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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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Sep
25
2003

Provigil approved for sleep apnea, shift workers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration‘s advisory panel held hearings about using of Provigil (modafinil) for people with obstructive sleep apnea, as well as people suffering shiftwork sleep disorders has announced its decision. A unanimous vote by the panel recommended the use of Provigil for treating excessive daytime sleepiness in people suffering sleep apnea. The vote was [...]


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Interesting Apnea Statistics
~~ Apnea in United States ~~

As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the U.S. population
was 306,340,710. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 21,443,850 apneics in the U.S.

~~ Apnea around the world ~~

As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the world population
was 6,777,286,604. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 474,410,062 apneics in the world.