Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is widely regarded as the best treatment available for obstructive sleep apnea, a breathing disorder that affects millions of people. If your CPAP is not ...
Over 5 million Phillips pressurized breathing machines have been recalled in the past two years. Now, Phillips can't sell them anymore. Taylor Leamey wrote about all things wellness for CNET, ...
As a young physician in Sydney, Australia in 1979, Colin Sullivan conceived of an experiment to help people with nighttime breathing issues. After several months of waiting for the right patient, he ...
Loud snoring at night. Pauses in breathing followed by gasps for air while you’re asleep. Excessive daytime fatigue. Frequent nodding off in front of the TV or even when behind the wheel of a car.
Medicare covers 80% of the cost for a CPAP machine and supplies if you have a specific type of sleep apnea. To get coverage for a CPAP machine, you have to show that you have sleep apnea by having a ...
Thinking about using a CPAP machine to quell sleep apnea? It's not necessarily a good idea for everyone, a new evidence review argues. This common treatment for sleep apnea might increase some folks' ...