Hypopnea ~ sounds like apnea? Well, you’re not wrong. Sleep apnea and hypopnea are in the same category of sleeping conditions and disorders. Those affected by Obstructive Sleep Apnea often experiences hypopneas. Hypopneas are when there is a lower airflow, 30% ventilation reduction, and a desaturation of oxygen. When this happens, there is less oxygen going to the red blood cells throughout the body.

Teeth grinding is when a person clenches their jaw through the day and/or though the night. This can cause headaches, pain in your jaw, weakened jaw, or serious conditions such as TMJ, weakened enamel, or ultimately can lead to the necessity for a root canal.

Alcohol is great at taking the edge off and relaxing a person, but it also has negative effects on the way that a person sleeps.

Have you recently had a home diagnostic sleep test done and you’re wondering what an AHI is? The AHI is the Apnea Hypopnea Index which is calculated by the amount of times that a person’s breathing has frequent cessation.

Many children struggle falling asleep due to differing factors. They could be having night terrors, maybe they heard a monster under the bed or in the closet, bed-wetting, insomnia, or other issues that have the ability to keep the child awake longer than they should.

If you are having trouble getting used to your CPAP therapy, your pressure may be an issue! If you have already tried different masks and you’re still having issues, it may be caused by the intolerance to the amount of pressure that you are set on.

An estimate of 1/3 Americans experience deprivation of sleep at some point in their life. Sleep deprivation is the occurrence when the body doesn’t receive the necessary amount of sleep. Over the past few years, it has only grown worse.

No one wants to wake up with the feeling as though they are suffocating. That’s awful. Some wake up and feel as though they have a shortness of breath. Maybe they have a feeling as though there is a weight sitting on their chest. Which ever way you can describe it, that’s not how a person should wake up.

When it comes to Sleep Apnea, many don’t know that there is more than just one! There are actually three! There is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Central Sleep Apnea (CSA), and Mixed/Complex Sleep Apnea which is a combination of both.

Regenerative properties such as short-term and long-term memory, growth and developmental hormones are released, energy is restored, blood supply to muscles is increased, growth and repair of tissues and bones are promoted, and the immune system is strengthened.

What is a CPAP? A CPAP is a machine that helps a person with OSA breathe more easily by using creased pressure to keep your airway open while you sleep.

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We all have come across someone that snores - whether it’s on a television show, a person next to our hotel room, or our bedtime partner. We can know that snoring is a natural bodily function, but could we be missing a warning sign?

The world’s smallest Home Sleep Diagnostic device! This little device can track your AHI, REM cycles, SP02 levels, and a person’s heart rate! This is also the first diagnostic device that is capable of recording up to 7 nights of sleep.