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.
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?
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…
A Nightcap and Sleep Apnea: Why the Drink That Knocks You Out Makes Your Airway Worse
A drink before bed helps you sleep. Most people believe some version of this, and they are not crazy to.
CPAP for Pediatric Sleep Apnea: What Most Parents Do, What the Evidence Says, and What Actually Works at 9 p.m.
There is a particular silence in a house where a child has just been prescribed CPAP. The machine arrives in a box. It hums.
Sleep Apnea Severity Is a Number — and the Number Is Stranger Than It Looks
There is a number on your sleep study, and it probably has a decimal point. Maybe it says 27.4. Maybe 8.1, or 62.0.
Sleep Apnea Management During the Holidays: What a Week Without My CPAP's Data Taught Me
On the second night at my brother-in-law's house, I realized I'd left the SD card from my CPAP machine sitting in my home office, plugged into a laptop. The machine still ran.