Sleep apnea affects millions of people worldwide, causing interruptions in breathing during sleep and resulting in poor sleep quality. While treatments like CPAP mask therapy are effective, lifestyle changes can play a significant role in managing this condition. Let us explore five lifestyle modifications that can help individuals with sleep apnea improve their sleep quality… Continue reading 5 Lifestyle Changes to Manage Sleep Apnea
According to Dr. Heidelbaugh (2021), CPAP masks have been identified as a remarkably effective solution for sleep apnea treatment. However, the degree of benefit derived from them greatly relies on the patient’s adherence. Multiple studies have consistently indicated that compliance with CPAP usage has been suboptimal. Additionally, research has highlighted the significance of initial adherence… Continue reading Overcoming Resistance to CPAP Mask Therapy
Not all sleep apnea masks are the same. Masks often differ in design, features, and materials, making certain masks for example more comfortable, adjustable, noisy, lightweight, or compatible. CPAP PRO is a unique mask with a variety of special features that distinguish it from other CPAP masks. Here are some of the features that make the CPAP PRO stand out.
Quiet Operation
CPAP PRO is equipped with Whisper Quiet Performance™ Technology to reduce sound associated with traditional masks. Micro-Porous foam diffusers surround the dual exhalation parts in order to eliminate inhalation and exhalation sounds.
Nasal Puff Assembly
Innovative Lite-Touch Silicone Nasal Puffs™ provide prescribed oxygen to the nose without excessive or irritating pressure against the nostrils.
Twist and Turn
The Boil ’N Bite Mouthpiece comfortably and securely affixes to the teeth assuring that all components stay in perfect relationship with the nostrils no matter how much the patient twists and turns during sleep. Furthermore, corrugated tubes enable the patient to have a maximum range of movement and sleeping positions.
Compatible
There has been an increase in the number of CPAP masks that are compatible with a wider range of CPAP machines. This is due in part to advancements in technology. For CPAP PRO, a Y-coupling enables the mask to quickly connect to all main hoses and all major CPAP, PAP, and BiPAP systems.
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Adjustable
CPAP PRO can easily be adjusted for a customized fit. Adjustable hose clamps stabilize the corrugated respiratory tubes to give the user the ability to adjust the mask to their individual facial features. This also allows the patient to adjust the nasal puffs’ pressure against the nostrils.
Designed For Comfort
The CPAP PRO “NoMask” was exclusively designed for comfort by a sleep apnea sufferer who could not stand the traditional masks. It features for example curved bracket to maximize comfort. With simple adjustments, a variety of facial configurations can be accommodated. The 360-design makes the mask designed to distribute pressure evenly, reducing the risk of discomfort.
The CPAP PRO is a highly regarded option, thanks to its comfortable and customized fit, quiet operation, adjustable features, and compatibility with various devices. Overall, its unique design and innovative features make CPAP PRO a popular choice among patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
Whether you are suffering from insomnia, sleep apnea or simply lack of sleep, sleep deprivation is associated with an array of potential dangers. While apnea can be treated with a cpap machine, most apnea sufferers remain undiagnosed and thereby untreated. At CPAP Pro ® we meet and assist sleep deprived clients on a daily basis; here are some often unknown and surprising effects of insufficient sleep.
7) Risk of accidents
An annual 100,000 car accidents in the United States are considered due to fatigue and/or drowsy driving. Few may know that some of the largest man-made disasters also have been caused by sleep deprivation, including the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear disaster and the Exxon Valdez oil spills.
6) Decreased sex drive
Both men and women who lack sleep will often experience a lowered sex drive. In men, the decreased sex drive is often due to a dropped testosterone level.
5) Heighten blood pressure
Increased blood pressure is a common side-effect for those who sleep less than five hours per night.
4) Weight increase
When sleep deprived, chemicals which signals the brain that you are full will often be off balanced. The hormons regulating the appetite will be affected, and levels of the hunger hormons (ghrelin) increase. Consequentially, lack of sleep is often linked to overeating.
3) Weakened immune system
A lack of sleep weakens the immune system and makes your body more receptive to viruses carrying common colds and influenza.
2) Increased risk of depression
Little sleep will often make you emotional and/or quick-tempered. Chronic lack of sleep can easily escalate into an anxiety disorder or depression.
1) Serious health conditions
Serious health issues such as heart diseases are a common side effect for those deprived of sleep over time. Other accompanying illnesses may be heart attacks, heart failures, arrhythmia, stroke, and diabetes.
