Sleep Data and CPAP: The Key to Improved Patient Compliance Is Education and Support
Studies show CPAP patient compliance and indeed overall disease management improves when a home-based sleep study and subsequent clinical diagnostic provides a predicted formula titration level. (1,2) This is an option for patients rather than a having a series of overnight sleep-laboratory studies performed.
It’s been noted that the home-based, active patient-support method is not only superior treatment but also leads to considerable savings in cost and significant reduction in time wasted on a sleep-laboratory waiting list.
We provide a timely diagnosis with excellent sensitivity and specificity at a fraction of the cost. Final results are typically provided within days of the referral. Traditional sleep laboratories can be costly, inconvenient and have scheduling backlogs. Few patients look forward to spending time away from home to assess possible OSAS. Administered in a patient’s own bed, the testing data have often been found to more closely reflect reality.
Patients at Sleep Data will have their progress monitored by licensed sleep technicians with frequent comprehensive follow-ups to insure their experience is as helpful as possible.
CPAP Treatment And Supplies Are Available From Sleep Data
CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) is the gold standard treatment prescribed for the management of sleep apnea syndrome and some related sleep breathing disorders.
CPAP treatment blows air into your nose to keep your airway from collapsing. During sleep your throat can become very relaxed and interfere with you breathing. You snore or you choke because air can’t get past the obstruction. This will often interrupt your sleep and degrade the quality of sleep you’re able to manage.
CPAP works by increasing the air pressure in your airway. CPAP uses a small, quiet air blower connected by a tube to a light-weight mask you wear while you sleep. These devices and supplies are available at Sleep Data.
Examples of CPAP Equipment Available From Sleep Data
Here are some examples of CPAP equipment currently available from Sleep Data. Depending on the specific needs of the patient, there are options.
The Mirage Quattro Full Face Mask
References:
1. Masa, Juan f. et al Alternative Methods of Titrating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. A Large Multicenter Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med Vol 170. pp 1218-1224, 2004
2. Fitzpatric, Michael F. et al Can Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Titrate Their Own Continuous Positive Airway Pressure? Am J Respir Crit Care Med Vol 167. pp 716-722, 2003