Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder that fragments the night for millions; find CPAP reviews, AHI guides, mask-fit notes, and science on daytime fatigue.
I Read 30 VA Sleep Apnea Decisions Looking for the TBI Link. Here's What the Paper Trail Actually Says.
A veteran in my reading group filed for sleep apnea secondary to a 2007 blast injury. He was sure the link was settled — everyone in his Facebook group "knew" TBI causes sleep apnea.
If You Can't Stand CPAP, Is There a Real Sleep Apnea Treatment That Works Instead?
There is a specific object in a lot of bedrooms: a CPAP machine, boxed or shoved under the bed, used for nine nights and then abandoned.
Sleep Apnea and Back Pain: Why Treating One Might Quiet the Other
If you've told a doctor that your lower back aches and you also sleep badly, you've probably heard some version of the same advice: fix the sleep, and the back will follow. It's not bad advice.
What Actually Happens After a Sleep Apnea Diagnosis (and What the Pamphlet Won't Tell You)
There is a number on the report. For obstructive sleep apnea it's called the AHI — the apnea-hypopnea index — and it counts how many times per hour your breathing stopped or shrank past a threshold…
I Wore a Home Sleep Apnea Test for a Month to Check the "Big Necks, Bad Sleep" Rule
The standard advice goes like this: if you're a big man — especially the kind of big that comes from a barbell rather than a buffet — you should get checked for sleep apnea, because your neck is thick…
The Sleep Apnea Symptoms That Hide in Plain Sight
I put my phone on the nightstand, opened a free audio-recording app, and went to sleep. The next morning I had six hours and forty minutes of myself.