Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is effective at increasing work productivity, according to a new study. The study will be presented today at the Sleep and Breathing Conference in Berlin, organised by the European Respiratory Society and the European Sleep Research Society. Previous...
People with obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to stick to prescribed treatment when a partner or parent is involved with their treatment, according to a team of sleep researchers. Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the upper airway collapses during sleep. It is the most common type of...
National Sleep Therapy, a provider of equipment and services to patients with sleep apnea that uses a "closed-loop" model of follow up care with patients throughout the duration of sleep therapy, has announced the release of new data that indicate that 88.5 percent of the patients they serve...
This morning I came to the realization that I may be getting too much sleep. I went to bed at 9:45 last night and awoke (without alarm clock) at 6:00 a.m. I got up and let the dog out then went back to my bed, because it was not time for me to be up. I laid there awake for at least 30 minutes...
I recently got a C-PAP machine and I have a natural reflex during the night to take the mask off because I'm not used to it yet. For the people who use C-PAP machines, did they have this same problem and what did they do to solve it?