http://live-awake.com Wake up Sleepy head Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:30:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am constantly testing out new masks, but the Respironics ComfortGel mask has been the one, so far, that I always go back to. I think that the main reason that I keep returning to this mask is because it is simple. I don't have any problems of ... http://live-awake.com/200612/review-respironics-comfortgel-mask/ The Respironics ComfortClassic was my first CPAP mask I used after I had been diagnosed with Sleep Apnea. I had picked this mask because: It was a very light mask. Since I was not used to wearing a CPAP mask, most of the other masks felt heavy on my ... http://live-awake.com/200612/review-respironics-comfortclassic-nasal-mask/ In this short video clip, Dr. Craig Schwimmer defines obstructive sleep apnea , tells us the health consequences of having sleep apnea, and tells us who is at risk. Schwimmer describes the event cycle of a person who is sleeping that has obstructive sleep apenea: Soft tissue in the back ... http://live-awake.com/200611/video-snoring-center-sleep-apnea/ This video shows a man with obstructive sleep apnea during his sleep study. He has wires stuck onto his body and face, and he has belts around his waist. You can see his body struggle to breathe while he snores, and then he has sudden loud gasps for ... http://live-awake.com/200611/video-polysomnography-osa/ This is a short clip about a man who is going into a sleep study. You can really see how unhappy his sleep is making is life... and how excited he is after making a step in the right direction by going forward with a sleep study. Through ... http://live-awake.com/200611/video-nicks-sleep-study/ This short video clip is a public service announcement from American Sleep Apnea Association. From the video: [person snoring in background] Oh No... another sleepless night The snoring. Then the silence. When will he take another breath? [snort] If you know this sound you may know a person with.... sleep apnea. It can ... http://live-awake.com/200611/video-sleep-apnea-psa/ http://live-awake.com/200611/video-snoring-center-sleepy-drivers/ http://live-awake.com/200611/video-snoring-center-snoring-advice/ http://live-awake.com/200611/video-snoring-center-better-sleep-for-better-health/ I was very excited when I learned that Michael Breus, Ph D. had published a book. Breus is the sleep expert on the popular site WebMD, an has other sleep sites Soundsleep Solutions and The Insomnia Blog. The Sleep Doctor really deserves credit for giving us practical suggestions for better ... http://live-awake.com/200611/book-review-good-night/