After struggling with CPAP treatment, Dr. Michael Mathews opted for surgery to try to correct his severe sleep apnea. He and his teenage son, who had mild sleep apnea, both underwent the procedure—and Dr. Mathews says it has essentially cured his breathing problem, but with a “downside”: persistent numbness in his chin and lower lip. I guess I always should have known that I had sleep apnea. My dad had sleep apnea, and he had gotten a CPAP machine which made a big difference

Sue Roberts: "I Have Never Slept Better"

A commercial pilot and military veteran in Atlanta, Barry struggled at first to adapt to CPAP therapy. That turned around when he...

Patient advocate and co-founder of Alliance of Sleep Apnea Partners I was at a movie theater with my wife. And I turned to her and said,...

U.S. Air Force veteran and teacher I was diagnosed with sleep apnea about seven years ago. But I've only been in recovery about eight...

Co-founder of Alliance of Sleep Apnea Partners About 15 years ago, I underwent a sleep study for Restless Leg Syndrome. When the study...

Former commercial truck driver and patient advocate Back in 2002, when I was working as a long-haul truck driver, my wife and her mother...

Victoria developed sleep-disordered breathing during pregnancy and was unable to arrange a diagnosis or treatment before giving birth....