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Operation Restore CPAP

Sep
14
2008

Hurricane Ike victims with apnea get some assistance

Awake In America has fired up its Operation Restore CPAP program for apneic victims of Hurricane Ike who lost their xPAP equipment as a result of the hurricane.


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Feb
24
2006

TechSmith profiles Awake In America in article about use of SnagIt

Read an interview conducted by a leading software manufacturer, TechSmith, on how Awake In America uses SnagIt 8, a screen-capture and image manipulation tool, in our mission of helping to create awareness about sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, narcolepsy, among others.


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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.