VirtuOx is a leading provider of home sleep testing and overnight oximetry services. They sell devices that can be used at home to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea without needing to spend the night at a sleep lab. A home sleep test is more convenient, comfortable, and affordable than an in-lab polysomnography for diagnosing sleep apnea. Symptoms of sleep apnea include excessive daytime sleepiness, morning headaches, high blood pressure, and mood changes. Left untreated, sleep apnea can increase risks for serious health problems.

1. VirtuOx, Inc.
VirtuOx Medicare Approved IDTF is the nation’s leader in Home Sleep
Testing and Overnight Oximetry. VirtuOx Sells Overnight Oximeters,
Oximeter Probes and Patient Monitors.

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What Is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)?
Sleep apnea is a condition in which there are brief periods during
sleep in which your airway relaxes and you do not get enough air to
your lungs. Sleep Apnea is a serious, potentially life-threatening
condition and is far more common than generally understood. There
are three types of sleep apnea, obstructive, central, and mixed.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is the most common and is caused
by a collapse of soft tissue in the rear of the throat creating a
temporary blockage in the airway. The result is that the sleeper can
stop breathing for anywhere from 10 seconds to 3 minutes, with
events recurring up to 100 times an hour in the most severe cases.

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What Is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)?
Central is the second type of sleep apnea and occurs when the
brain fails to signal the diaphragm and chest muscles to breathe.
Mixed is the third type of sleep apnea. It is characterized by a
combination of both obstructive and central. This disorder initially
occurs as central sleep apnea (where the brain fails to signal the
chest to breathe); then when the diaphragm suddenly begins
moving, the airway is blocked by an obstruction (obstructive sleep
apnea). It is not uncommon for someone to experience all three
types of apnea in a single night.

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What Are The Symptoms of Sleep Apnea?
Often, the patient is not the one who complains to the physician
about sleep apnea, but rather the bed partner. This is because sleep
apnea is most often associated with such loud snoring and evident
pauses in breathing that it annoys and/or frightens the spouse.
Symptoms the patient may notice include:

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What Are The Symptoms of Sleep Apnea?
Excessive daytime sleepiness (falling asleep easily & sometimes
inappropriately)
Morning headaches
History of high blood pressure
Memory problems or poor judgment
Feelings of depression
Gastro-esophageal reflux (heartburn)
Impotence
Nocturia (frequent night time urination)
Difficulty concentrating
Personality changes or irritability

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What Makes Sleep Apnea Dangerous?
When breathing stops, oxygen levels in the blood drops and causes
a strain on the heart and lungs. Fortunately, when the brain notices
this drop, it sends a fight or flight signal to the body that there is
trouble and a strong signal to resume breathing occurs. This action
causes a brief but often unnoticeable arousal from sleep.
Because of these disruptions, the body is not able to go into the
deeper stages of sleep which include REM sleep where dreaming
occurs and Delta Sleep which is Restorative sleep. The result is
that the sufferer will wake up the next day still feeling tired, and
may experience morning headaches as a result of the decreased
oxygen.

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Are There Other Consequences?
The most immediate effect of sleep apnea is the daytime fatigue and
risk of falling asleep at work or while driving. Other potential effects
of sleep apnea include serious health problems such as high blood
pressure, heart problems, diabetes and stroke. It can also lead to
depression, irritability, sexual dysfunction, learning and memory
difficulties. Studies show that up to 50 percent of sleep apnea
sufferers have high blood pressure. Studies show that up to 70% of
sleep apnea sufferers have diabetes.

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What Are The Risk Factors for Sleep Apnea?
Family history
Excess weight
Large neck size
Recessed chin
Abnormalities in the structure of the upper airway
Smoking
Alcohol use
Advancing age

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How Is Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnosed?
In the past, OSA was diagnosed by spending a night in facility
based sleep lab, called a polysomnography or PSG. A PSG records
multiple biophysiological signals throughout the night after sensors
have been applied over much of the body. In addition to being able
to tell if you have sleep apnea, a PSG can tell what percentage of
time you are spending in each stage of sleep (which is a measure of
how efficiently you are sleeping) and whether you have other, more
rare disorders such as a sleep movement disorder or narcolepsy.

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How Is Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnosed?
Your physician can also determine if you have sleep apnea
symptoms by asking you a series of sleep related questions. Based
on the score of these questions, he or she can order a Home Sleep
Test or HST. The advantage of the HST is that you are being
recorded in your own bed, so it is more likely to reflect what actually
happens each night. It is also significantly less expensive and more
convenient.

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Home Sleep Testing Benefits Comfort
Many people find it difficult to sleep in new places, let alone covered
in electrodes with someone watching from the next room. Your
routine before bed is not interrupted so we are capturing a typical
night. With just a sensor on your finger, nose and a small device on
a belt around your chest, VirtuOx can tell if you have sleep apnea.

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Convenience
No need to drive across town, miss work or hassle with your
insurance company to see if an expensive procedure is covered.
With VirtuOx, the HST device is delivered right to your door with
complete instructions and a toll-free technical support line 24/7,
should you need it. The next day, just drop everything in a standard
USPS mailbox in a stamped, pre-paid priority mail envelope and wait
2-3 days for your doctor to get the report. Nothing could be easier!

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Cost
These days, patients are responsible for more of the cost of their
healthcare than ever before. It matters what procedures cost now!
Whether it's your portion as a co-pay, the full amount because you
have a high deductible or the entire cost because your insurance
doesn't cover the procedure, many patients are searching for a more
cost-effective solution. HST is between 1/3rd and 1/10th the cost of
an in-lab study. In most cases, the outcome is the same.

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Contact Us
VirtuOx, Inc.
5850 Coral Ridge Drive, Suite 304
Coral Springs, FL 33076
Phone :877.456.3529
https://www.virtuox.net/