many questions about who should have been ...

Read more

New Global Survey Finds More Sleep Problems but Less CPAP Use During COVID-19 Pandemic

Photo by engin akyurt via Unsplash   A new survey conducted by health technology company Philips Respironics highlights an alarming discrepancy between rising sleep-related health problems and sig...

Read more

CPAP Discipline - How to Keep From Slipping Out of Your Treatment Routine

Photo by Adrian Swancar via Unsplash   One of the most important aspects of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is regular treatment adherence. Defined as a minimum of four hours per night at l...

Read more

CPAP Therapy Leads to Increases in Physical Activity, According to New Study

Photo by bruce mars via Unsplash   A new study has found that CPAP therapy is associated with increased physical activity among adults with sleep apnea and cardiovascular conditions. The study, kn...

Read more

Survey Says - People Don’t Know Enough About Sleep Apnea

Photo by Nicole Wolf via Unsplash   According to a recent survey conducted by the health technology company Itamar Medical, an average of nearly 90 percent of Americans believe they are familiar w...

Read more

FDA Approves eXciteOSA Tongue Stimulator For Daytime Treatment of Sleep Apnea

Photo from Signifier Medical Technologies   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new device technology called an intraoral neuromuscular stimulator to help treat snoring and slee...

Read more

Complications From Sleep Apnea Can Cause Leaking of Cerebrospinal Fluids

Photo by Brittany Colette via Unsplash   Recent studies have found that leakage of cerebrospinal fluids may be closely linked to sleep apnea. Build-up and leakage of these fluids from the brain or...

Read more

Going Mini - The Mini CPAP Is More Than Just a Travel Device

    While there may be less traveling going on due to the current pandemic, the popularity of travel-size CPAP devices does not seem to have diminished as a result. In fact, health concerns due to...

Read more