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Obstructive sleep apnea is a relatively common sleep disorder that can greatly reduce your sleep quality. As you sleep, your airways get blocked off (typically due to the collapse of fatty tissue around the throat). The lack of oxygen eventually triggers your brain to wake you up so you can start breathing again.While most people fall back asleep almost immediately after waking up, these constant interruptions to sleep (which can occur dozens of times per hour) greatly reduce your sleep quality. …

There are many factors that can influence the severity of your sleep apnea. While most of the focus tends to be on other health issues, such as being overweight, using alcohol or sedatives, or having medical conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, these are far from the only risk factors.For some people, the severity of their sleep apnea may be related to something as simple as the position they sleep in.Believe it or not, how you sleep can have a significant impact on your sleep quality — and n …

Philips Respironics, one of the biggest manufacturers of CPAP and BiPAP devices, issued a wide-ranging recall on June 14, 2021, that is expected to affect between three to four million total devices.Needless to say, many No Insurance Medical Supplies customers have purchased Philips Respironics products in the past. You may be understandably concerned about what this recall means for your sleep apnea therapy. While this recall is still unfolding, there are some key details that you should be awa …

Nobody wants to wake up with a throbbing headache. After all, the way you start your morning sets the tone for the rest of the day — and a painful headache or migraine isn’t exactly going to put you in the right mindset to take on the world.While other causes can contribute to morning headaches, frequent, recurring headaches are a known symptom of sleep apnea. Understanding why sleep apnea causes these headaches, as well as how to take action to prevent them, is crucial for improving your overal …

The saying “quality over quantity” applies in a wide range of circumstances — and it is also partially true when it comes to getting a good night’s rest. While adults need to get seven to nine hours of sleep each night (quantity), the quality of that sleep ultimately has a bigger impact than the total number of hours slept.Part of getting quality sleep requires entering into a phase known as “deep sleep.” Unfortunately, those who have sleep apnea often struggle to get much, if any, deep sleep. T …