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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.

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CPAP June 2026 · 5 min

Why CPAP Therapy Dries You Out — and the Physiology of Fixing It

A machine that saves your life shouldn't make you dread bedtime. But for a large share of people who start CPAP therapy, that's the bargain on offer: fewer apneas, deeper sleep, a heart that stops…

By Claire Munroe · Read →
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Sleep Apnea June 2026 · 5 min

Sleep Apnea Is Not Really a Sleep Problem

Obstructive sleep apnea is filed in the wrong drawer. We call it a sleep disorder, treat it in sleep clinics, and measure it in events per hour of sleep.

By Thomas Greenwood · Read →
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Sleep Apnea June 2026 · 5 min

I Tried Three Ways to Screen for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Before My Sleep Study. Only One Was Honest.

Five events an hour. That is the line a sleep physician draws between "fine" and "you have obstructive sleep apnea" — five breathing interruptions per hour of sleep, each at least ten seconds long, is…

By Megan Caldwell · Read →
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Sleep Apnea June 2026 · 5 min

I Wore a Home Sleep Test for Three Nights: What Obstructive Sleep Apnea Actually Looks Like on a Chart

My wife has told me for years that I stop breathing in my sleep. I assumed she was exaggerating, the way you do when someone interrupts an argument with your own snoring.

By James Hartley · Read →
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CPAP June 2026 · 5 min

Sleep Apnea and Blood Pressure: Which One Is Driving the Other?

In a cardiology clinic, the question comes up again and again, usually phrased with some frustration: Did the apnea give me high blood pressure, or did my blood pressure mess up my sleep?

By Judith Hawthorn · Read →
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Sleep Apnea June 2026 · 5 min

I Slept With a Pulse Oximeter for a Week to Understand Obstructive Sleep Apnea

For seven nights I clipped a $40 pulse oximeter to my finger before bed — the kind sold for hikers worried about altitude, with a continuous-recording mode and a strap so it doesn't fall off when you…

By Natalie Forsythe · Read →