A CPAP machine provides continuous air pressure to keep the airways open during sleep. Doctors may prescribe CPAP therapy to people who experience symptoms of sleep apnea. A continuous positive airway ...

If you've got a condition called sleep apnea or suspect you might (maybe you keep waking up in the middle of the night or often wake up in the morning with a headache), a continuous positive airway ...

As a young physician in Sydney, Australia in 1979, Colin Sullivan conceived of an experiment to help people with nighttime breathing issues. After several months of waiting for the right patient, he ...

As President Biden addressed the nation following the historic Supreme Court decision to overturn affirmative action in college admissions, there were visible indentations on his face from what's ...

Share on Pinterest Former 9/11 ground zero cleanup worker Rubiela Arias demonstrates the use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device that she uses. Image credit: ED JONES/Getty Images ...

If you use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), you may breathe better at night. But you may also have dry mouth in the morning. Dry mouth is a ...

Every night before I lay my head down to sleep, I put on a mask designed to make sure I don't stop breathing in the middle of the night. The mask covers my nose and mouth, and I do a quick check to ...

Using a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine can help alleviate symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), explains Harley Greenberg, M.D., F.C.C.P., F ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say a consultation with a doctor can help you find the proper CPAP machine for sleep apnea. supersizer/Getty Images Sleep apnea may increase the risk of many diseases, ...

Liran Oren, Ph.D., (left) is shown with Ephraim Gutmark, Ph.D., and Ann Romaker, MD, and the VortexPAP device. Nearly 40 million Americans have obstructive sleep apnea, according to the Council on ...

The White House confirmed Wednesday that President Biden has been using a CPAP machine, a device commonly used to address sleep apnea, to improve his sleeping in recent weeks. Biden, 80, disclosed in ...