Sponsored: Is the Apnea-hypopnea Index the Best Metric for Evaluating Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
This is a sponsored article from Nox Medical. This article originally appeared in the Sleep Lab Magazine and on rtsleepworld.com. Sleep apnea has been identified as a serious health issue […]
Managing Sleep Problems in People With Long COVID
In 2019, information regarding a fast-spreading atypical pneumonia-like illness began to be reported. The cause of the illness was a virus, now called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). […]
The Reluctant Patient: Simplified Motivational Enhancement Therapy to Improve CPAP Adherence
It is generally accepted that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) adherence is considered more than four hours per night during at least 70% of the nights in a 90-day trial […]
Case Study: Implementing an Apprentice Program at the Sleep Lab
This article previously ran in the Q1 2023 issue of A2Zzz. Back in the fall of 2005, I was new to the sleep medicine field. After spending 10 years working for police and […]
Home Sleep Testing to Monitor OSA Treatment Progress
This article previously ran in the Q1 2023 issue of A2Zzz. An estimated 23 million people in the United States have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and an estimated 82% of people with OSA […]
Advanced NIV Techniques: Thoughts From a Sleep Technologist
The following article is a collective reflection of advanced NIV Techniques based upon the author’s experiences in working with and learning about titrations and the physiology of pulmonary disease. The […]
PAP Versus Pill: A Conversation With Dr. David White
Over 20 years ago in 1995, Dr. David White was asked at a sleep conference in Australia to gaze into the future and speculate on how we would be treating […]
Treatment of Residual OSA in Children
Adenotonsillectomy (i.e., total removal of the adenoids and tonsils) is often a first-line treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children two years or older with enlarged adenoids and tonsils […]
Shedding Light on Blue Light and Sleep
Improving our attention, reaction times and even our mood, the wavelengths of blue light are good for us — that is during the day. Blue light therapy has been used, in […]
PAP or Pill? Pharmaceutical Alternatives to Sleep Apnea
Would you rather wear positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy each night or take a pill before bed? For most, it would seem they would love to choose the latter option […]