About
cpapsociety.com is a weblog dedicated to sleep and sleep disorders, particularly obstructive sleep apnea [OSA]. It is devoted to exploring causes and solutions from all points-of-view; mainstream and alternative. cpapsociety.com is produced by people with OSA for people with OSA.
cpapsociety was started by Seattle designer and OSA patient Daniel Flahiff as a way to centralize the best and most current information on sleep and sleep disorders. The site was designed by Daniel and Big Fig Design and runs on the Wordpress platform.
The Team
Daniel Flahiff - founder, editor
Daniel is the founder of cpapsociety, as well as a designer, filmmaker, and OSA patient. He created cpapsociety in the Fall of 2006 as a way to document his endless search for the perfect night’s sleep. Educated at Pacific Lutheran University, where he received a B.A. in Business, Art Center College of Design, where he received an M.F.A. in Fine Art, and at the U.C.L.A. writers program, he currently resides in Seattle, WA, an easier place than most to get a good night’s sleep. His day job is as principal at Big Fig Design where he makes things pretty, and from time to time he writes about sustainable design for Inhabitat.
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Joe of CPAP.co.uk says:
December 18th, 2007 at 5:21 am
Hi Daniel,
Great to see another passionate blogger on this topic! If you hadn’t come across our set of sites (focussed on the UK situation but a worthwhile read for all) please have a look at http://www.cpap.co.uk from where you can find the Forums, Blog, FAQ, Sleep Clinics Maps, Video Blog, Links etc. A bit like you say about your site, it’s all a never ending work in progress but we’re getting there. Launched in June, I’m very happy about the way it’s taking off.
I’ve subscribed to your feed and I’m looking forward to many great posts. Hope you can get used to the hose idea. Some NLP might help you with re-attaching positive feelings related to CPAP therapy.
Regards,
Joe
tmartin says:
December 18th, 2007 at 8:28 am
What is osa?
I have trouble waking up in the morning. NO matter how much sleep I get I can’t get up.
I have read many blogs and forums of people who have the same problem, but no answers.
Daniel says:
December 18th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Thanks for the kind words Joe. I’ve been to your site and I’m very impressed. A great resourse. Not much of an NLP fan, but am open to most anything, so we’ll see.
Daniel says:
December 18th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
tmartin, as you’ve probably discovered by now, osa is “obstructive sleep apnea” a condition which can cause the symptoms you describe. You might ask your doctor about a sleep study.
Good luck,
Daniel
SleepTechBB says:
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:55 am
Hey Dude!
As a RPSGT & a CPAP user, I feel your pain…although it would seem that your hesitancy towards using your CPAP may mean that “something” isn’t right. Usually we find that people who have been thru the process of having a NPSG & A CPAP study done, and are using thier CPAPs at home with ALOT of issues, it’s probably set incorrectly or your Mouthbreathing (is your mouth/throat dry upon awakening????). If your mouth isn’t dry & your bed partner doesn’t comment/notice snoring or mouthbreathing, then maybe having another CPAP titration to validate your RX pressure may be a good approach, talk to your doctor.
Best of luck.
Kev
Daniel says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:29 am
Thanks Kev, it’s probably time for another sleep study anyway…