Heart Health Risks in Childhood Sleep Apnea: What Do We Know?
Kids get sick. It’s a normal part of growing up and becoming more resilient to day-to-day environmental risks and developing a stronger immune system. It’s scary for parents when it happens, but most of the time, it’s nothing to worry about. However, certain disorders and diseases present with mild symptoms, but can actually be causing […]
Why Separate Beds Sound Dreamy! Sleep Divorce is More Common Than You Think
Picture this, your evening routine begins. You’ve got your earplugs ready and the TV volume on low and you’re mentally preparing for your partner to wake up every hour on the hour due to symptoms like loud snoring, choking or gasping during the night. If this wasn’t hard to imagine and sounds like reality…you may […]
The Important Connection Between Sleep Apnea and Diabetes – We’ll Try Not to Sugar Coat it!
What exactly is the connection between sleep apnea and diabetes? Diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can have a very negative cumulative effect on your health. Sleep apnea causes your body to wake up repeatedly throughout the night, is often associated with low oxygen levels (hypoxemia), and can even increase the carbon dioxide levels (hypercarbia) […]
Want to Ditch Your CPAP? Switch it up with these 8 alternatives.
So, you’re just not feeling your CPAP Machine? If you agree with this statement, you’re not alone! More than one-third of people try CPAP and don’t stick with it. Sleep apnea is a disorder that affects over 25 million adults in the U.S. where your breathing repeatedly starts and stops throughout the night. The standard […]
Sleep Apnea and Menopause: The Very Common Connection
Rachel is 53. She has been enjoying the last few years since her children moved out of home, and herself and her husband have been able to find more time for traveling, hobbies and interests of their own. However, over the last year her snoring has gotten really bad, and she hasn’t been sleeping well. […]
The Young & The Restless: How Sleep Apnea Can Affect Us At Any Age
When you think of sleep apnea, you might associate it with overweight, older men, who snore loudly and incessantly. Their bed partners suffer beside them, unable to sleep through the noise, crying out for someone, or some way, to stop the snore. However, this is not always the case. Granted, a huge proportion of older […]
Working Hard . . . and Hardly Sleeping? The Relationship Between Sleep and Productivity
As we approach Global Entrepreneurship Week, it’s important we ditch the idea that losing sleep = making big bucks. In recent studies, leaders and founders who were well rested were the ones making the best decisions for their up and coming start-up. Scientists report that adults need seven or more hours of sleep each night […]
How Do I Know If I Have Sleep Apnea?
How to Use Our Home Sleep Study Kit & Test Device
Welcome to Your Next Step on Your Journey to Better Sleep Ognomy offers three different home sleep tests. During your consultation, your board-certified physician will determine which test suits your needs the best. Home sleep study kits allow you to safely and accurately test your sleep apnea, eliminating the need to travel and sleep in […]
Which Positive Airway Pressure Machine Is Right For Me?
If you have sleep apnea, the gold standard for treatment is usually a PAP machine. These provide you with a constant flow of air pressure which prevents your airways from collapsing (which happens during a sleep apnea spell), so that your body does not wake up throughout the night to re-open these airways. Many people […]
