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. […]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Why Is Sleep Paralysis More Common in Younger People?
It’s no secret that sleep paralysis is much more common in younger people. […]
Can OSA Ever Be Diagnosed without a Sleep Study?
Can obstructive sleep apnea ever be diagnosed without a sleep study in which someone sleeps through the night with wires attached to their head and other devices recording their vitals? Diagnosis of OSA is not [...]
Normal Sleep Paralysis vs. a Failed Out of Body Experience
Doctors say sleep paralysis is from the brain vs. the paranormal OBE explanation? Sleep medicine doctors quickly offer a logical explanation for sleep paralysis. […]
Too Hot to Sleep: Causes, Including Cancer, Solutions
Feeling too hot to sleep can be caused by cancer, but there’s no need to panic. Being so hot at night that sleep is troublesome has an assortment of potential causes. Do you do rigorous [...]
Sleep Paralysis Following Lucid Dreams: Why I Embrace This
I’ve never understood why sleep paralysis scares so many people and why they say they “suffer” from it. Since childhood (though I can’t pinpoint if it was grade school or junior high), I’ve experienced sleep [...]
Why You Get Paralyzed During Sleep and Why It’s Harmless
Don’t be frightened of “sleep paralysis,” but instead, embrace it! Have you awakened in the morning to find that your body is totally paralyzed? I have! And I love it! “Almost everyone has had the [...]