By Lisa Feierstein, RN
What should you do if your sleep apnea symptoms have returned, such as the snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness, but you’ve just changed your CPAP supplies last month? If your new mask isn’t solving the problem and giving you better sleep, then you may want to consider having a new sleep study. A sleep [...]
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By Lisa Feierstein, RN
Reason #2 – Your current CPAP machine is big, loud, and is not functioning properly. If you’ve been managing your sleep apnea for some time, you may not know that today’s PAP devices have gotten smaller and less noisy than the ones from the old days, or four years ago! If you’re interested in [...]
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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 |
