Sleep apnea therapy: A guide for the newly diagnosed

Are you newly diagnosed with sleep apnea ? If so, we’re here to help. Between starting treatment and navigating the healthcare system, this can be an overwhelming time. Managing care between your doctor, sleep specialist and CPAP equipment provider isn’t always easy — and that can affect your treatment. You deserve coordinated, compassionate support to help you get started on a therapy that improves your sleep and your quality of life. We’re here with the resources and tools you need to feel more confident about starting your sleep apnea treatment.

Sleep apnea causes your breathing to pause from 10 seconds to as long as one minute. These pauses prevent your organs from getting oxygen. Normally, blood oxygen levels while sleeping range from 96% to 100%. For people with sleep apnea, these levels can drop significantly — sometimes to lower than 88%. 1 Your heart, lungs and brain require oxygen to function properly, and without it, tissue cells begin to die. This lack of oxygen is why sleep apnea is linked to serious health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity, depression and stroke. 2

Many people diagnosed with sleep apnea are prescribed continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for treatment. CPAP therapy is highly effective and is the most used and understood method for treating sleep apnea. 3 It’s a drug-free treatment that has been shown to help people with sleep apnea live longer. 4

Are you feeling a bit uncertain if CPAP is the right treatment for you? You’re not alone. It’s completely normal to feel nervous or even overwhelmed as you process your diagnosis, begin treatment and adjust to this new way of sleeping. Rest assured, we can help you every step of the way with these helpful resources.

Feel less overwhelmed about starting CPAP therapy with this 10−step guide outlining the entire sleep apnea pathway from diagnosis to treatment. This guide can help you:

• Understand your insurance coverage

• Choose your CPAP equipment

• Start and stay on track with your therapy

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Get to know how your CPAP equipment works. Spend a few minutes reading this overview of the basic items you’ll be using, including CPAP machines and masks.

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Download our guide to starting CPAP therapy to help equip you with the tools and information you need you take charge of your sleep health.

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Learn how to maintain your CPAP supplies and when to replace parts with this handy guide, including advice and information such as:

• When to replace CPAP parts and equipment

• Recommended replacement schedules

• How to check and order new CPAP supplies

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Download the myAir™ mobile app to help you stay on track with your therapy.* This app offers features like personalized coaching tips, daily therapy snapshots, videos and how-to instructions. Plus, people who use the myAir™ app are more likely to use their CPAPs. 5 Create a myAir account to access your nightly sleep score, track your progress, and get an online CPAP support system at your fingertips.

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*At this time, myAir™ is only compatible with Resmed Air 10 and 11 devices.

This blog post contains general information about medical conditions and potential treatments. It is not medical advice. If you have any medical questions, please consult your doctor.

• Source: What are normal oxygen levels during sleep? Sleep Foundation (2023). https://www.sleepfoundation.org/physical-health/what-are-normal-oxygen-levels-during-sleep

• Source: Laratta, C. R. et al., 2017. Canadian Medical Association Journal.

• Source: Understanding Pap, 2021. Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School. https://sleep.hms.harvard.edu/education-training/public-education/sleep-and-health-education-program/sleep-health-education-37 .

• Source: Benjafield, A et al., 2025. The Lancet Resp Med. DOI: 10.1016/S2213−2600(25)00002−5.

• Source: Lynch, S. et al., (2015). Retrospective descriptive study of CPAP adherence associated with use of the Resmed myAir application. Resmed Science Centre.

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