Thanks for all the replies - they're really helpful (sorry I didn't respond earlier, the teenagers in my house seem to always have the computer, so I don't get it very often!) I have seen the studies on inducing arthritis like aches and pains by disturbing healthy subject's sleep. It's the one thing...

My 16 yo daughter was diagnosed/started therapy for apnea at the end of June. She was referred to a sleep study because of widespread pain and a disabling level of fatigue which was diagnosed as fibromyalgia. She's been really compliant with therapy and has seen progress with both the fatigue and pa...

Hey all, My 16 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with severe/moderate apnea. Neither her tonsils nor adnoids are swollen, so surgery is off the table and she started CPAP about a week ago with (what I believe is) a Philips Respironics RemStar System one with A-Flex. She's got a standard size ...