Circadiance Blog

You have done your research and looked at PAP masks made of gel, silicone, plastic and cloth—finally settling on a skin friendly, all cloth mask. And you have made the very important decision to be positive and healthy and adopt PAP therapy as your avenue to staying healthy. Now it is time to determine the right skin friendly mask for YOU! As many of us know, selecting a CPAP Mask can be frustrating as well as overwhelming for any PAP patient—the seasoned patient looking for a new mask as well as the ‘new to CPAP’ therapy patient.

"What is a 'Circadian'?" That is the question we will be answering in this blog and many others over the coming months. 

"What is a 'Circadian'?" That is the question we will be answering in this blog and many others over the coming months. 

The end of the fourth quarter is a time for reflecting on the past year and looking ahead to the new year. In 2019, we have seen the various global trends in medical devices playing out within our own business. Typically, the trends of one year will blend into the new year and often beyond. In anticipation of the coming year, we isolated four med-tech trends that have had an impact on Circadiance in 2019 and will probably continue to present opportunities and challenges for 2020:

We're back from New Orleans and busy catching up on all that we learned and with all of the people we met there. Every year, AARC is helpful for building new relationships and reconnecting with old ones, making industry discoveries, and finding solutions to improve respiratory care around the world. This year was no different. Through the connections we made there, we discovered new markets to bring our products to and are now in the process of finding solutions for the arising problems that respiratory care professionals face every day. Here's a quick preview of what we found:

Thursday, November 21, 2019, has been declared Worldwide Pressure Injury Prevention Day by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP). Due to the serious nature of skin injuries, and the wide range of the world population who are affected by skin injuries, healthcare professionals from around the world are raising awareness of the pressure injuries that are caused by medical devices.

You don't wear plastic clothes or sleep in plastic sheets, so why wear a plastic mask when you sleep? Cloth is better because soft is better. Here are 12 reasons why you should ditch the plastic and switch to cloth masks:

If you've ever tried on a traditional CPAP mask, you know that they do not fit naturally and are often uncomfortable right away. This discomfort leads to many different issues when it comes to providing the therapy you need. Here are the five most common complaints with traditional CPAP masks:

Our Founder and CEO, David Groll, was recently interviewed for the Singular Sleep blog. He explained the origins of Circadiance and our SleepWeaver CPAP masks. Read the full interview below:

Sleep Apnea is characterized by frequent breaks or pauses in breathing during sleep. It is one of the most common sleep disorders and is estimated to affect approximately 20 million adults in the US with an estimated 80% of the cases going undiagnosed.