Question: Help me, please! My CPAP is making me fart and belch. I’ve been using CPAP for 18 months and this is just starting for no other conceivable answer. Any ideas what I can do because this is really embarassing, though as a teen, I probably would have loved it.
Image via Wikipedia Circadian rhythms – the natural cycle that dictates our biological processes over a 24-hour day — does more than tell us when to sleep or wake. Disruptions in the cycle are also associated with depression, problems with weight control, jet lag, and more. Prof. Yoav Gothilf of Tel Aviv University‘s Department of [...]
For thousands of years before humans harnessed electricity and created light bulbs, people rose and slept based the sun. This seems to be the natural rhythm humans were designed to follow.
Because of international business and tourism, thousands of Americans were in Japan during the time of the Friday, March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Awake In America is launching a disaster relief program for those Americans who were in Japan at the time of the earthquake and tsunami, who have been diagnosed with sleep apnea, [...]
ResMed has released the Quattro FX, a unique new full face mask for sleep apnea patients using xPAP therapy. The mask that offers a clear field of vision with no need for forehead support.
A poll released today finds pervasive use of communications technology in the hour before bed. It also finds a large number of Americans aren’t getting the sleep they need and search for ways to cope.
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea often report that they feel like “a new person” after beginning treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. Study findings published on the Jan. 1, 2011 support these anecdotal reports, showing that three weeks of CPAP therapy significantly reduced fatigue and increased energy.
New York City dentist Farhad Hakimi says his 12 years of research of more than 3,500 patients suffering from sleep apnea and snoring shows they lower sex drive, inhibit orgasm, and contribute to erectile dysfunction in some men.
Researchers found that 75 percent of children surveyed consumed caffeine on a daily basis, and the more caffeine the children consumed, the less they slept.