Tag: CPAP

• CMT, COVID-19, and Respiratory Health

  

  A few weekends ago, I listened to the HNF webinar on COVID-19 and CMT with Dr. John Bach of Rutgers University Medical School, a leader in the field of pulmonary rehabilitation, particularly for people with neuromuscular diseases. You can watch it and get a bunch of other materials now — for free — thanks to…

  Dan

  April 17, 2020

  Awareness, News

  BiPAP, Breathing, CMT and Respiratory Impairment, Coronavirus, COVID-19, CPAP, frog breathing, glossal pharyngeal breathing, HNF, John Bach, Lungs, Novel Coronavirus, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Respiration, ventilators

• Should I play the didgeridoo (or harmonica) to fight sleep apnea‽

  

  Some recent studies on obstructive sleep apnea got attention for concluding something fairly obvious — losing weight and reducing fat in the tongue might be the best treatment for OSA.

  Dan

  February 10, 2020

  News, Research, Therapy

  Breathing, CPAP, Respiration, Sleep Apnea, Tongue

• Sleep Apnea and CMT

  

  Studies show CMT tends to come with Disturbed Sleep, Depression, and Reduced Quality of Life. 😞 This post summarizes the scientific research I’ve absorbed on the subject of CMT and sleep apnea. It’s definitely accurate relative to my own experience in the past year or so.

  Dan

  January 4, 2020

  Research, Therapy

  Asthma, BiPAP, Blood Oxygen, CMT1, CMT1A, CMT2, CMT2C, CPAP, Depression, Hypercapnia, Hypercarbia, Hypoxemia, Larynx, Pharynx, Quality of Life, Sleep Apnea, Vocal Cords