Dry mouth (xerostomia) is common with CPAP therapy, particularly when units are not outfitted with a heated humidifier. Other common causes include mouth breathing, a poorly fitted mask, and ...

WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched an oversight initiative to ensure that enrollees in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are U.S.

Your optimal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) setting is the lowest amount of air pressure able to keep your airway unobstructed and prevent things like snoring or breathing pauses while you ...

PITTSBURGH, April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "As a nurse, I wanted to create an improved face mask for use with a Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure machine," said an inventor, from Anaheim, Calif., "so I ...

Magnets in continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) masks led to Class I recalls in recent years for Philips Respironics and ResMed. Those recalls — classified as the most serious kind by the FDA ...

ResMed Chief Product Officer Justin Leong and Global Sleep Product Manager Lai Ying Ho discuss the AirFit F40 mask’s design and development. If you search FDA records for ResMed’s new AirFit F40 ...

CPAP machines are a common treatment for sleep apnea, but they can be uncomfortable to sleep with, especially when you first start using one. The best CPAP pillows have special cutouts for the mask ...

Research suggests that CPAP may improve headaches in some people with sleep apnea. But some people may develop headaches if their CPAP mask is too tight, if they develop nasal congestion, or if CPAP ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Sleepnet Corporation has initiated a worldwide recall for all CPAP and BIPAP masks with magnets, due to potential interference with ...