Comments for Sleep Apnea Life

Comment on CPAP Alternatives by scott

scott — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:27:20 +0000

I work at a sleep lab and do sleep studies on a nightly basis. while you do have a lot of good information it seems slanted against CPAP use and some information is a bit off. Depending on where you look the compliance rate for CPAP use is diffrent most place it state 23-45% but the American Sleep Apnea Association says its 60%. But the main thing I see missing is that When used as directed success rate of CPAP is nearly 100% and that comes from both the World Federation of Sleep Research & Sleep Medicine Societies and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, which are both recognized throughout the medical community. While it is true generally patients do not like CPAP those that have stuck with it have been very happy with the results. You are also missing other life threatening problems sleep apnea contributes to like heart arrhythmia, diabetes, brain damage, and stroke to list a few. While that information is on the site in other places it should be included here as well. As to oral devices, although they do work for some, the majority of people just are not able to use it as it does not have any noticeable effect on the sleep apnea. I don’t remember offhand the exact percentage but its only effective in something like 25% of people. After glancing through the site there is a lot of good information. Another good place for information is sleepeducation.com which is ran by The American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Comment on What is Sleep Apnea? by David Stillwagon

David Stillwagon — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:38:54 +0000

Good article on sleep apnea. You really cover the most important information in a concise way.

Comment on Sleep Apnea Information by Glenyce

Glenyce — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:11:08 +0000

Thank you for this information on Sleep Apnea, it has helped me understand more about it. I have just been diagnosed with severe complex sleep apnea. Only time will tell now if the treatment helps me.

Comment on Bilevel CPAP for Sleep Apnea by Vash

Vash — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:34:01 +0000

I’ve heard that a BiPAP machine is a whole lot more expensive than a standard CPAP. It sounds like it’s worth it, though… A lot of people have trouble breathing out under the pressure a CPAP provides, which can’t be changed for different parts of the breathing cycle.