A CPAP machine is a medical device often recommended to folks who have sleep apnea or other disruptive sleep conditions. Wearers place a mask over their nose and mouth to deliver a continuous stream ...

Cold air from the CPAP machine can mean the humidifier isn't working right. Snoring with a CPAP on might mean the pressure needs to be adjusted. Feeling worse or tired with a CPAP might mean its ...

Medicare covers 80% of the cost for a CPAP machine and supplies if you have a specific type of sleep apnea. To get coverage for a CPAP machine, you have to show that you have sleep apnea by having a ...

Thinking about using a CPAP machine to quell sleep apnea? It's not necessarily a good idea for everyone, a new evidence review argues. This common treatment for sleep apnea might increase some folks' ...

Three years after one of the largest medical device recalls in history, the fallout – health-wise and financial – continues to impact many patients with sleep apnea. Now a critical deadline is ...

Sleep apnea is a serious condition, causing breathing to stop and start several times during sleep. The most common form of the condition is obstructive sleep apnea, where the throat narrows, blocking ...

Although it is important to keep your CPAP equipment clean, the risk of getting an infection from your machine is low. You can reduce the risk by cleaning your machine regularly with hot water and ...

Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who were prescribed continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) had a 26% lower risk for mortality than patients with T2D not ...

Loud snoring at night. Pauses in breathing followed by gasps for air while you’re asleep. Excessive daytime fatigue. Frequent nodding off in front of the TV or even when behind the wheel of a car.