by Rebecca Batisto | May 26, 2022 | Sleep Apnea, Travel advice for sleep issues
Summer is finally here! Time for cookouts and parties, beach time, or lake time. It’s also time for campouts with the family. Sleeping when you’re camping is not normally the best. That being said, sleeping outside can strengthen the circadian rhythm and help sleep...
by Rebecca Batisto | May 19, 2022 | Sleep Issues
Over the last few decades, there has been an increase in studies on sleep apnea. We have identified and named many more sleep issues, including sleep drunkenness, thanks to these studies. What is Sleep Drunkenness? Sleep drunkenness leads to people waking...
by Rebecca Batisto | May 12, 2022 | Sleep Apnea
Depression has been on the rise within the United States, according to Mental Health America, with a significant uptick since the pandemic hit. Meanwhile, sleep apnea cases have also grown over the last few years, so can we say there is a correlation between sleep...
by Rebecca Batisto | May 3, 2022 | Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea affects about 26% of adults aged 30 to 70. With that many people having the same issue, it only makes sense that many famous people would also suffer from sleep apnea. Here are five famous people that suffer from sleep apnea: Amy Poehler Image:...
by Rebecca Batisto | Apr 29, 2022 | Sleep Apnea, Uncategorized
It’s a terrible thing to think you could be at risk for dying in your sleep due to an illness that often goes undiagnosed. According to the National Institutes of Health, “Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects approximately 20% of US adults, of whom about 90% are...
by Rebecca Batisto | Apr 22, 2022 | Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea cases have been on the rise over the past few years, with an added boost since the pandemic caused shutdowns in 2020. In order to help our patients get the best night’s sleep, we need to stay on top of the latest finding by medical professionals. ...
by Rebecca Batisto | Apr 14, 2022 | Sleep Advice
Good sleep has become an art form. There are so many books written on the best way to sleep well that we thought it would be helpful if we list some of our favorites. According to the National Library of Medicine, Biotech Information (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov),...
by Rebecca Batisto | Apr 5, 2022 | Sleep Apnea
If your physician has told you that you should start wearing a CPAP, you probably feel a little overwhelmed. Many people order their CPAP, sleep with it for the first time and realize that it didn’t solve all their problems. Many patients have more problems because...
by Rebecca Batisto | Apr 1, 2022 | Sleep Apnea
Have you found this article after Googling “How Many Events Is Normal with a CPAP?” or something similar? That’s an extremely common question that new CPAP users ask. When we fit our patients with their first machine, we go through their expectations, but often the...
by Rebecca Batisto | Mar 23, 2022 | Sleep Apnea, Sleep Issues
Dental devices – also known as oral appliances – are a common alternative to PAP therapy for obstructive sleep apnea patients. While every patient should do their own research to find out whether an alternative would work for them, here is some important...
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