SleepQuest - Community - Support Groups

Through interactions with others who share this diagnosis, persons with Sleep Apnea and their families can provide peer support and can suggest coping mechanisms to each other so that the sense of isolation common to Sleep Apnea patients may be alleviated.

Once an individual is correctly diagnosed and undergoing treatment, it is important that they have support and encouragement to continue on their treatment plan. The national organizations listed below can provide additional information on specific sleep disorders, membership, local groups, and finding/starting a support group in your area.

Local Support Groups:

A.W.A.K.E. Network
The American Sleep Apnea Association's (ASAA) A.W.A.K.E. Network page provide you with a searchable list of A.W.A.K.E groups in the United States and Canada.

Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Groups
The Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation has a searchable list of RLS support groups in the United States and Canada.

Online Support Groups:

Sleep Apnea Community Forum
Benefit from the knowledge provided by other community members and our Sleep Apnea specialists.

ASAA Forum
Sleep Apnea forums hosted by the American Sleep Apnea Association.

AOL Sleep Apnea Forum
Several forums hosted by AOL related to Sleep Apnea topics.

Yahoo Sleep Apnea Forum
A wide variety of Sleep Apnea related forums.

Sleepnet.com Forums
One of the first forums for Sleep Apnea suffers, view current or archived forum topics.

Talk About Sleep - Sleep Apnea & Snoring Forum
Learn more about Sleep Apnea and Snoring on this helpful forum.

Talk About Sleep - Sleep Disorders Forum
A good source of forums related to a wide range of sleep related topics.