By Lisa Feierstein, RN
The AAA Auto Club Group says that 2.2 million people will be traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend this year. Why not take a moment in the midst of your holiday preparations to read these helpful travel tips. Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drowsy Traveling With Your CPAP Drive alert so you arrive [...]
Posted in CPAP, News, Sleep Apnea, Travel | Tagged cpap, drowsy driving, OSA, sleep, sleep apnea, sleep disorders, thanksgiving, travel, traveling with your CPAP |
By Lisa Feierstein, RN
Many of you already know about the dangers of drinking and driving. The danger of texting while driving has also been in the news. What about drowsy driving? Are you aware that sleep deprivation behind the wheel can have the same effects as driving drunk? These effects include impaired judgment, vision, hand-eye coordination and slowed-down [...]
Posted in News, Sleep Tips | Tagged distracted driving, drowsy driving, drowsy driving prevention tips, drowsy driving prevention week, drunk driving, national sleep foundation, sleep |
By Lisa Feierstein, RN
Reason #1 – It has been awhile since your last one If it has been five to seven years since your last sleep study you may need to get an updated sleep study. Why? Because you’re now a little older and you may be taking new medications. Just like you see your health practitioner [...]
Posted in CPAP, Sleep Apnea | Tagged cpap, diabetes, drowsy driving, heart disease, high blood pressure, medications and sleep, obesity, OSA, repeat sleep study, sleep, sleep disorders, sleep study |
By Lisa Feierstein, RN
As long as you sleep, you will need to wear your PAP device. With a 20% weight loss your treatment pressures may need to be altered and a new sleep study is recommended. Sleep apnea is a sleep breathing disorder which is treated through effective, consistent management. You’ll even need to wear your device [...]
Posted in CPAP, Sleep Apnea, Travel | Tagged cpap, diabetes, drowsy driving, high blood pressure, OSA, sleep, sleep apnea, snoring, travel, weight loss |
By Lisa Feierstein, RN
Do I have to wear it every night? I hear this question almost every day and YES, I say you do need to wear your PAP device whenever you sleep, which also includes when you travel.
Posted in CPAP, Sleep Apnea, Travel | Tagged cpap, drowsy driving, heart disease, high blood pressure, OSA, sleep, sleep apnea, stroke, travel |
By Lisa Feierstein, RN
It’s probably no surprise that most of us are not getting enough sleep these days. Our jobs are more demanding than they were five years ago, requiring us to take work home and immerse ourselves in technology. We can’t seem to stop checking our friends’ Facebook status or our Twitter feeds before we turn in at night. It all boils down to the fact that Americans are not getting enough sleep which affects our health and well-being in significant ways.
Posted in News, Sleep Apnea | Tagged drowsy driving, lack of sleep, national sleep foundation, sleep, sleep apnea, sleep deprivation, sleep habits by age group, sleep in america poll, technology and sleep |
By Lisa Feierstein, RN
Does Dad snore after he falls asleep in front of the TV? Does he also nod off quickly at the movies or when he goes out to see a play? Are his snores so robust they wake others up in the family? If so, Dad may have sleep apnea. Sixty-seven percent of America’s adults live [...]
Posted in CPAP, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Tips | Tagged cpap, diabetes, drowsy driving, heart disease, high blood pressure, men's health, sleep, sleep apnea, snoring, stroke |
By Lisa Feierstein, RN
I’d like to set the record straight again on yet another sleep myth, one that I’m very familiar with: snoring. Sleep Myth: Everybody Snores, What’s The Big Deal? It is a big deal to constantly hear someone snore and usually snoring is a strong indicator of a chronic health problem, such as sleep [...]
Posted in Sleep Apnea | Tagged diabetes, drowsy driving, heart disease, high blood pressure, OSA, sleep, sleep apnea, sleep disorders, snoring |
By Lisa Feierstein, RN
Drowsy driving can happen to you and is more common than we’d like to think. According to the National Sleep Foundation, 1.9 million drivers have fatigue-related car crashes or near misses each year. Sleep deprivation affects driving in a similar way that alcohol affects a driver, except that a sleeping driver is unable to [...]
Posted in News, Sleep Apnea | Tagged drowsy driving, heart disease, high blood pressure, holiday travel, sleep disorders, stroke |
