Volume 7.1 : Feb-Mar 2012

Sleep medicine pioneer David Rapoport, MD, had his doubts when he first saw the nasal EPAP (expiratory positive airway pressure) device, but first impressions can be deceiving. When David Rapoport, MD, director of the Sleep Medicine Program at the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, first heard about Ventus Medical’s Provent expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) … [Read more...] about Provent Nasal EPAP: A Skeptic Turns Believer

Those who suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) but can't tolerate wearing a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device may breathe a sigh of relief – with the blessing of their physician. An increasing number of sleep physicians are embracing oral appliances to treat OSA. The level of clinically validated research that is being produced indicating oral appliance … [Read more...] about OSA Sufferers Finding Comfort in the Dental Office

Officials at Somnetics International plans to expand awareness of their product in 2012 while honing in on the cash/retail niche. In a world where tiny iPods hold thousands of memory-intensive songs, should it be any surprise that a CPAP machine finally weighs less than a pound? Clarence Johnson, president and CEO of Somnetics International, observed the trends over the last … [Read more...] about Transcend CPAP Aims for Travel Market

Once overlooked as a relatively minor part of the CPAP setup, heated tubes are joining humidifiers as viable ways to recuperate dissatisfied patients. Are there patients who don’t like the comfort benefits of Hybernite® Rainout Control (ROC) System heated tubes? Johan Verbraecken, MD, concedes that they might be out there, but he has yet to come across any. As a … [Read more...] about Stellar Results with Hybernite Heated Tubes