Sleep Breathing Disorders

• BPAP vs CPAP: Is BPAP Better, Isn’t EPR the Same Thing, and Why Would Your Doctor Choose It?

  If your doctor prescribed BPAP instead of CPAP, or if you have read that BPAP is the “upgraded” machine, you may be wondering whether you are getting something better. You may also have noticed that your CPAP already has a setting called EPR that lowers...

• Can CPAP Affect Your Lungs? What the Latest Research Shows

  CPAP does not damage healthy lungs. For most people with sleep apnea, it protects the lungs and heart by keeping oxygen levels steady through the night. That said, CPAP is a medical device, and a few lung-related concerns deserve a clear answer. These include infections...

• Your Home Sleep Test Was Normal but You Still Feel Exhausted: Why Home Sleep Studies Can Miss Sleep Apnea and What to Do Next

  A normal home sleep test result feels like good news. For many people, it is accurate. But a home sleep apnea test can miss sleep apnea, and research shows this happens more often than most people expect. If you still snore loudly, wake up gasping,...

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Men vs. Women: How the Symptoms Differ

  Most people picture sleep apnea as a heavy-set middle-aged man who snores like a freight train and dozes off in meetings. That picture fits many men. It misses many women. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects up to 49% of men and 23% of women. Yet...

• How to Stop Snoring: What the Research Actually Supports

  About 150 million people in the United States snore without having sleep apnea. That estimate comes from a 2024 randomized trial in JAMA Otolaryngology, and the same researchers pointed out something surprising. Very few studies have tested treatments for plain snoring, even though it affects...

• Sleep Divorce: Does Sleeping Separately Actually Help Your Relationship?

  More couples are choosing to sleep in separate beds or separate rooms. The trend has a catchy name, sleep divorce, but it has nothing to do with ending a relationship. It is about protecting sleep, and in many cases, protecting the relationship itself. As a...

• What Is Snoring? A Complete Guide

  Snoring is the sound of soft tissue in your throat vibrating as air squeezes through a narrowed airway while you sleep. It is very common, and for many people it is often harmless. But recent research shows that regular, heavy snoring is linked to high...