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Right to Repair - A Difference of Opinions on Who Should Adjust Your CPAP

Photo by Clark Young on Unsplash   With the development of sleep apps and easy-access web platforms for CPAP data, the question of who should adjust or titrate a device has become somewhat controv...

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CPAP Teamwork - How to Remain Supportive to a Partner With Sleep Apnea

Photo by Shelby Deeter via Unsplash     An unfortunate study published back in 1987 found that sleep apnea patients who were married had lower rates of compliance and overall satisfaction than tho...

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Want to Boost Your Treatment Compliance? Watch Yourself Sleep Without Your CPAP

Photo by Bruno van der Kraan via Unsplash   An interesting study by Mark Aloia, PhD, a sleep expert at the National Jewish Health organization, involved videos of patients struggling to breathe wh...

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Tips on Purchasing Your First CPAP Device

  You’ve been diagnosed with sleep apnea and now need to choose a PAP therapy device, a mask, and whatever accessories you may need to make the treatment more comfortable and effective. Where shou...

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A Comprehensive Glossary of Sleep Apnea Terms

Photo by Authentic Images via Pikwizard   If you’ve been a sleep apnea patient for some time, you may be familiar with the many terms used to describe the disorder’s symptoms, tests, and treatment...

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Sleep Apnea and Thyroid Health - Fighting the Fatigue

Photo by Max Böhme via Unsplash   While gold standard treatments such as PAP therapy are highly effective in reducing or eliminating the symptoms of sleep apnea, no treatment is 100 percent in its...

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A Brief History of CPAP

    References to sleep apnea symptoms and related problems are found in literature going back hundreds of years, but the term sleep apnea only began to appear with regularity in the second half o...

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CPAP Cleaning Tips for New Patients

    The proper care and cleaning of CPAP equipment is an important part of the therapy experience. In order for the machines and masks to operate effectively, they need to be kept clean without ex...

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The Afternoon Nap - What You Should Know About Day Sleeping and Disorders

Photo by Zohre Nemati via Unsplash   It’s midday, the afternoon slump, and for some it is a time of desperation for a few precious minutes of shuteye. Some will risk possible reprimand, job loss, ...

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