Written By: Erin Dominique M. Descalso Dr. Krislyn Panugayan is an Internal Medicine specialist with a subspecialty in Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine. She is dedicated to making patients with lung diseases and sleep disorders feel and live better. The following are three major areas of her expertise: Breathing Matters: Managing [...]
Written By: Erin Dominique M. Descalso Sleep is crucial to our well-being, yet sometimes we undergo disturbances that will affect our health. One of these disturbances is pagka-bangungut, which when translated means night terror or sleep episode. Most often, individuals would ask themselves if pagka-bangungut is equated with sleep apnea [...]
Written By: Erin Dominique M. Descalso Sleep apnea is thought of by many as heavy snoring and a fitful night’s sleep but did you realize it may be impacting your mental well-being as well? Research has established that untreated sleep apnea may create depression-like, anxiety, and irritability symptoms. The silver [...]
Written By: Erin Dominique M. Descalso If you have been diagnosed with sleep apnea, spending money on a CPAP machine may be one of the smartest things you can do for your health. Before you sign up, however, the largest question is can you pay for it? Knowing the CPAP [...]
Written By: Erin Dominique M. Descalso If you have sleep apnea, you might already know how much treatment matters. But a lot of people do not know that a CPAP machine not only enhances their lifestyle but also ends up saving them a lot of money in the long term. [...]
Treatment Continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) uses a CPAP machine or device to help a person who has obstructive sleep apnea breathe more easily during sleep. A CPAP device increases air pressure in your throat so that your breathing will not be interrupted during sleep. When you use CPAP machine, you [...]
