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Sleep Apnea
July 2026 · 4 min
What a Sleep Study Actually Measures (and Whether You'll Sleep Through It)
The question nearly everyone asks before a sleep study is some version of the same one: how am I supposed to fall asleep covered in wires, in a strange bed, while a stranger watches?
By Laura Pendleton · Read →
Sleep Apnea
July 2026 · 5 min
I Slept in a Lab and at Home to Compare Sleep Apnea Diagnosis: Both Tests, Reviewed
My apnea-hypopnea index came back at 34. That means, on average, my breathing stalled or collapsed 34 times an hour — roughly once every 108 seconds, all night, for years, without my knowing.
By Samuel Briggs · Read →
Sleep Apnea
July 2026 · 5 min
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: What the Snoring Actually Means
The advice is everywhere, and it is not wrong: if you snore and you're exhausted during the day, get checked for sleep apnea. Print it on a poster. It has sent a lot of people to the right clinic.
By Patrick Sumner · Read →
Shift Work
July 2026 · 6 min
How Shift Work Disorder Is Diagnosed — and When "Just Push Through" Stops Working
The standard advice for anyone starting night shifts is some version of your body will adjust. Sleep badly for a couple of weeks, the reasoning goes, then your rhythm resets and you're fine.
By Patrick Sumner · Read →
Sleep Apnea
July 2026 · 6 min
Sleep Apnea and Depression: How a Diagnosis Kept Getting Missed
A man in his fifties spends four years on antidepressants. Two SSRIs, then a switch, then an augmenting agent. He is tired in a way sleep does not fix.
By Claire Munroe · Read →
Sleep Apnea
July 2026 · 5 min
I Took Two Home Sleep Tests and One Lab Study to Decode My Sleep Apnea Diagnosis
The standard advice is simple enough to fit on a pharmacy pamphlet: get a sleep study, read your AHI number, and let the number tell you how bad your sleep apnea is.
By Samuel Briggs · Read →
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