This Book Blows: A CPAP Bedside Companion [Paperback]

Mike Moran (Author)

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Product Description

Obstructive Sleep Apnea is a sleeping disorder that affects millions of people but which has only recently come to widespread public attention. Fortunately, an effective therapy called continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) can treat it. Simply blowing air into people’s noses at night gives them new, improved rest and silences their characteristic snoring.

Unfortunately, the adjustment period for this therapy is not of short duration, and most people give up in the early stages, before they can reap maximum, if any, benefit. Who can blame them? They must admit to snoring and then wade through a morass of tests and insurance red tape, all to obtain the pleasure of wearing a not-so-form-fitting mask every night—one guaranteed to thwart alien abductions.

Author Mike Moran, who also suffers from Obstructive Sleep Apnea, offers a comforting and humorous resource for everyone dealing with the difficulties of this disorder—and its treatment. This Book Blows is for all the true “hose heads” who need to know they aren’t alone in their quest for a good night’s sleep!

About the Author

Mike Moran is a middle-management executive who has found new creativity along with therapy for his obstructive sleep apnea. He lives with his ever-patient family in the Virginian suburbs of Washington DC.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (March 27, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595379842
• ISBN-13: 978-0595379842
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #744,148 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FUNNY, February 15, 2007

By	Carolyn Keiling - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: This Book Blows: A CPAP Bedside Companion (Paperback)

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR REAL LIFE ADVICE AND TIPS, THIS IS NOT THE BOOK FOR YOU. THIS IS PURE COMEDY. AS A FELLOW 'HOSE HEAD' I ENJOYED THE BOOK AND WOULD RECOMMEND IT.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Laughter is Good Medicine....., October 17, 2008

By	StatAppleAnnie "HealthcarePractioner" (Sac, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Book Blows: A CPAP Bedside Companion (Paperback)

As a CPAP educator I would have to agree w/ C.K. Humor is good medicine and it gives the person going through this an opportunity to laugh. Hopefully a good educator or fellow CPAP user has already presented and proven all of the reasons to continue to be compliant w/ this therapy (that's educator language for "use the CPAP"). This book does not profess to be a saving grace or educational material; and yes it is "sophomoric" in it's humor at times. But actually I can see where writing this was theraputic for it's author and the laughs it provides might give a tattered beginner or an person who has strayed away from their therapy the relaxation from laughter & the patience with themselves and their situation to go onto better / more frequent CPAP use. I think it's actually quite clever in it's conception !!! I am for more humor in this world & taking ourselves a little less seriously; while doing what we must do to function in this world. Two thumbs up !

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a humorous look at cpap therapy, November 4, 2008

By	A. Swinford "boston13523" (tulsa, ok) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: This Book Blows: A CPAP Bedside Companion (Paperback)

If your looking for a book that solves your problems, this isnt for you. However if youve struggled at all (and I think we all have), this book lets you know your not alone and gives a humorous look at cpap therapy. If your frustrated or not, this book will let(make) you laugh at cpap.