Giving Automatic Scoring a Second Thought Changes in technology have been exponential over the last two decades. The sleep medicine industry has advanced significantly by software innovation. In our enthusiasm to wholeheartedly welcome these enhancements to our processes, we sometimes forget that technology in the form of automation is meant to assist, not replace, our skilled … [Read more...] about Man v Machine: Automatic scoring exists to assist technologists, not replace them
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Evolution of Theory on Oral Appliances and Exercises for Sleep Apnea and Snoring
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
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
Gold Standard Tradition, World-Renowned Performance
Grass Technologies is strong on endurance and a persistent leader in the development of high quality, reliable products for sleep and neurodiagnostic recording systems (www.grasstechnologies.com). The Grass reputation of being the “gold standard” when it comes to reliability has followed the company since its inception in 1935. The company’s long-standing history is a … [Read more...] about Gold Standard Tradition, World-Renowned Performance
The Swinging Pendulum of Sleep Medicine – Peretz Lavie, PhD
Peretz Lavie, PhD The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technicon-Israel Institute of Technology Haifa, Israel UNDERSTANDING THE FACTORS THAT CAUSE SLEEP APNEA We know that sleep apnea has to do with the balance of the dilating and constricting muscles in the upper airways. We know that it is a functional problem that is aggravated by some structural … [Read more...] about The Swinging Pendulum of Sleep Medicine – Peretz Lavie, PhD