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CPAP therapy is the “gold standard” for treating obstructive sleep apnea, also called OSA. For some of the people who use CPAP it is very difficult to use every night. There are many reasons for this, but the biggest is a lack of education. With this in mind there are five things that you can try that may help you being more successful with your CPAP. You can start...

CPAP therapy can improve cognition in patient with Alzheimer's disease with a history of obstructive sleep apnea, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Geriatric Society. Obstructive sleep apnea is not caused by Alzheimer’s disease but the condition can cause a decrease in a person’s ability to concentrate due to the lack of sufficient...

A study published in the European Respiratory Journal found that people with obstructive sleep apnea had an almost doubled risk of having to take long term or permanent health related disability leave. As we become more aware of the problems associated with sleep it becomes more evident that if we do not take sleep seriously that we will continue to have health issues. We do nto take sleep...

You go to the doctor to discuss your insomnia or snoring and the next thing you know the doctor...