Sleep apnea can cause night time breathing to become erratic; shallow or stop completely for anything between 10 and 120 seconds. These sleep apnea symptoms, along with snoring, are caused by blockage, either completely or partially, in the airway.  This is brought on by an obstruction in air flow through fatty tissue in the throat [...]

So you’re with your boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse on vacation and you lay down beside him or her on your bed, he or she fast asleep. He or she snores and every now and then you hear that stop. You wonder and as you turn to him or her to check on them, you see [...]

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a sleeping disorder caused by inadequate airflow during sleep, resulting in frequent pauses in breathing throughout the night, lasting from 10 seconds up to 120 seconds at a time.  The breaks in breathing are caused by the airway being partially or fully blocked by fatty tissue in the neck or [...]

I have Sleep Apnea and need to adjust the air pressure on the machine. I have lost my insurance and can not afford to have it professionally adjusted. If you know how please answer this question. Thanks!

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Summary – Full night sleep study using ALICE 3 equipment by Respironics.
Level of apnoea = 85.1/h
Level of desaturation = 86.7
Sleep efficiency = 45.9%
Number of Micro-arousals = 85.3/h
Basal saturation (blood oximetry) = 92.0%
Basal desaturation (blood oximetry) = 49.0%
Average Apnoea duration = 23.5 seconds
Longest apnoea duration = 58.0 seconds
Patient requires CPAP titration (Manual)

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