Sleep apnea. Now what?

Reasons the Holidays Make Sleep Apnea Worse

You’ve noticed a pattern: every time the holidays roll around, you snore louder, wake up more tired than ever, and may even notice a spike in blood pressure. So, what is it about the colder months or the holidays specifically that makes sleep apnea worse? Here are a couple of possible reasons:

Tips to Manage Sleep Apnea This Holiday Season

It’s important to make health your priority no matter the season. As a sleep apnea sufferer, this means managing your sleep apnea even with so much going on around you. So how exactly do you do that? These simple tips may help:

Sleep technology has made many advancements since the days when you were stuck with one kind of CPAP mask. There's lots of variety to make it easier to acquire the mask that really fits. But with choice comes uncertainty and confusion. Where should you begin?

Snoring can come and go throughout your generation. And with proper treatment action, your snoring can improve. “Snoring can improve or cease with treatments to avert your airway from collapsing in the night. 

If you have obstructive sleep apnea, then you'll want to observe your children for signs that they might have sleep apnea as well. Set an example of adhering to your treatment plan and putting your health as a priority.

Does your bed companion ever nudge you in the ribs to get you to stop snoring or start breathing again if you’ve stopped? If you responded yes and are over 50, there’s a pretty fair chance you have sleep apnea, a condition in which the airway becomes obstructed repeatedly during sleep, causing you to wake up repeatedly and have disturbed slumber, putting you at jeopardy for a number of health complications including cardiovascular issues such as heart attack and stroke