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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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Coral Springs, FL 33076
Phone :877.456.3529
https://www.virtuox.net/