Video FAQ – How Much Sleep is Enough?
How much sleep do I really need? A question asked by many people, particularly those who feel they may not be getting enough rest in their normal night's sleep. In this video, Dr. Popper discusses how much sleep most people need under normal circumstances.
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Video FAQ – Aerophagia When Using CPAP
Aerophagia is a condition that some patients using CPAP for obstructive sleep apnea suffer from. It causes any number of uncomfortable effects. In this video, Dr. Popper explains aerophagia, what it is and what may help relieve it so that you can get a better night's sleep while wearing your CPAP unit.
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Video FAQ – Nasal Congestion When Using CPAP
Nasal congestion is a common complaint of patients who use CPAP therapy for obstructive sleep apnea. In this installment of his video FAQ series, Dr. Ronald Popper offers some suggestions that may help relieve your nasal congestion and help you get a better night's sleep while wearing your CPAP unit.
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Video FAQ – Changing Your Nasal CPAP Mask
Regular care and maintenance of your CPAP system is important to the life of the unit and it's proper function. This includes regular cleaning and replacement of your nasal CPAP mask when necessary. In this installment of the video FAQ series, Dr. Popper explains why and how often your mask typically needs to be replaced.
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Video FAQ – Caring for the Filters in Your CPAP System
Cleaning and maintaining the filters in your CPAP system is critical to the proper operation of your unit, the life of the unit itself, and to your health. In this video, Dr. Popper offers clear, simple instructions on how to clean and care for your CPAP filters in order to realize the longest possible use.
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Video FAQ – How Do I Take Care of My CPAP Mask?
To get the best possible results from your CPAP therapy, it is vital that you know how to properly care for you CPAP mask and its associated equipment.
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Video FAQ – Why Use Humidification with CPAP?
CPAP therapy has long been the gold standard for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. In this latest video in our series on sleep disorders, we discuss the importance of including humidification in your CPAP therapy for the best possible results.
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Video FAQ – What is An Oral Appliance?
In this installment of our video FAQ series on sleep disorders, we discuss oral appliances to stop snoring and to reduce obstructive sleep apnea symptoms. Oral appliances are approximately 60% to 80% effective at reducing or eliminating snoring, and they are about 50% effective at reducing the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
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Video FAQ – What is Provent Therapy?
Provent is a relatively new treatment option for the treatment of severe chronic snoring and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Provent consists of two valves that are inserted into the nostrils and held in place by a non-allergic adhesive bandage.
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Video FAQ – What Are the Symptoms of Sleep Apnea?
In video number seven of this series by Dr. Popper he outlines the most common signs and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea as well as some more serious issues that have been associated with this condition. This series has been designed to address your questions about sleep apnea and other sleep disorders.
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