Maintaining a clean CPAP machine is one of the most important parts of CPAP therapy. Frequent CPAP cleaning will keep your equipment working properly and prevent you from breathing in harmful pathogens that can make you sick.Need to know more about effective CPAP cleaning? Check out these basic dos and don'ts.CPAP Dos Do develop a CPAP cleaning routine and stick...

CPAP therapy is one of the most effective treatments for obstructive sleep apnea. However, if you aren’t committed to maintaining a clean CPAP machine, you’re putting yourself at high risk for exposure to germs and bacteria that lurk in your equipment. This is why regular CPAP cleaning is an essential part of CPAP therapy.Common CPAP cleaning methods include the use of CPAP...

How Sleep Apnea Affects Men, Women and ChildrenAre you getting enough sleep at night? If you answered no to that question, you’re not alone. In fact, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one third of American adults don’t get enough sleep on a regular basis. The CDC reports that an estimated 50-70 million...

Why "Do I have Sleep Apnea or Insomnia?" is the Wrong Question.Insomnia and sleep apnea are two extraordinarily common problems. Patients, and many medical practitioners, often attempt to put these two issues into separate boxes, when in reality, they can be quite interconnected. Having an understanding of the interdependence between insomnia and sleep apnea and illuminating the causal relationship between...