From Sleep Apnea
Have you heard the funny comments behind your back? You know, the ones about your snoring and other weird noises you make when you’re sleeping? Perhaps they aren’t being made behind your back. Maybe they’re to your face. Someone wants you to sleep in the other room… or the attic! Either way, comments about your …Read the Rest
See the full article at I Think I Have Sleep Apnea — What Do I Do Next? Bill (LoneWolf) Nickerson writes about the importance of sleep and the effects of sleep disorders at Sleep Apnea
With more and more people being diagnosed with sleep apnea, one of the first questions that you may have is “What is sleep apnea?” The short answer is that it is a failure of the patient to breathe properly while sleeping. Symptoms of Sleep Apnea If you have sleep apnea, you experience pauses in breathing 
One of the most common ways to treat sleep apnea is through the use of air pressure. This is known as Positive Airway Pressure. The machines are commonly referred to as CPAP machines although there are really 3 basic types of machines as you’ll see below. They work by using air pressure to keep your 
Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder and there are things that you need to know about it. Affects of Sleep Apnea First of all, if you have sleep apnea then you will stop breathing for short periods during your sleep. This affects your ability to stay in deep REM sleep. Left untreated, it can 
So you think you may have sleep apnea — what are you going to do now? Well, I’m assuming that you’ve had a chat with your doctor already. If not, stop reading and make an appointment. This is important. Okay, you’re back. After talking to your doctor he or she will have referred you to 
So, you have sleep apnea (or even sleep hypopnea). You have several options available to you for treating it. You also have the option to ignore it and hope it goes away. By the way, the last option doesn’t work. Don’t bother trying it. There really isn’t a total cure for apnea at this point, 
You wake suddenly in the night. Vaguely, you recall hearing a snorting sound or sharp snore. Then you quickly drift back into a restless sleep. You may have sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a disorder that affects people regardless of age, gender or size. It is often (but not always) accompanied by loud snoring and