Whether you typically drink at night before bed or are hoping to fall asleep faster in the sleep center, you should consider this information if you're wondering whether you should have a drink before your sleep study.

Does a glass of wine (or beer) before bed help you sleep better at night?

Just because a drink before bed can make it easier for you to fall asleep doesn’t mean that it actually helps you sleep well.

Drinking alcohol can reduce the effectiveness and alter the results of your sleep study.

Have you ever noticed someone who snores worse after a couple of drinks before bed? Why does this happen?

NY Daily News reports that a $10 million defamation lawsuit filed by a sleeping baseball fan was dismissed. The fan  was caught on camera by ESPN sleeping through the fourth inning of a New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox game in April 2014. Here's the video and the contested commentary that lead to the suit.

Sleep studies aren't fun. PAP therapy isn't easy. But they are means to an end: a good night's sleep. Millions of Americans are suffering from sleep disorders but don't or won't get tested. If your life has changed since you've started treating your sleep disorder, we want to hear about it! We will feature selected stories in upcoming blog posts to help others get a good night's sleep too.

Having surgery--even a minor operation--is stressful. You want to make sure that everything goes according to plan for you or your loved one. Unfortunately, no surgery is without risk of complications. However, a new study points out an important way to reduce your surgical risk: treating your sleep apnea. 

That's right: people who combated their sleep apnea with PAP (positive airway pressure) devices experienced fewer complications after having surgery than their untreated counterparts.

Sleep apnea is a serious issue. If you don't think so already, this should convince you: an 18-year study found that people with sleep apnea were 3 times more likely to die during the study than healthy people, from any cause¹. 

That's right: sleep apnea patients die at 3x the rate of normal sleepers.

Sleep apnea is often labeled as a sleep disorder...but that doesn't give a full picture of how this condition affects your body and overall health. Learn about the real--and serious--consequences of sleep apnea.

Amanda Peterson, star of the 80s classic Can't Buy Me Love, passed away earlier this month.

The actress began her career in 1982 with her role as an orphan in "Annie" and a few other jobs before finding her break-out role opposite Patrick Dempsey. Though she had cut back on acting by 1994, Amanda did not step out of the Hollywood lifestyle.  Over the course of 12 years, she was arrested five times for various alcohol and narcotic related charges.  But no: the 43-year-old's unfortunate death does not appear to be the result of a drug overdose.

Instead, the actress's family attributes her death, at least partially, to her sleep apnea.

It's normal to snore occasionally – perhaps when you are suffering from a cold or after you’ve had a few drinks at a party before going to sleep. But what if you, like millions of Americans, snore regularly night after night? Are you suffering from a debilitating sleep disorder that can significantly affect all aspects of your life, or are you harmlessly sawing logs?

If you're reading this blog, odds are, you're looking for more information about sleep and sleep disorders. That's good news for you, because the goal of this blog post is to give you an answer to ALL of your questions relating to sleep apnea, sleep studies, and the treatment that you can get afterwards. 

(Seriously, we've answered so many questions that they won't all fit in this blog post. Read on!)

It is well-known that sleep apnea is linked to a variety of serious physical complications, including diabetes and heart disease. However, research shows that untreated sleep apnea can have mental and emotional consequences as well. In particular, sleep apnea can increase the chance of developing depression. 

On our blog, we talk a lot about sleep apnea. We've discussed everything from the connection between sleep apnea and heart disease to whether it's possible for your pet to have it. 

But as much as we like to keep our readers updated on the details and newest developments in the world of sleep health, we also want to make sure you have access to the basics: the most important, pertinent information about a sleep disorder that is both prevalent and serious. 

So we've created a new resource: one place where you can find everything you need to know, just about sleep apnea.