With many health conditions, women can be affected differently compared to men. This is the case with sleep apnea, which affects around two or three times1 as many men as it does women. Only in recent years that more attention has been paid to the role of gender in...
Sleep apnea is recognized more than ever, with diagnosis increasing by 14.6 times over the 17 years between 1993 to 2010. In 2014, 25 million adults in the US were estimated to have sleep apnea. However, 80% of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea cases are...
Don’t take a break from your CPAP Article from Phillips, maker of the DreamStation Continuous Positive Airway Pressure machines, commonly known as CPAPs, are a real game changer for those suffering from sleep apnea, in which breathing involuntarily stops and...
How CPAP controls sleep apnea Article from the Mayo Clinic Continuous positive airway pressure is a treatment option for sleep apnea. As you sleep, CPAP provides air at a pressure just high enough to prevent the collapse of your airway. The pressurized air is...
