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Nocturia Continues after CPAP Therapy: Cause & Solution

You’re now on CPAP for the sleep apnea that’s been causing endless overnight trips to the john, but doggone it, you still suffer from nocturia. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-11T19:13:41-06:00 SLEEP APNEA|

How Long Can You Have Untreated Sleep Apnea Without Damage?

You know that untreated sleep apnea can cause cardiovascular damage including heart disease and failure, but how long must OSA go untreated to cause these problems? […]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-11T19:18:52-06:00 SLEEP APNEA|
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    Can Menopause Cause the Urge to Pee to Wake You from Sleep?

    SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS

Can Menopause Cause the Urge to Pee to Wake You from Sleep?

Are you wakened at least twice during sleep by the urge to urinate and are wondering if menopause is the cause? […]

ELLSSEE 2024-04-14T13:18:57-06:00 SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|

How to Brace for a Sleep Apnea Diagnosis & Treatment

Save yourself endless hours of online research about sleep apnea treatment and being overwhelmed; here’s what you need to know to effectively face head-on what you know is coming. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:52:42-06:00 SLEEP APNEA|

When Sleep Apnea Occurs Only when Falling Asleep

Why is it that the only apnea episodes that awaken you are seemingly only those that occur just as you’re falling asleep? […]

ELLSSEE 2021-07-21T16:30:37-06:00 SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|

Five Things Never to Say to Someone with Sleep Apnea

Being prepped for a sleep study. Here are 5 things that you should never say to someone who has sleep apnea – which, by the way, you yourself might have! After all, sleep [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:53:38-06:00 SLEEP APNEA|

Why Can’t Supplemental Oxygen Alone Treat Sleep Apnea?

Are you wondering why supplemental oxygen rather than a CPAP machine isn’t enough to treat sleep apnea? […]

ELLSSEE 2024-05-03T10:32:32-06:00 SLEEP APNEA|
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    Why Are So Many People Getting Diagnosed with Sleep Apnea?

    SLEEP APNEA

Why Are So Many People Getting Diagnosed with Sleep Apnea?

Is it just your imagination or are there rashes of sleep apnea diagnoses cropping up all over the place? Is sleep apnea the new “in” disease or do tens of millions of Americans really have [...]

ELLSSEE 2025-05-04T18:02:11-06:00 SLEEP APNEA|
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    Why Isn’t a Light Sleeper Wakened by Most Sleep Apnea Events?

    SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS

Why Isn’t a Light Sleeper Wakened by Most Sleep Apnea Events?

If a light sleeper could be wakened by a pin dropping 300 feet away, you’d think that most or at least many apnea events would jolt the sleeper to full wakefulness. […]

ELLSSEE 2025-04-27T14:02:00-06:00 SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|
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    CPAP Humidifier Tank Has Mold: Causes and Solution

    CPAP Therapy, SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS

CPAP Humidifier Tank Has Mold: Causes and Solution

The humidifier tank of your CPAP machine should not attract mold. If it does, it’s not being cleaned thoroughly. The issue, then, is just how should the humidifier tank be cleaned to prevent mold buildup? [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-11T21:37:02-06:00 CPAP Therapy, SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|

10 Signs You’re in Denial of Having Sleep Apnea

Here's a checklist of 10 signs that are very suspicious for sleep apnea. How many apply to you? You may think you know all the signs of sleep apnea, but this list will enlighten you [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-05-03T10:32:45-06:00 SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|
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    Feeling More Tired after Using CPAP: Causes & Solutions

    CPAP Therapy, SLEEP APNEA

Feeling More Tired after Using CPAP: Causes & Solutions

CPAP therapy for sleep apnea should not be making you feel even more tired and drained. “If you're actually sleeping the majority of the night and feeling MORE tired than you did without the CPAP, [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-11T19:23:31-06:00 CPAP Therapy, SLEEP APNEA|

How Many People Have Sleep Apnea? It’s Often Misdiagnosed

Many people have sleep apnea and have no idea they have this dangerous condition, and contrary to myth, thin people CAN have obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea is quite prevalent – and not just [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-05-03T10:32:57-06:00 SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|

Morning Headache: Brain Tumor or Sleep Apnea?

