Sleep Diagnosis and Therapy

Official Publication of the American Sleep and Breathing Academy

apnea

WatchPAT™ Spearheads Breakthrough of At-Home Testing

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New CPT release along with pricing any day between now and 31 October. • In October 2010, the American Medical Association to announce a new CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) code for at-home testing of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which will go into effect January 1, 2011. • Home testing and diagnosing of OSA will now become uniformly reimbursable for all … [Read more...] about WatchPAT™ Spearheads Breakthrough of At-Home Testing

Evolution of Theory on Oral Appliances and Exercises for Sleep Apnea and Snoring

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Introduction Patient exercises have been shown in two randomized controlled studies to be effective for reducing both the symptoms and severity in patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. A study by Puhan,1 et. al. involved lessons to practice and play the didgeridoo, a wind instrument that involves voice control as well as breath control. Regularly playing … [Read more...] about Evolution of Theory on Oral Appliances and Exercises for Sleep Apnea and Snoring

Anesthesiologists Underdiagnose OSA in Preoperative Patients

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--   Studies Reveal A Need To Identify And Implement A Screening Procedure For Obstructive Sleep Apnea Prior To Surgery As Americans get heavier and heavier, the incidence of obstructive sleep apnea increases, and results from two clinical studies presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2010 reinforce the need for physicians to screen for the disorder prior to surgery in order to … [Read more...] about Anesthesiologists Underdiagnose OSA in Preoperative Patients

School of Dental Medicine Plans to offer Panacea for Sleep Disorders

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The reported 27 percent of college students plagued by sleep disorders may have found unlikely saviors: their dentists. More and more students have been suffering from sleep problems, and dentists at Tufts are learning the solution to some of these disorders. The Dental Sleep Medicine Program at the School of Dental Medicine, first offered as a course in the Fall 2009 … [Read more...] about School of Dental Medicine Plans to offer Panacea for Sleep Disorders