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Sleep Apnea
June 2026 · 5 min
Is Sleep Apnea Hereditary? What Your Family History Actually Predicts
My father snores like a failing engine. I have heard it through two closed doors. So one night, curious and slightly anxious, I clipped a $40 pulse oximeter to my own finger before bed, paired it to…
By Natalie Forsythe · Read →
Sleep Apnea
June 2026 · 5 min
I Followed One Breath Through a Brain With Central Sleep Apnea
If you have been told you have central sleep apnea and you assumed it was a milder, or perhaps a deeper, version of the snoring-and-choking condition your spouse has, the single most useful correction…
By Owen Blackwell · Read →
CPAP
June 2026 · 5 min
CPAP Mask Selection Is Mostly a Leak Problem (and Other Things Nobody Tells You at Fitting)
The standard advice, the one you'll hear from most respiratory therapists at a fitting, is this: pick the smallest mask you can tolerate. It's good advice.
By Megan Caldwell · Read →
Sleep Apnea
June 2026 · 5 min
What Your Oxygen Levels Do at Night: Sleep Apnea, Hypoxia, and the Real Reason It Matters
The most dangerous moment of sleep apnea is not when you stop breathing. It's the moment you start again. That sounds backwards, so let me earn it.
By Emily Drayton · Read →
Sleep Apnea
June 2026 · 4 min
I Tried the Lifestyle-First Sleep Apnea Treatment Before CPAP. Here's What Held Up.
Three months ago a home sleep test handed me an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of 18 — squarely in moderate territory — and a referral for a CPAP machine.
By Claire Munroe · Read →
Sleep Apnea
June 2026 · 10 min
Sleep Apnea Classification: What "Moderate" Actually Means When You're Stuck Between Mild and Severe
You've read the article about mild sleep apnea, the one that said you'd probably be fine with some weight loss and a different pillow.
By Elliot Carver · Read →
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