Sleep Diagnosis and Therapy

Official Publication of the American Sleep and Breathing Academy

Volume 6

Making the Connection – Benefits of Hybernite Heated Tubing for CPAP Therapy

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When heated humidification alone did not do the job, survey respondents verified what Plastiflex engineers suspected: heated tubes provide added comfort. Many clinicians and sleep lab directors agree that heated tubes enhance the benefit of heated humidification. Do patients feel the same way? Rik Langerock, vice president of Sales and Marketing for Plastiflex Healthcare, … [Read more...] about Making the Connection – Benefits of Hybernite Heated Tubing for CPAP Therapy

Options and Evidence

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SomnoMed MATRx™ and SomnoDent G2 head a rapidly evolving class of oral appliances and overnight study systems that bolster compliance and verify effectiveness. Executives at Dallas-based SomnoMed (www.somnomed.com) are not afraid of evidence. On the contrary, they are making it easier to objectively measure effectiveness of the company’s oral sleep appliance portfolio. … [Read more...] about Options and Evidence

CPAP Tubing Overlooked No More

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Sleep Diagnosis and Therapy Vol 6 No 4 June-July 2011 Could a Different Tube Actually Make the Difference in the Battle for Compliance? The CPAP compliance equation usually hinges on a common belief: find the right mask and comfort will follow. Comfort equals compliance, and compliance equals reimbursement. The strategy makes sense, but variables can complicate … [Read more...] about CPAP Tubing Overlooked No More

Volume 6.5 : September 2011

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Relationship between Sleep Disorders and Parkinson's Disease Identifying Patients at Risk for OSA in a Primary Care Practice Sleep Duration and Weight Gain CPAP as treatment for Hypertension in People with OSA Inside Look and Editorials Options and Evidence (MATRx and SomnoDent G2) - Ralf Barschow, Anthony White HTML PDF CPAP Tubing Overlooked no More - … [Read more...] about Volume 6.5 : September 2011

All About Options

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The owner of Austin InstaTech carries many CPAP/mask brands, but she favors one brand in particular when it comes to humidification. As the owner of a DME and sleep lab “with a twist,” Debbie Downey, RRT, RPSGT, works with physicians to -provide their patients with sleep testing and medical equipment as needed. Sleep docs want to know that their patients are being well … [Read more...] about All About Options