Napping During Shift Work Irregular Bedtime Schedules and Sleep Quality Measuring Co-morbidity Among Patients with OSA Sleep Duration and the Development of Health Conditions Case Study 70-year old CPAP intolerant Male with Complaints of Claustrophobia - Richard A. Bonato, Ph.D. HTML PDF Executive Profile Smooth Sailing in Tricky Waters - David … [Read more...] about Volume 4.7 : November-December 2009
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The Heart of the Matter: with Home Sleep Testing
The Somté home sleep testing (HST) device by Compumedics addresses the technological challenges of home studies while its sophisticated ECG capabilities help set the device apart from its peers. When engineers from Australia-based Compumedics developed the Somté, they knew cardiology was likely to play a growing role within sleep medicine. With this in mind, they developed a … [Read more...] about The Heart of the Matter: with Home Sleep Testing
Beyond the S9: VPAP™ Tx Lab System
As the marketing push for ResMed’s S9™ Series reverberated around the 24th APSS (American Professional Sleep Societies) meeting in San Antonio, the San Diego-based company’s VPAP™ Tx Lab System quietly began to build its own momentum. Billed as an “all-in-one” titration solution for sleep labs, the unit contains all ResMed therapies, including adaptive servo-ventilation (Adapt … [Read more...] about Beyond the S9: VPAP™ Tx Lab System
Spotlight on Sensors Part 2
Getting the Message Braebon’s Don C. Bradley has seen a lot in his years in the sleep industry, but a subtle shift at the 2010 APSS signaled a new awareness that surprised the 20-year sleep veteran. Previously, inquiries at Braebon’s APSS booth were noticeably more reserved in their enthusiasm about portable sleep monitoring. Don C. Bradley, the co-founder of Braebon Medical … [Read more...] about Spotlight on Sensors Part 2
New School Meets Old School – The IntelliPAP SmartCode Remote Therapy Monitoring System with Adherence Score – Doug Hudiburg
DeVilbiss Healthcare's new SmartCode relies on the familiar telephone to relay information that providers can use to access crucial sleep therapy data. Doug Hudiburg, global sleep product manager for DeVilbiss Healthcare, says the new technology is designed to be easy to understand and simple to use for PAP users and diagnosticians. Tell us about the SmartCode feature for … [Read more...] about New School Meets Old School – The IntelliPAP SmartCode Remote Therapy Monitoring System with Adherence Score – Doug Hudiburg