Sleep Apnea Test - Home Test By Nasivent by Vital-Health-Products.USA ltd

Disposable "Sleep Apnea Home Test". brought to you by VHP [VitalHealthProducts . org] The single-use sensors provide the easiest, and most advanced and cost-effective method for accurate screening of Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS). The test accuracy has been validated by leading international sleep experts. The test is a complete all-in-one system. There's no need for additional equipment or components. Study results are read directly off Strip's built-in display the morning after the study. HOW THE APNEA TEST WORKS. Three miniature flow sensors monitor the patient's respiration all through the night. The integrated microprocessor analyzes respiration patterns to detect and count each apnea and hypopnea event as it occurs. The morning after the study the SAS severity score is calculated based on the patient's Apnea/Hypopnea Index (AHI) and permanently displayed on the built-in electrochemical display.

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I am delighted with the ease of use and performance of this product. First, for those of you who think you couldn't sleep with this on .. no problem. Light as a feather, you won't know it's there, and despite the pictures above, no part of it goes in your nose (more below). For $50 I have confirmation of probably severe sleep apnea. I will go for professional evaluation and if the results are different, I will post that information. My primary reason for professional evaluation - other than getting the prescribed products - will be to differentiate between central (rare) and obstructive (more common) sleep apnea. From my research, I seem to be at risk for both (which can occur in mixed form as well) and which are treated somewhat differently. I am one of the fortunate who have insurance; having the results from this device simply makes it easier to make the case for a full polysomnography test. For those of you who are uninsured and wondering whether a visit to the doctor and possibly expensive testing is warranted, this seems to be an excellent starting point for the money. My two cautions: (1) The pictures on Amazon of the product in use differ from the instructions. The instructions have you bend the two "nasal wings" forward so they are at a 90 degree angle to the rest of the device and air from the nose passes down onto them, NOT across them as they lie flat on your upper lip and into your nostrils as depicted above. (2) Reading it the next morning: I was furious at $50 ill-spent and logging on to caution others against this when I decided to look again at the product picture above that shows you get a numerical reading, then look again at my product. It turns out that you have to get the light just right to read the results. Any glare and you won't see the number. If it looks blank to you, as it did to me, take it into different light and hold it at different angles. The easiest seems to be to hold it right up to a lamp light under the shade and tilt the device until you have a good view of the number. UPDATE: After professional evaluation, YES ... I have sleep apnea severe enough to warrant a CPAP machine. Still recommend this device as first step in evaluation if you suspect any trouble trying to get past the medical gate-keepers to a full overnight sleep-study evaluation.