According to the American Sleep Apnea Association, as many as 80 percent of apnea sufferers remain undiagnosed and untreated. Getting screened for sleep disorders may be crucial in order to treat the condition before it worsens. The simple use of a CPAP mask could save your health as well as regaining your peaceful nights. If you have already been diagnosed with OSA and prescribed CPAP masks, contact CPAP Pro today to hear more about our reward-winning and revolutionary apnea masks.
Recent reports have found over 9 in 10 Americans snack on a daily basis. Snacking in itself may not be such a bad thing, but sugary snacks definitely contribute to health issues. As a provider of revolutionary masks treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), we hear about the correlation between OSA and obesity on a daily basis. For most OSA patients, cutting down on snacks and losing weight are medically recommended for the patient’s physical health.
1) Reserve one day for snacks. Allow yourself candy and chips on one day of the week, for example Saturdays, and refrain from eating chips, snacks or candy during weekdays.
2) Small portions. If you are trying to loose weight but do not want to make too big changes, try limit the size of your meals. It can be a great idea to put chips or snacks in a bowl. This can also help trick your mind into thinking there’s more than it actually is.
3) Best & worst. Learn how many calories are found in your favorite snacks.
4) Full before shopping. It’s not always doable, but try to be full when going grocery shopping. Most people tend to buy more unhealthy snack items when grocery shopping while hungry.
5) Eat before candy. A great advice according to dietitians is to always eat a healthy meal – before sitting down to watch the movie with the bag of chips, or popcorn. If you are full, your body won’t be eating unnecessarily large portions of unhealthy snacks.
6) Replace with mints. Can an snack item be replaced with a healthier option, such as mints, chewing gum or fruits?
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Anyone diagnosed with apnea knows the headaches that often accompany the disorder. At CPAP Pro® we have guided OSA patients for decades by making their diagnosis more tolerable.
10) Keep a Routine Keeping a bed time routine and schedule can help making the disorder bearable. Try going to bed and waking up at the same time daily. 9) Diet Changes Avoiding sugar and high-carbohydrate foods before bed. Remember that our bodies need protein and high-protein meals to gain strength prior to being physically active. 8) Avoid Coffee Many have problems falling asleep after a coffee intake. OSA-sufferers may quit caffeine all together in order to achieve better nights. 7) Exercising Regularly Keep a regular and scheduled work out routine! It is easier to fall asleep after a day of being physically active. 6) Change Positions Try sleeping on the side or on the stomach. Sleeping on the back may prevent airways to block and/or collapse. 5) Skip the Alcohol The use of alcohol or sedative medications before sleeping can be a risk factor in developing OSA, as outlined by the Mayo Clinic. 4) Participate in Study Psychology Today highlights how important it is to participate in a sleep study, in order to be appropriately diagnosed. Physicians also look at medical family history when diagnosing. 3) Quit Tobacco Smoking can increase the risk of developing OSA, according to National Sleep Foundation. 2) Loose Weight Obesity and OSA are often interlinked, as pointed out by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. 1) Use Your CPAP
Many OSA sufferers are prescribed a breathing device, as explained by American Sleep Apnea Association. Remember to use your equipment as explained by your doctor.
As CPAP Pro ® has worked for over a decade in the Sleep apnea industry, we would like to recommend the following organizations for all OSA sufferers. Support groups, public foundations, and private charities all contribute with excellent OSA understanding and awareness. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Website: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/sleepapnea/ NHLBI is a federal institute… Continue reading 4 Organizations For Apnea Patients
Did you know sleep apnea masks can improve your sex life? Let our CPAP Pro mask specialists present: “Better Sex with CPAP masks”! You may already be very aware of how apnea can make life miserable by making the patient constantly tired and sleepy. When left untreated, OSA can also lead to erectile dysfunction in men and to a downgraded sexual function and desire. That is just one of the many reasons why OSA – obstructive sleep apnea syndrome – should be treated immediately after receiving the diagnoses. The loud and heavy nighttime snoring may already have forced you and your partner to sleep in separate bedrooms. After all, obstructive and excessive loud snoring does get old for those simply trying to get a good night’s sleep. So let us at CPAP Pro present our “Top 5 Reasons CPAP Is Good For Sex!”
1. Increased Energy
Whether its our conventional nasal interface mask, or the more heavy duty full face masks, CPAP will increase energy levels for apnea patients. Not only will a higher energy lead to a more healthy lifestyle, but most patients will also feel the increased energy having a positive effect on their sexual lives.
2. End Erectile Dysfunction
A big problem for many apnea sufferers is erectile dysfunction in men, and similar sexual dysfunctions in females. Surveys have again and again showed the correlation between the two, and a CPAP regimen will often help the patient regain their potency and male erectile functions. A study performed by Dr. Dombrowsky in 2013 found as many as forty-two percent of male OSA sufferers to be suffering from erectile dysfunction. The same survey found that fifty-four percent experienced a better sex life after beginning treatment. Click on the link below to see what our founder has to say about sexual dysfunction as it relates to apnea.
