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Top 5 Questions to Ask when Shopping for a CPAP Machine for your Sleep Apnea and Snoring Treatment

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Top 5 Questions to Ask when Shopping for a CPAP Machine for your Sleep Apnea and Snoring Treatment

The top 5 questions to ask before buying a new CPAP machine to treat your sleep apnea or snoring. From Austin's top-rated sleep lab since 1999, SleepSomatics Diagnostic Center.

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Sleep More to Reduce Diabetes Risk

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Sleep More to Reduce Diabetes Risk

A U.S. research study indicates that increasing quality, restorative sleep can reduce diabetes risk, confirming that improving sleep improves one's health.

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Mandating Commercial Motor Vehicle CDL Obstructive Sleep Apnea Testing

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Mandating Commercial Motor Vehicle CDL Obstructive Sleep Apnea Testing

The most effective way to reduce automobile fatalities caused by sleep deprivation are to mandate screening of all CMV operators for obstructive sleep apnea, enact verifiable sleep testing protocols for these screenings, and enforce nationwide compliance for all commercial drivers’ license medical examiners. 

This article is an opinion essay by a SleepSomatics clinician. The views expressed do not necessarily represent the views of SleepSomatics.

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Go Back to Sleep Before Back-to-School

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Go Back to Sleep Before Back-to-School

As Texas kids head back to school, many parents don't know that their children's summer sleep habits and poor school year sleep is responsible for poor grades, poor academic performance, behavioral problems, and if left-untreated, long-term health complications.

Side-Effects and What to Expect from CPAP, Bi-PAP, and PAP Therapy

Side-Effects and What to Expect from CPAP, Bi-PAP, and PAP Therapy

The CPAP side-effects patients most often are worried about are those we discuss below. This SleepSomatics article on CPAP side-effects takes an admittedly tongue-and-cheek approach to the side-effects discussion. A degree of both humor and levity are employed for effect.

What are CPAP, Bi-PAP, and PAP Therapy

What are CPAP, Bi-PAP, and PAP Therapy

This SleepSomatics blog article is part one of a six part series on CPAP Therapy, Bi-PAP (or Bi-Level) Therapy, and Treating Sleep-Disordered Breathing (Sleep Apnea) with Non-Invasive PAP Therapy.

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NFL Offensive Lineman Diagnosed with Severe Sleep Apnea

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NFL Offensive Lineman Diagnosed with Severe Sleep Apnea

Sixth-round draft pick (and recently released) Ravens offensive lineman Ryan Jensen just confirmed he was diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea.