Sleep

When you have sleep apnea, it can feel like the only solution to your snoring and unrestful nights is a CPAP machine. While the CPAP machine is certainly one of the most effective treatments for [...]

Curious about the process of diagnosing sleep apnea? Here’s what you should know.      Testing for Diagnosis For an accurate diagnosis, Dr. Hartsfield may use the results from one or both of [...]

Wondering what actually causes sleep apnea? Read on for a list of possible root causes.   The Basics The most common form of Sleep Apnea is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and has to do with [...]

While it is a common symptom, snoring doesn’t necessarily mean you have sleep apnea.   What is Sleep Apnea? Commonly known as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), this sleep disorder has to do [...]

Important facts about sleep apnea and how it could be affecting you.   The Facts According to Daniel Mansfield, MPH, National Center for Health Research, “Between 50-70 million Americans [...]

It’s pretty common knowledge that sleeping well is crucial to staying healthy. But have you ever started describing the way you sleep to a friend, only to hear them say, “That [...]

CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) therapy is extremely successful in treating cases of OSA (obstructive sleep apnea). It’s about 99 percent effective in treating the condition and [...]

If you’ve been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, a condition in which your breathing is interrupted multiple times during sleep and can cause many health problems, then you may be familiar [...]

Sleep apnea may go undiagnosed in people for a long time, and they may not know that it’s the underlying cause of various other medical problems they’re experiencing. Not being aware of the cause [...]