Waking up with morning headaches can mean a brain tumor or sleep apnea. This is because when headaches are caused by these two conditions, they typically are present as the patient wakes up for the [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-11T19:20:29-06:00 BRAIN TUMORS, HEADACHES, SLEEP APNEA|
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    Can You Be Too Old to Benefit from a CPAP Machine?

    CPAP Therapy, SLEEP APNEA

Can You Be Too Old to Benefit from a CPAP Machine?

Even though old age brings with it problems, this does not mean you’re too old to benefit from CPAP therapy if newly diagnosed with sleep apnea. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-04-04T23:24:39-06:00 CPAP Therapy, SLEEP APNEA|

What the Typical Person with Sleep Apnea Looks Like

Think the typical person with sleep apnea looks like a beer gutted middle age man with a short fat neck? Think again! There is NO typical appearance of a person with obstructive sleep apnea, and [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:53:37-06:00 SLEEP APNEA|
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    Do You Make Excuses for Excessive Napping and Deny Sleep Apnea?

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Do You Make Excuses for Excessive Napping and Deny Sleep Apnea?

Do people say you nap too much? Do you make excuses such as being awake but closing your eyes just to rest them? Do you justify naps due to your age or stress? NOTE: This [...]

ELLSSEE 2025-04-27T14:03:04-06:00 SLEEP APNEA|

How to Convince Elderly Parent to Get Sleep Apnea Test

Here’s how to convince your elderly parent, whom you suspect has obstructive sleep apnea, to agree to a sleep study or an overnight oxygen level test. I was finally able to convince my advanced-elderly father [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:53:06-06:00 SLEEP APNEA|
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    Diagnosed with Sleep Apnea in Old Age: Is CPAP Worth It?

    CPAP Therapy, SLEEP APNEA

Diagnosed with Sleep Apnea in Old Age: Is CPAP Worth It?

Are you elderly and have just been told you have obstructive sleep apnea? Can you still benefit from CPAP therapy? Or should you just use supplemental oxygen? If your primary care doctor believes you're too [...]

ELLSSEE 2021-07-21T16:31:01-06:00 CPAP Therapy, SLEEP APNEA|

Does Anxiety Really Cause Nocturia or Is Something Else Happening?

If anxiety truly causes nocturia (waking to urinate several times overnight), certainly there has to be a logical reason for this. You may have read somewhere that stress can increase the urge to void. [...]

ELLSSEE 2020-12-01T21:08:03-07:00 SLEEP APNEA|

Can You Have Sleep Apnea Without Daytime Symptoms?

Have you been convincing yourself that you can't possibly have sleep apnea because you don't have daytime symptoms? There is a possibility that you have sleep apnea even if you're not sleepy during the day [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:52:56-06:00 SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|

Can Untreated Mild Sleep Apnea Cause Cardiovascular Harm?

Don’t let the diagnosis of “mild” fool you; untreated though mild obstructive sleep apnea can lead to adverse cardiovascular events in your body. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-05-03T10:33:59-06:00 SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|
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    How to Tell You Might Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea ??

    SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS

How to Tell You Might Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea ??

Don’t count yourself out from having sleep apnea just because you don’t have daytime symptoms and are lean, buff and young. Sleep apnea is one of those conditions for which millions of people could be [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-04-05T23:29:31-06:00 SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|

Can a Sleep Study Miss Sleep Apnea?

Don’t get your hopes up if your first sleep study is negative for sleep apnea. Better have a second sleep study done because the first one may have missed it. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:50:47-06:00 SLEEP APNEA|

Best Way to Learn to Sleep on Your Side: Forget Tennis Balls!

There’s a sure-fire way to stay on your side during sleep: no sewn-in tennis balls, bumper wraps or alarms that awaken you every time you roll over. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:54:22-06:00 SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|

What Is Mild Sleep Apnea? It’s Not What You Think

Is the mildness of sleep apnea determined by the patient’s daytime symptoms such as severity? Is it frequency of these symptoms? Or is it something else? […]

ELLSSEE 2025-04-27T13:43:37-06:00 SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|

Is Mild Sleep Apnea a Risk Factor for All Cause Mortality?

Just how dangerous is untreated but mild obstructive sleep apnea? Can mild OSA cut your life short? Moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea is defined as having equal to or greater than 15 respiratory disturbances [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:53:00-06:00 SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|
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    Does CPAP Lower Cardiovascular Risk Directly or Indirectly?

