Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when muscles in your throat relax and repeatedly block your airway, causing you to stop breathing as you sleep.

Travel CPAP machines: Travel CPAP machines are small, portable and usually not covered by insurance. Beyond size, "the biggest difference might be in the humidification system," says Chervin.

"I use a CPAP machine, and I thought there should be a way to always ensure power during use," said an inventor, from Riverside, Calif., "so I invented the C E G DEVICE. My design allows the machine ...

A CPAP sends a constant flow of air through your airways during sleep to ensure that your throat doesn't narrow and cause the "apnea" in sleep apnea, or the brief pause in your breathing.

Sophia Schiza, MD, PhD, of the University of Crete in Greece, who is head of the European Respiratory Society group on ...

However, a significant interaction by OSA phenotype indicated that CPAP leaned toward cardiovascular benefit in the high-risk ...

CPAP machines, Sullivan soon learned, have their limits. “Many people can’t use them,” he says. “There’s a lot of individuality with sleep apnea.” ...

CPAP machines deliver a flow of oxygen to the back of your throat, which prevents collapse and ensures good breathing. It has a mask that you wear over your face when you sleep.

A CPAP device can be frustrating, especially at first, but don’t give up. The treatment helps lower your risk of sleep apnea complications, such as heart problems or daytime sleepiness.

CPAP machines can improve sleep and mood and lower blood pressure and other heart disease risks. Despite its effectiveness, more than one-third of people who try CPAP don’t stick with it.

That does not mean she loves the CPAP, though. "I can't say that I 'love' my CPAP therapy – who really wants to sleep wearing a mask, with air blowing in your face all night long?" Strauser wrote.

A CPAP machine can treat obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder which causes people to temporarily stop breathing throughout the night. But the machines, which blow air into a person's airways, take ...