Virtuox, Inc. is a leading provider of home sleep testing and overnight oximetry in the U.S., focusing on the diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and its symptoms. OSA is characterized by airway blockages during sleep, leading to significant health risks and symptoms such as excessive daytime sleepiness and high blood pressure. Virtuox offers convenient and cost-effective home sleep tests, requiring minimal setup, to diagnose sleep apnea accurately.

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