CPAP machines help people with trouble breathing, but they aren't made to replace ventilators. Here's how they compare.

Loud snoring at night. Pauses in breathing followed by gasps for air while you’re asleep. Excessive daytime fatigue. Frequent nodding off in front of the TV or even when behind the wheel of a car.

For millions of Americans who struggle with sleep apnea, using a CPAP machine might feel like an inconvenience — the mask feels uncomfortable, the machine makes noise, and keeping it on throughout the ...

The gold standard for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. For a CPAP machine alone, it can cost anywhere from $500 to $1000 or more.

A widely used medical device that promised sufferers of sleep apnea the chance to “rediscover dreams” instead had them breathing black particles linked to cancer, respiratory diseases and hundreds of ...

Every night, millions of people stop breathing without knowing it. Not once, but sometimes hundreds of times. Their remedy? A mask, a hum and the steady whisper of pressurized air. It's not glamorous, ...

One of the nation's largest makers of machines for sleep apnea sufferers has agreed to pay at least $479 million to compensate customers who bought the devices. Philips Respironics and Koninklijke ...

The US Food and Drug Administration issued a Class I recall Friday, the most serious type of recall, for certain Philips Respironics DreamStation1 CPAP machines. A Class I recall means the FDA has ...

Federal regulators are heightening their warning about devices made by Philips Respironics used to treat obstructive sleep apnea, saying the products "may cause serious injuries or death." Philips ...

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 ...