Hidden Link: Apnea and Sexual Dysfunction in Men
3. Loud Apnea Snoring
Excessive, loud and heavy snoring often accompanies OSA. The beauty is that it does not have to be that way. While the heavy snoring forces millions of apnea victims to sleep in separate bedrooms from their loved ones, due to the loud snoring waking their partners – a simple mask can solve this tremendous problem for millions. By providing continued air throughout the night, hence the name CPAP – Continuous positive airway pressure – these masks will provide air throughout the night and put an end to the terrible snoring that steals your sexual life and nightly rest.
4. Improved Sexual Function
Wearing breathing masks might seem as a strange way of improving your sexual function, but truth be told, a CPAP machine can help you breath better at night which again leads to higher activity levels and an overall increased sexual function. We all know OSA is not just dangerous for your health, but also a certain romance killer. Besides increasing risks of sexual dysfunction in both men and women, OSA often leaves the victim feeling sluggish, grumpy and tired. In other words, treating your OSA is very likely to up your sexual functions and desires!
5. Sexual Desire
When feeling tired, sluggish and non-rested, sex might be the last thing that comes to mind. By using a CPAP machine you can regain your sweet dreams and get back your old sexual lust and performance levels. While sleep masks may seem unsexy, they sure can do a lot in improving your desires for sex. Furthermore, with less sleeplessness and less loud snoring, chances are your bedroom partner or spouse also will have an increased sexual desire. Who would want to sleep with a sluggish, grumpy partner? Besides eliminating excessive sleepiness and snoring, treating OSA may also lead to the patient feeling more “frisky” and eliminate the barriers to a healthy sex life.
Are you a sleep apnea OSA sufferer? Would you benefit from a mask treatment that can help cure your apnea-related problems? CPAP masks come in a variety of sizes and options. Our masks are nasal-interface masks, ideal for a good night’s sleep without the discomfort and tight straps/strings that so often accompany the traditional masks. Improve your apnea symptoms, sex life and sleep by trying out one of our reward-winning apnea masks!
Obstructive sleep apnea affects as many as 20+ million Americans. And many more millions go undiagnosed and without OSA treatment. Having been a provider of CPAP sleep apnea masks since the late 1990’s, NoMask has helped thousands of patients throughout the world with treating their sleep apnea. Answer these short questions and see how you score on our unofficial OSA test!
1. I have pauses in my breathing during sleep
The most worrisome symptom that may signalize sleep apnea are short breaks of no breathing during sleep. The sleep apnea patient can wake up several times during one night gasping for air. These pauses in breathing can last anywhere from ten seconds to over one minute.
2. I snore loudly each and every night
The most common symptom of all OSA-patients is unrhythmic and loud snoring during sleep. Although snoring can be associated with other sleep disorders, nearly all suffering from apnea will experience constant excessive loud snoring.
3. I am overweight and/or have a high blood pressure
Most OSA-patients have a high blood pressure and the syndrome is more widespread amongst overweight and obese. Sleep apnea in children is for example either due to enlarged tonsils or an issue of overweight.
A sleep apnea maskAll of these, accompanied by excessive daytime sleepiness, are all symptoms of an apnea sufferer. If you answered yes to one or several of these, you may consider contacting a sleep specialist to be diagnosed for OSA. Although surgeries, CPAP machines and lifestyle changes can cure this syndrome, OSA is extremely dangerous and can lead to death. Patients will often experience daytime fatigue, excessive morning headaches, restless sleep, mood changes, bedwetting and/or problems concentrating.
See Also: How Apnea Can Be Deadly!
Please keep in mind that the information herein are based on our own CPAP expertise and research with OSA treatment. To get properly and throughly checked for apnea, contact an accredited sleep specialists. For the contact information for sleep specialists in your area, contact American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Make sure the physician is specialized with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. if you are performing a sleep study, make sure it takes place at nighttime when you would be tired and ready to sleep. OSA has many consequences and negative health impacts, but the good news is that an apnea face mask may help treat the syndrome and eliminate the dangers so often associated with OSA.
Did you know that snoring kills people daily? As a provider of sleep apnea masks, we know very well of the dangers that often is accompanied with heavy snoring. Of course everyone that snores do not suffer from sleep apnea, but this deadly disorder is most of times characterized by loud snoring. Sleep apnea affects over 30 million Americans and occurs when too little air come into the lungs during nighttime. Many of these patients can get their lives turned around by acquiring a CPAP mask, these masks are the number one treatment method for sleep apnea. People who suffer from apnea are not just more at risk of experiencing heart diseases, but also experiences a higher risk of traffic accidents, obesity, increase chances of respiratory complications, and many deadly diseases.
