Awake In America will resume normal operations when the Executive Director returns from emergency medical leave.
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Dec
30
2011
Awake In America’s offices temporarily closed
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Aug
13
2011
CPAP makes me fart and belch … help!
Question: Help me, please! My CPAP is making me fart and belch. I’ve been using CPAP for 18 months and this is just starting for no other conceivable answer. Any ideas what I can do because this is really embarassing, though as a teen, I probably would have loved it. Tweet
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Image via Wikipedia Circadian rhythms – the natural cycle that dictates our biological processes over a 24-hour day — does more than tell us when to sleep or wake. Disruptions in the cycle are also associated with depression, problems with weight control, jet lag, and more. Prof. Yoav Gothilf of Tel Aviv University‘s Department of [...]
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Jun
28
2011
Insufficient sleep isn’t a ‘badge of honor’
For thousands of years before humans harnessed electricity and created light bulbs, people rose and slept based the sun. This seems to be the natural rhythm humans were designed to follow.
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Mar
15
2011
Disaster relief program being readied for Americans who lost CPAP equipment in Japan quake and tsunami
Because of international business and tourism, thousands of Americans were in Japan during the time of the Friday, March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Awake In America is launching a disaster relief program for those Americans who were in Japan at the time of the earthquake and tsunami, who have been diagnosed with sleep apnea, [...]
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Mar
11
2011
Time to spring forward & lose an hour of sleep
Move clocks forward an hour before bed on Saturday, March 12, 2011!
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Mar
8
2011
ResMed releases Quattro FX full face mask
ResMed has released the Quattro FX, a unique new full face mask for sleep apnea patients using xPAP therapy. The mask that offers a clear field of vision with no need for forehead support.
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Mar
7
2011
Technology is creating sleepy Americans
A poll released today finds pervasive use of communications technology in the hour before bed. It also finds a large number of Americans aren’t getting the sleep they need and search for ways to cope.
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Patients with obstructive sleep apnea often report that they feel like “a new person” after beginning treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. Study findings published on the Jan. 1, 2011 support these anecdotal reports, showing that three weeks of CPAP therapy significantly reduced fatigue and increased energy.
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