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Did you know that polls from August 2025 revealed that 24% of American adults have consumed an alcoholic drink in the last 24 hours. Although it’s natural to want to enjoy a cold beer on a hot day or a glass of wine with dinner, it’s important to understand how it can potentially affect your health.

For instance, did you know that drinking alcohol can worsen sleep apnea symptoms? If you’ve been diagnosed with this condition and are unsure how one impacts the other, continue reading to learn more about it!

Living with sleep apnea can make it challenging to get the deep, restorative rest your body needs. While many people focus on treatments like CPAP therapy or oral appliances, fewer realize that something as simple as bedroom temperature can also influence symptoms. When the environment is too hot or poorly ventilated, your body struggles to regulate itself, which can make breathing disruptions more severe.

Understanding how temperature affects sleep apnea is key to improving your rest and overall health.

For many people, CPAP treatment is their best bet for managing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). While the machine helps during sleep, it can be uncomfortable, leading many to wonder if there’s a way to kick it to the curb. In some cases, yes, though the answer can be a difficult subject. Losing weight can often reduce the need for a CPAP machine or even get rid of it altogether! Continue reading to see a breakdown of the connection between weight, sleep apnea, and your long-term treatment options.

Have you recently started sleeping with a CPAP machine? This device can help address your sleep apnea and let you enjoy more restful nights again – but only if you’re using it as often as you should. Good patient compliance is essential for a successful CPAP treatment. To be compliant, you need to follow the 4-hour rule; below is a closer look at what this means.

Even though the internet has provided more information than ever before, myths and falsehoods continue to cloud understanding for many people. Sleep apnea is an extremely common condition, but not everyone knows the truth about it! Here are some of the most prevalent myths surrounding sleep apnea and the complex truths you need to understand!

It’s pretty safe to say that nobody wants to appear older than they really are. In fact, each year, people spend billions of dollars to look and feel younger than their years. In 2023 alone, the global antiaging market was worth $55.8 billion dollars. But none of those lotions, potions, and treatments will do any good if you’re aging yourself by poor breathing due to sleep apnea. Here’s how this disorder can accelerate the biological aging process, and what you can do about it.

As an adult, bedwetting can be an extremely concerning symptom of a number of medical conditions. What many people don’t know is that this symptom is a common sign of sleep apnea, which is a health issue that is often accompanied by frequently waking up to urinate throughout the night. Continue reading to assess what could be causing nighttime urination and what type of treatment can address your concern.  

If you snore regularly and often wake up feeling more exhausted than when you went to bed the night before, you might worry that you’ve developed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). According to the National Sleep Foundation, this common disorder impacts an estimated 30 million adults in the United States, which represents about 10% of the population.

However, if you have a child at home who also struggles to breathe at night, it’s natural to wonder whether they might have the same condition. Continue reading to learn more about how OSA impacts kids and how you can help!

Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that affects millions of people worldwide, including celebrities. Despite their fame and success, many well-known figures have openly shared their struggles to raise awareness and help others understand that this condition doesn’t discriminate. By speaking out, they’ve helped normalize conversations around sleep health and the importance of treatment. In this post, you’ll find discussion about what sleep apnea is and celebrities who have suffered from it.

You likely already know the basics about sleep apnea, such as how it causes your breathing to repeatedly pause throughout the night or how it’s often associated with loud snoring. But do you really have the full picture of this potentially dangerous problem? Below are 5 facts about sleep apnea that may catch you by surprise – and hopefully show why it’s so important to keep an eye out for signs of this all-too-common sleep disorder!