Sleep apnea is more common than you think. I’d be willing to bet that at least a few of your close friends suffer from it too. Well, the information age now allows you to listen to thousands of different opinions and possible cures for whatever ails you. Sleep apnea is no different.

Start with a basic search on multiple websites. Try the regulars like Yahoo, Google, and MSN. Try searching for “sleep apnea symptoms” or “sleep apnea treatment.” Some search engines are better for some types of information (Google seems to be especially handy for scientific searches) while others are not. Get a lot of different information sources.

Another great source of information for everything is wikipedia.org. Whilst I definitely don’t recommend trying to treat your sleep apnea yourself based upon the information you find (always see a physician, we aren’t physicians and can’t give a medical opinion), wikipedia.org is a good place to start looking as it is ‘user edited’. ‘User edited’ means that anyone can conceivably change the information on wikipedia.org. It’s almost like a democracy of information presentation. Beware, though. Check the source of the information. There are numbered references.

Look for information specifically on understanding sleep apnea. Get informed and try to understand what sleep apnea is. There are a ton of great resources out there if you look hard enough.