Northshore Sleep Medicine
Many patients “hate” CPAP at first, but most of the initial difficulties can be solved by close follow up with a caring, comprehensive medical team. For example, it is common to have sneezing and runny nose when you first start CPAP. What is happening is that the the histamine receptors inside your nose are being [...]
If you are having a hard time getting use to the CPAP pressure, ask your doctor to lower the pressure while you get accustomed to this therapy. Also, you might try a Bilevel machine which gives a higher pressure when you inhale (so you and the machine are working together) and a lower pressure when you exhale (which [...]
I will start doing a weekly video blog. (Are people really calling them Vlogs?) I will keep them fairly brief and will either give a sleep tip or will answer a question. So if you have questions concerning normal sleep or sleep disorders, then leave them as comments on my blog and I will try [...]
