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July 25, 2020
Photo by Creative Art via Pikwizard The way that CPAP operates on apnea-prone individuals is quite simple. Keeping the airway open prevents collapse. But sleep apnea develops in a number...
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July 18, 2020
Photo by Ben White via Unsplash Unfortunately, job loss is a common experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, but for people with sleep apnea, there are additional concerns that can further threaten job...
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July 11, 2020
Image by Gerd Altmann via Pixabay 3D facial imaging technology can be used as a screening tool for sleep apnea, according to research by the American Association of Sleep Medicine (AASM). The study, titled...
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July 04, 2020
CPAP machines have come a long way since they entered the market in the mid-1980s. While the early models provided a much-needed treatment option for those...
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June 27, 2020
Image by Onlineprinters via Unsplash As countries around the world continue in their efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, medical conference organizers are faced with the additional challenge of finding...
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June 27, 2020
Photo by Tom Blackout via Unsplash California prisons have been disconnecting CPAP machines and removing them from dormitories in an attempt to reduce the number of COVID-19 infections, according to...
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June 27, 2020
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon via Unsplash While the President issued an order last week invoking the Defense Productions Act to limit the export of needed medical supplies in the U.S., major CPAP and ventilator...
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June 27, 2020
Photo by Fusion Medical Animation via Unsplash Many sleep apnea patients have expressed concerns about how to best use CPAP safely during the coronavirus pandemic. While there has been some...
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June 27, 2020
Photo by Jusdevoyage via Unsplash The Coronavirus, or COVID-19 as it is referred to specifically, has spread quickly throughout the world and is still causing drastic changes to communities in...
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June 27, 2020
Modified CPAP Image: jcl5m1 via GitHub The coronavirus pandemic has exhausted many resources used to treat and prevent the illness, and currently, ventilation systems are in shortage due...
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June 20, 2020
Mask Man Photo by Awesome Content via PikWizard One of many studies presented online at the American Thoracic Society’s (ATS) 2020 International Conference shows a nearly five-fold increase in the probability of...
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June 13, 2020
Photo by Robina Weermeijer via Unsplash Morning arterial stiffness, a common comorbid condition among sleep apnea patients, has shown consistent advancements in patients who stop using CPAP, according to a...
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