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New
Sleep Apnea & Hypoxia Study In Your Home
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30, 2006, we are pleased to offer a new innovative in-home sleep
and hypoxia study for those who can't tolerate other tests and
have difficulty taking other types of tests. |
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This new test is FDA approved, and is based
on Harvard University studies. The test costs only $350 in our
clinic compared to other $3,000 - $6,000 for other types
of sleep tests.
You may call your insurance company to
verify if sleep this sleep study - CPT 95806 is covered by your
plan. |
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Low Cost, Home
Friendly, FDA Cleared, Harvard Tested |
Latest Harvard
Study:
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Pittman SD, Pillar G, Berry RB, Malhotra A, Macdonald MM, White
DP. Division of Sleep Medicine,
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA,
02115-5817, USA, spittman@rics.bwh.harvard.edu. |
Follow-up assessment of CPAP efficacy in patients with obstructive
sleep apnea using an ambulatory device based on peripheral
arterial tonometry.
Sleep
Breath. 2006 Apr 4; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 16586136 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Related Articles,
Links
"This study aimed to assess
the accuracy of a wrist-worn device based on peripheral arterial
tonometry (Watch_PAT 100) to detect residual episodes of
respiratory disturbance during continuous positive airway
pressure (CPAP) therapy.......The Watch_PAT device
accurately identified participants with moderate-severe SDB
while using CPAP in the attended setting of a sleep laboratory."
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510(k) Number: K010739 - WATCH-PAT 100, by
ITAMAR MEDICAL (C.M.) 1997 LTD. |
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Watch-PAT 100 System,
by by Itamar
Technologies
The Watch-PAT 100 provides a new screening, diagnostic, treatment
assessment and patient follow-up possibilities in the medical management
of sleep-related breathing disorders. The Watch-PAT 100 is designed to
fulfill the unmet need for an ambulatory, reliable, patient friendly
diagnostic evaluation tool that is accessible to the great number of OSA
sufferers, and to the equally important need for a cost effective means
for follow up of treated patients. The Watch-PAT 100 opens new clinical
avenues for the practice of sleep medicine.
The Watch-PAT 100 is a self-contained device that is
worn on the wrist and uses a non-invasive finger mounted pneu-optical
probe to measure the PAT signal. The recorded signals are stored in a
removable memory card in the device to be downloaded to a computer for
automatic analysis utilizing proprietary algorithms. In addition to the
PAT Signal, the Watch-PAT 100 records oxygen saturation and actigraphy. A
fourth channel, pulse rate, is derived from the PAT Signal.
The Watch-PAT 100 offers physicians and the millions of
undiagnosed sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea a new option for
ambulatory, patient-friendly, unattended first line diagnostic evaluation
of sleep related breathing disorders.
Watch-PAT100
 | Diagnosis, treatment assessment
and follow-up of sleep-related breathing disorders |
| Minimal sleep interference |
| Non-invasive finger probes pose no patient
risk |
| Ambulatory, comfortable and convenient for
unattended home use |
| Advanced automatic analysis and digital
signal processing algorithms |
| Automatic scoring presented in a
comprehensive report |
| Single button operation |
| Records and stores data on removable media |
Watch-PAT 100 is FDA cleared and CE certified
Pre-eclampsia is associated with sleep-disordered
breathing and endothelial dysfunction.
Yinon D,
Lowenstein L,
Suraya S,
Beloosesky R,
Zmora O,
Malhotra A,
Pillar G.
Sleep laboratory, Rambam Medical Center and Technion - Israel
Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Pre-eclamptic toxaemia (PET) may be associated with both endothelial
dysfunction (ED) and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). It was
hypothesised that females with PET would demonstrate both SDB and ED,
and that a correlation between these two would suggest a potential
causative association. A total of 17 females with PET and 25 matched
females with uncomplicated pregnancy were studied. They underwent a
nocturnal ambulatory sleep study
(using Watch_PAT100)
and noninvasive evaluation of endothelial function utilising the
reactive hyperaemia test (using Endo_PAT 2000). A higher ratio of
post- to pre-occlusion pulse-wave amplitude (endothelial function
index (EFI)) indicated better endothelial function. Females with PET
had a significantly higher respiratory disturbance index (RDI) and
lower EFI than controls (18.4+/-8.4 versus 8.3+/-1.3.h(-1), and
1.5+/-0.1 versus 1.8+/-0.1, respectively). Blood pressure
significantly correlated with RDI and with EFI. EFI tended to
correlate with RDI. In
conclusion, these results suggest that both sleep-disordered breathing
and endothelial dysfunction are more likely to occur in females with
pre-eclamptic
toxaemia than in females with uncomplicated
pregnancies. The current authors speculate that respiratory
disturbances contribute to the functional abnormality of the blood
vessels seen in females with pre-eclamptic toxaemia, although
causality cannot be determined based on this study.
