CPAP use was assessed through medical interviews, with patients classified as receiving early treatment if CPAP was initiated within 2 years of diagnosis or late treatment if initiated beyond 2 years.

The experts consulted for this story do not necessarily endorse the products ahead unless otherwise noted. Sleep apnea — a disorder in which one’s breathing is interrupted for seconds or minutes at a ...

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 ...

Researchers found evidence for reduced risk of dying from all causes and cardiovascular disease when OSA patients were treated with CPAP versus non-CPAP users. Patients with obstructive sleep ...

It seems simple. When you feel tired, you need to sleep. However, other signs that you need to get more rest may be less clear. Besides feeling tired or drowsy or seeing dark circles under your eyes, ...

Having a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) designed for travel offers convenience and ensures uninterrupted treatment of sleep apnea while you are on the road and even camping. However, ...

There’s devices (CPAP machines) and wearables (nose tape, eye compresses, sleep masks). There’s the absolute “don’ts” before bedtime (no screens, no blue light, no caffeine, no alcohol ...

Compared with placebo, pitolisant 20 and 40 mg had a greater treatment response for residual excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with OSA treated with CPAP. Pitolisant reduces residual ...

On June 14, 2021, Philips Respironics issued a voluntary recall of various CPAP, BiPAP, and mechanical ventilators after the sound-reducing polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) foam used in the ...