Sleep Strategies

Philips Respironics released a public statement on January 25, 2024, that would dramatically change the landscape of home mechanical ventilation and sleep-disordered breathing management in the United States. The company announced that, effective immediately in the US and US territories, Philips Respironics would stop production and sale of all hospital and home mechanical ventilation products,…

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recently published its position statement reaffirming its support of utilizing permanent Standard Time (ST) as opposed to Daylight Saving Time (DST).1 DST usually occurs on the second Sunday in March when we “spring forward” by advancing the clock by 1 hour. The analogous “fall back” on the first Sunday…

Residual excessive daytime sleepiness (REDS) is defined as the urge to sleep during the day despite an intention to remain alert after optimal treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This is a distressing outcome with an estimated prevalence of 9% to 22% among patients with OSA (Pépin JL, et al. Eur Respir J. 2009;33[5]:1062). The…