CPAP PRO ® was founded by an apnea sufferer, Joe Goldstein, who is the author of Snoring Can Kill!!: Discover How Sleep Apnea Can Be Ruining Your Life. This 56-page guide book outlines many of the dangers associated with apnea. Here Goldstein explains that as many as 8 in 10 goes undiagnosed with apnea, which further increases the risks of complications and diseases. A survey presented by the U.S. National Library of Medicine found that 87 % of snorers also suffer from deadly apnea. As many as thirty percent of Americans are habitual snorers and therefore may be in risk. So how can you know if you are a sleep apnea sufferer? Well, there are many symptoms besides heavy snoring. Do you often feel tired during daytime? Do you suffer from high blood pressure? Or do you suffer from fatigue or headaches during mornings? All of these may be symptoms accompanying sleep apnea syndrome. Restless sleep, lack of concentration and sexual- and erectile dysfunctions may be additional symptoms.
So how can we so certainly say that snoring can kill? For those getting their sleep apnea masks from our CPAP mask company, nearly all have been diagnosed as a result of their loud and reoccurring snoring. If you are snoring often and heavily, maybe so much that it causes separate bedrooms from your partner, you may very well be one of the nearly 20 million apnea-sufferers in the United States. The chances will increase if you also suffer from additional symptoms, or if you often feel excessive sleepiness during daytime or have problems getting enough sleep. The good thing is that a CPAP mask can cure the syndrome, which makes it crucially important that sufferers get diagnosed. In certain cases a surgery can also help cure the syndrome. If you have been diagnosed by a doctor, there are also various lifestyle- and dietary changes that may be necessary. The need for sleep apnea masks can be even greater for those who also suffer from obesity. Apnea namely leads to trouble getting an adequate amount of sleep. Studies by Dr Heymsfield at Columbia University found a huge correlation between sleep and excessive overweight. The survey was done with 18,000 responders and found those who slept less than the recommended amount at a much higher risk of being overweight. Those sleeping less than 4 hours per night had a whooping seventy-three percent likelihood of suffering from obesity!
As our founder explains:
learn-why-CPAPPRO-is-the-best-cpap-face-mask-for-sleep-apnea-sufferers“Having been diagnosed as suffering from severe sleep apnea about fifteen years; and out of necessity inventing the unique no-strap, no headgear nasal interface, CPAP PRO ®, through out these many years I have learned an awful lot about sleep apnea. I’ve participated in many sleep conferences, attended many seminars and have been a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine as well as the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. In addition, I have even written Snoring Can Kill an easy to understand book intended for newly diagnosed sleep apnea victims that want a non-technical, highly understandable explanation of this ailment!
So in spite of all this invaluable knowledge that I’ve learned over these many years, I confess
that I’m an idiot and have not taken the one very simple step that could have possibly reduced the need for my high CPAP pressures and could have even possibly eliminated the need for my using a CPAP mask each and every night!
So please DO AS I SAY… NOT AS I DO!! Go on a diet. Get your neck size down.. Lose 5-10-20 pounds and then have your doctor determine the benefits. So many sleep apnea patients have found that losing weight has rid them of their need their CPAP or enabled reduction in CPAP pressures significantly.
Me… I’m an idiot and at 87 I can’t stop eating enticing desserts and goodies… But you can!”
— Joseph Goldstein, Inventor or CPAP PRO ®
Loud snoring is one of the most prominent symptoms that may require sleep apnea masks or other treatment or surgery. If you are a heavy, frequent and regular snorer, your chances of being diagnosed increases. Apnea can be deadly in many ways, particularly when left untreated. Studies published by WebMD in 2008 found apnea sufferers to be at a three times higher risk of a premature death. It is one of the top four causes of heart diseases; nearly equivalent to the dangers of tobacco smoking. The risk of experiencing stroke, heart attack and heart failures doubles for people who have apnea. Don’t let your sleep syndrome go untreated! If you experience frequent stops of breathing during sleep or is a loud snorer, you may be suffering from a syndrome that requires immediate medical attention.
See Also: The True Dangers of Sleep Apnea!
The information and procedures contained herein are based upon the personal research and personal experiences of the author who is not a physician. They are not intended as a substitute for consulting with your physician or other health care provided. The author is not responsible for any adverse effects or consequences resulting from any suggestions or procedures discussed within composition. All matters pertaining to your personal health should be supervised by health care professional.
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