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Sleep Disruptions from Colder Weather Keeping you Awake?

cold weather affecting your sleep

Colder weather can change your sleeping patterns.

CPAPCentral.com hopes you are able to stay warm through this last portion of fall as colder weather rolls in. Have you noticed that colder weather can negatively affect your sleep and breathing, especially if you have sleep apnea and use a CPAP machine? For most people diagnosed with sleep apnea, cold weather tends to increase the severity of sleep apnea symptoms and cause more sleep disruptions. Let’s take a closer look how the cold can affect your sleep and breathing.

There are a number of things that affect how someone sleeps at night, whether or not they have sleep apnea. A few contributors to uncomfortable sleep are:

  • Allergies
  • Too warm or cold
  • Having a cold or illness
  • Aching or twitchy muscles

A loved one may hear or see individuals with sleep apnea waking up numerous times during the night gasping for air, snoring or just not getting enough sleep.

Seasons Change: Colder Weather & Sleep Disruption

Did you know people wake up on the average of about 15 times a night in warm months? As the seasons change and cold weather blankets the region, sleep apnea occurrences can increase throughout the night. During winter months, people wake up increased to an average of 18 times a night. This difference between warm summer months and cold winter months may seem minor. However, the cold conditions significantly increase the amount of severe sleep apnea occurrences causing some people to wake up as many as 30 times a night! If the colder weather is causing more sleep disruptions for you, consider talking with your doctor about your sleeping pattern.

If maintaining your breathing is becoming difficult during the night, contact CPAPCentral.com for assistance adjusting your sleep apnea therapy to find a more comfortable therapy level. We are happy to help and answer any questions you may have about sleep therapy, bi-level machines or CPAP equipment! We can also help locate replacement supplies to keep your therapy comfortable. Call CPAPCentral.com with your questions at 877-632-3702.

Must-Have CPAP Supplies for Sleep Apnea Treatment 1

Essential CPAP supplies

Discover these essential CPAP supplies!

More than 18 million American adults have sleep apnea according to the National Sleep Foundation. If you or a loved one is diagnosed, CPAPCentral.com is excited to help you start sleep apnea therapy. Our goal is to help you sleep better!

Most people perceive sleep apnea therapy as only needing a machine, mask, and tubing for reducing snoring and waking up during the night. Although those three things are essential components of therapy, there are a few more CPAP supplies that can also help with sleep apnea treatment. Below are some of those CPAP supplies:

Filters – Filters clean the air entering your CPAP, BiPAP, or APAP machine and we recommend you replace or clean your filters. This will help you breath better and improve the performance of your machine. If you remove the filters on your CPAP, BiPAP, or APAP, the machine could collect allergens or other dust particles and interfere with the quality of the therapy. Filters ensure a clean and healthy sleep apnea therapy experience and are available in disposable or non-disposable styles.

SD Smart Cards – Many CPAP, BiPAP, and APAP machines now come equipped with a slot for an SD Card, or digital storage device that is very similar to ones used in today’s cameras. The SD

Smart Card allows your machine to store therapy data for longer periods of time as well as allowing you to upload therapy data into therapy software on your computer. This information helps your doctor and insurance company review your compliance.

Tubing wraps – Tubing wraps can decrease condensation in the tubing during cool conditions. Condensation in the tubing is called rainout and this can be reduced by using a tubing wrap or adding heating tubing. The tubing wrap simply insulates the CPAP tubing, reducing condensation in the tubing. Tubing wraps and heated tubing allows for a more comfortable sleep therapy without excess moisture interrupting your sleep.

Forehead Pads – A great night’s sleep or discomfort? Forehead pads can help make your CPAP mask feel much better and allow you to sleep more comfortably. The pads are designed to prevent skin irritations and marks from the mask if it fits too tightly. As every mask is different, pads are available in multiple sizes to fit your needs.

 Visit CPAPCentral.com today for CPAP filters, tubing wraps, forehead pads, and SD Cards. See our next blog for additional CPAP supplies that help make your sleep apnea therapy effective.