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

Full-face mask leaks? Time for a CPAP mask fitting

Many of us with obstructive sleep apnea have been prescribed a CPAP with a face mask for treatment. It does work well for many people. However, not everyone wins all of the time, especially with air leaks on full-face style CPAP masks.  Air leaks, air leaks, air leaks.

Air leaks blowing air in the eyes [...]

Could the secret to sleep apnea treatment success be thinking about the future?

I read an article by the Associated Press “Future-minded people healthier” citing a study by Kansas State University researchers on the healthy lifestyle choices people make.

The study found that healthier lifestyle decisions are made by people who are future-minded as compared to present-minded.

According to the article, present-minded people need immediate rewards. Future-minded people understand the [...]

SleepGuide Forum and ASAA Apnea Support Forum - Success and Fail from a sleep apnea patient blogger's perspective

As a sleep apnea patient with a blog, I thought I was onto something when I heard about Mythbusters’ Adam Savage having sleep apnea.  I thought fellow people with sleep apnea would like to know and feel encouraged that they are not alone.

SleepGuide Sleep Apnea Forum

After I wrote about it here on SleepApneaDave.com, I thought [...]