People who suffer from sleep apnea are often tired, depressed and lack energy throughout the day. Sleep apnea may also negatively affect comorbidities. Treating sleep apnea allows people to feel better.9 However, in spite of the high prevalence and seriousness of the condition, nearly 80% of people with sleep apnea remain undiagnosed and untreated.9

 

Prevalence of Sleep Apnea

 

Correctly identifying sleep apnea in patients and helping them stay on therapy are crucial to helping patients sleep better and feel better. In order to identify your patients at risk for sleep apnea, We have developed a simple three-step process:

Primary care physicians should also ask their patients five simple questions during the screening process:
5 Simple Questions

 

Additionally, our ApneaLink™ Plus is a simple, cost-effective home sleep testing device that objectively identifies patients at risk for OSA and can qualify patients for therapy.

 

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