PMID: 16452588 [PubMed - in process]
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SnoreNet.com: NEW
HIGH TECH SLEEP APNEA SCREENING DEVICE -
Watch-PAT 100
SnoreNet.com:
IMPACT OF SNORING ON U.S. ECONOMY -
PRESS RELEASE -
“It is
estimated that sleep apnea costs the U.S. Economy over
$ 88.4 billion each year”
A 10 year survey of 5600 patient shows a significant
socioeconomic impact of snoring and sleep apnea."
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Guide from
Mayo Clinic |
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"Acupuncture. An acupuncturist inserts hair-thin needles under
your skin, causing little or no pain. The needles usually stay in for
15 to 30 minutes and several sessions may be needed. Research suggests
that pain relief may come from the release of endorphins, your body's
natural painkillers, but how it works isn't known for sure." |
Acupuncture Uses in Pain and
Musculoskeletal Disease
AAOS Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Committee
"To show acupuncture can supplement a traditional
orthopaedic practice."
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Craniofacial profile in Asian and white subjects with obstructive sleep apnoea
-- Lam et al. 60 (6): 504 -- Thorax"Conclusions:
A crowded posterior oropharynx and a steep thyromental plane
predict OSA across two different ethnic groups and varying degrees
of obesity."
Tracheal and neck position influence upper airway airflow dynamics by altering
airway length.
J Appl
Physiol. 1993 Nov;75(5):2084-90.
"We conclude that alterations in airflow
mechanics with caudal tracheal displacement and changes in neck positions are
primarily due to alterations in airway length."
Acquired laryngeal deviation associated with cervical spine disease in
erosive polyarticular arthritis. Use of the fiberoptic bronchoscope in
rheumatoid disease.
Deviation and rotation of the larynx in computer tomography
Helical CT scanning of laryngeal deviation.
Pro: Sleep Apnea Is an Anatomic Disorder -- Schwab 168 (3): 270 -- American
Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
The Hypotonic Upper Airway in Obstructive Sleep Apnea . Role of Structures and
Neuromuscular Activity -- SCHWARTZ et al. 157 .
The relationship between neck circumference, radiographic pharyngeal anatomy,
and the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome -- Da. (ERS
Journals Ltd)
"We conclude that the relationships between general obesity,
hyoid position, soft palate length, and OSA are probably secondary to
variation in neck circumference."
Respir
Med. 1991 Jan;85 Suppl A:61-5.
Laryngeal inputs in defensive airway reflexes in humans.
Pulm
Pharmacol Ther. 2004;17(6):377-81. Review.
Obstructive sleep apnea, inflammation, and cardiopulmonary disease.
Front
Biosci. 2004 Sep 1;9:2892-900.
[Respiratory functions of the upper airway with special
reference to physiological implications of respiratory
disease]
Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi. 1990 Jan;28(1):3-4.
Rapid development of obstructive sleep apnea following hemidiaphragmatic and
unilateral vocal cord paralysis as a complication of mediastinal surgery (American
College of Chest Physicians)
Teens
Getting High Without Drugs
Cluster Headache With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Periodic Limb Move.
(Blackwell Synergy: Headache, Vol 45, Issue 1, pp. 81-83)
Pain and Sleep Apnea - American Sleep Apnea Association - ASAA
One Third Of Epilepsy Patients Found To Have Sleep Apnea
Finding hints at broader issues in understanding of sleep and brain function
The Sleep Site: FIBROMYALGIA, BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN AND
HEADACHES ARE OFTEN RELATED TO TREATABLE
SLEEP PROBLEMS!
District judge removed from office (AP)
"HARRISBURG, Pa. - A district judge who blamed his bad
behavior on sleep apnea was removed from office Tuesday for inappropriate
conduct, failing to cooperate with investigators and showing a lack of
remorse."
Officer Who Slept in Crisis Resigns
Thomas Bissett, 42, says he suffers from a sleep disorder.
"Groundbreaking study helps explain why preemie brains improve over time
"Groundbreaking study helps
explain why preemie brains improve over time
Infants born prematurely and with hypoxia--inadequate oxygen to the blood--are
able to recover some cells, volume and weight in the brain after oxygen supply
is restored, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in Experimental
Neurology."
Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging of vocal cord closure during deglutition.
Gastroenterology. 1995 Sep;109(3):843-9.
PMID: 7657113 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Laryngeal response during forced vital capacity maneuvers in normal
adult humans
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 150: 729-734. [Abstract]
Glottic aperture and effective minute ventilation during nasal
two- level positive pressure ventilation in spontaneous mode
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 154: 1857-1863.
[Abstract]
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Watch-PAT100,
Executive Summary
[PDF document, 44 pages, 208 K, 
