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.
Eight Months of Oral Appliance Therapy: What One CPAP Dropout Actually Measured
My CPAP machine logged 41 nights of use out of 60 and an average residual AHI of 1.8 events per hour. It worked. I quit it anyway.
CPAP Maintenance and Cleaning, Traced Along the Path of the Air
Swab the cushion of a CPAP mask that hasn't been washed in a month and something will grow. That isn't a revelation.
21 Nights, Four Heart Rate Monitors: What Overnight Pulse Data Is Worth in Sleep Apnea Management
The advice is compact enough to fit on a clinic whiteboard, and I have seen a version of it on three: a flat, low overnight pulse line means the airway is probably behaving; a sawtoothing one means…
Positive Airway Pressure and Pediatric Sleep Apnea (OSA): What the Mask Is Actually Doing
The advice arrives in the same calm voice every time. Give it two weeks. Children are adaptable — she'll adjust faster than you would.
The 3.3-Hour Problem: CPAP, Pills, and What Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Treatment Actually Delivers
The SAVE trial was supposed to settle it. McEvoy et al. (2016), New England Journal of Medicine: 2,717 adults with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and established cardiovascular…
Why Would a Sleep Apnea Company Sponsor a Race Car?
The hood of a NASCAR Cup car is about nine square feet. For one weekend it can cost more than a house.