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Many of us have developed high blood pressure, enlarged hearts and heart failure. The one thing that these all have in common is that they can be improved if they have sleep apnea and it is treated. Each time a patient either stops breathing or has their airway partially obstructed it causes an increase in pressure in their chest. This also puts pressure on the chest. The results are obvious...

You have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea or OSA and then they hit you with a bunch of words you have never heard before. They start talking about machines and mask and humidity. You are told this is long term therapy. What they do not explain is what the machine does, what types of therapy are you eligible for and what will be the best type of therapy for you. CPAP...

Yes, according to researcher Diane L. McKay, PhD, who reported her findings in the February...

CPAP therapy is considered the gold standard for treating sleep apnea. It is a machine that uses a mask of some type to deliver a specific pressure of air to help keep the airway open. The problem with CPAP therapy is that it does take getting used to in order to be successful in using it nightly. There are some very specific reasons that people fail to be able to adjust to it and there a...

Quick! Who dies of heart attacks more frequently—men or women? Women it turns out. While the rate of death from heart disease has been declining for men, it’s been increasing for women, according to the American Heart Association’s statistics.What’s the number #1 killer of women in the U.S.? Not breast cancer, as you might think, but heart disease. Some 6.4 million women in the U.S. have...

The new Medicare guidelines require patients to become compliant with their CPAP in 90 days or they will not pay for it. This has some positives and negatives. It now requires the doctors and homecare companies to become more actively involved. The problem is that CPAP sometimes takes a while to get used to. So what do you do when you need to get comfortable in a short period of time? 1....

For those who have sleep apnea a CPAP is your introduction to the first good night sleep you have had in a long time. The problem is that you have to get used to it. So what is it and how does it work. To put it simply a CPAP is a very fancy air compressor. That is not to say you can go to Wal-Mart and buy and an air compressor and use that because I am sorry that will not work. When...

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Everyone has questions and issues as they learn about their new bedtime friend, their CPAP machine. This first week will really set the tone for your success with your machine. During this time it is essential for you’re to ask questions and get the help you may need so that you sleep better at night. These 5 steps will help you have a great first week on your CPAP and will help...