    CPAP Therapy, SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS

Does CPAP Lower Cardiovascular Risk Directly or Indirectly?

CPAP treatment of sleep apnea lowers cardiovascular risk – significantly, when compared to what it potentially could be if sleep apnea goes untreated on a chronic level. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-04-04T23:12:38-06:00 CPAP Therapy, SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|
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    HOW Does Untreated Sleep Apnea Damage the Heart?

    SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS

HOW Does Untreated Sleep Apnea Damage the Heart?

You’d be shocked to know just all the ways that sleep apnea can harm the heart. If you’ve ever wondered why periods of stopped breathing can be so dangerous to the cardiovascular system even though [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-04-14T13:10:39-06:00 SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|

Sleep Apnea’s Gasp for Breath vs. Overnight Laryngospasm

Okay, so which is it: sleep apnea or laryngospasm, being that both can cause you to abruptly wake in the middle of the night gasping for breath? […]

ELLSSEE 2024-04-23T22:55:07-06:00 LPR, SLEEP APNEA|

Can a Finger Pulse Oximeter Alone Detect Sleep Apnea?

Being that sleep apnea causes frequent low oxygen levels overnight, could a finger pulse oximeter by itself detect sleep apnea? When sleep apnea is suspected, the patient is encouraged to undergo a “sleep study” (polysomnography) [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:51:13-06:00 SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|
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    Can Sleep Apnea Be Sporadic Rather than Every Night?

    CPAP Therapy, SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS

Can Sleep Apnea Be Sporadic Rather than Every Night?

Sleep apnea may not always occur every single night and in fact may be sporadic in some cases. This can be referred to as intermittent sleep apnea, in which the intermittency is measured in days [...]

ELLSSEE 2021-07-21T16:32:35-06:00 CPAP Therapy, SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|
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    If You Have Sleep Apnea but No Symptoms Do You Need CPAP?

    SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS

If You Have Sleep Apnea but No Symptoms Do You Need CPAP?

Asymptomatic people with sleep apnea should use a CPAP—and they shouldn’t, too; the answer depends on more specific data as well as the doctor treating the patient. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-11T19:14:52-06:00 SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|
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    Can You Prevent Sleep Apnea Sleeping Upright?

    CPAP Therapy, SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS

Can You Prevent Sleep Apnea Sleeping Upright?

Which is more tolerable for preventing sleep apnea: sleeping upright or sleeping lying down with a CPAP machine on? This is a million-dollar question to people diagnosed with sleep apnea who can’t stand using a [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-11T19:21:43-06:00 CPAP Therapy, SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|

Can You Fake Sleep Apnea and Fool the Test ? Yes and No

Who’d want to fake sleep apnea and try to fool the sleep study test? A person wanting to scam an insurance company. A young man wanted to know if he could fool a sleep study [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-11T19:24:25-06:00 SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|

How Does Inconsistent CPAP Use Affect Sleep Apnea?

People who find the CPAP device very uncomfortable may end up using it inconsistently and wonder how bad their sleep apnea can still be with this approach. Some people can’t tolerate sleeping with a mask [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-11T19:14:13-06:00 SLEEP APNEA, SLEEP PARALYSIS|

No Insurance for a Sleep Apnea Test? Here’s What to Do

There IS a way you can undergo a very reliable sleep apnea test if you don’t have insurance—for a price so low you won’t believe it. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-11T19:21:22-06:00 SLEEP APNEA|

CPAP Machine Is Inherently Safe, Says Sleep Doctor

Have you ever wondered about the safety of a CPAP machine, considering that this is an unnatural way to sleep? The device involves a hose and forced air down down the throat, or just the [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-11T19:13:16-06:00 SLEEP APNEA|

You Know You Probably Have Sleep Apnea When…

Sleep apnea not only is one of the most misdiagnosed conditions. But many undiagnosed people are in denial that they might actually have it. Though the stereotypical patient is an overweight middle aged man with [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-11T19:16:26-06:00 SLEEP APNEA|

Can Sleep Apnea Be Diagnosed While You’re Awake?

Has your doctor said you can’t possibly have sleep apnea based on only your medical history and exam while you were awake? […]

ELLSSEE 2024-05-03T10:34:11-06:00 SLEEP APNEA|
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