CPAP Blog

Sleep Apnea is a complex disorder and even though I think I understand it all pretty well, there’s nothing like hearing about it from a real doctor (which I’m not). For that reason, I read Michael Rack’s blog, Steven Poceta’s site and Michael Breus’ blog on WebMD. They kow what they are talking about as they have studied these topics for years.

I found another doctor entering the sleep apnea blogosphere today. Dr. Jonathan Greenburg’s Sleep Apnea and Snoring blog is off to a promising start with plenty of useful info in terms we can all understand. Dr. Greenburg has a dentistry background and runs a clinic for sleep apnea patients in California. He recognizes CPAP as the number one form of treatment but also realizes that for some patients, oral solutions may be a good choice too. By offering both solutions he can cater for the entire spectrum of patients.

On his blog you can read why baby boomers are at risk and a guide to sleep apnea with suitable solutions for this disorder.

This blog is a good candidate to be added to the blogroll here, it’s in my feedreader alongside a dozen others I’ll discuss later. Let’s keep an eye on it!

I’ve been reading Dr. Michael Breus’ WebMD Blog called Sleep Disorders for months and only just discovered their video section. In their Video Section, they have hundreds of short clips on a variety of health topics, ranging from ADD/ADHD and Cancer down to Depression, Diabetes, Health for the Heart and Women’s Health.

Most interesting to readers of this blog will be the Sleep section. It is Dr. Breus himself in this video about Sleep Apnea and CPAP treatment who introduces this sleep disorder and its recommended form of therapy in a 2 minutes ‘quick guide’. In this clip, they follow a patient from initial consultation, via a sleep test in a very comfortable clinic, to being fitting with CPAP. At the end they follow up with the guy’s family and learn about the changes it has made to their lives.

In another video, they take you through the process of diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea. They compare an in-hospital overnight stay to a wrist-worn diagnostics device which can be used in-home.

Other videos on WebMD discuss Restless Leg Syndrome,  your body clock and how fat kills. The WebMD site is a highly recommended source for sleep apnea patients and all those with an interest in health.

CPAP is making sleep apnoea sufferers around the world sleep again. Within a 24 hours window, these three stories reached my inbox. In each, a sleep apnoea patient describes their CPAP fortune. If you suffer from sleep apnoea, read these success stories. It could be you getting your life back too!

In TampaBays10: Woman finally enjoys a good night of sleep

So now she and Victor can enjoy the day, after both get a great night’s sleep.

“Oh, I feel great!” says Maria. “Thank the Lord, yes.”

In the Sand Mountain Reporter: Pruett won’t run again

 After the second stroke, doctors believe they were brought on by a sleep disorder called sleep apnea.

“I now sleep with a CPAP machine and feel great.”

On Lower Hudson Online: A diagnosis that can keep our roads safer

 ”Once the patient is treated, they feel like they have a new life,” Bergstein said. “It transforms their sex life, their family life, their work life.”

While Mosa conceded going to bed hooked up to a machine with a mask on isn’t sexy and it takes some getting used to, she said she won’t travel anywhere without her CPAP machine.

“If I don’t have the CPAP, I can’t sleep,” she said. “It’s amazing, what a difference it’s made. I’m clearheaded, and I’m more ambitious to do things. At this point, it’s part of my life.”

If you find more links to similar stories, please post them in the comments.