Disclaimer

The information on this website is from a patient's perspective and is intended to help create awareness and enable fellow patients to have better success with treatment. Use at your own risk. Always ask a doctor.
Thanks,
Dave

Study: CPAP Treatment Linked to Lower Mortality in Stroke Patients with OSA

An interesting article about Obstructive Sleep Apnea and strokes just came out. The article says that CPAP treatment reduces mortality risks for people with OSA who have had a stroke.

A researcher quoted in the article also points out that mortality rate increases for OSA patients who have had a stroke but who don’t use [...]

Traveling with Sleep Apnea Tip #2 – Packing your CPAP like your life depends on it

Traveling somewhere by plane? If you have sleep apnea and use a CPAP for treatment like I do, then I recommend the following tip for airplane travel with a CPAP machine.

“Pack your CPAP machine like your life depends on it.”

Going without treatment puts a damper in a vacation and can also have risks. [...]

Traveling with Sleep Apnea Tip #1 – preventing a broken CPAP mask

This tip is for anyone who is using a CPAP machines for sleep apnea treatment. At some point, you will need to travel by airplane with the CPAP machine.

This simple tip will keep you from having a bad travel experience and is based on my own experiences learning the hard way:

“When traveling [...]