Home apnea test

What is sleep apnea?

Sleep apnea is the repeated pauses in breathing that occur during sleep and is associated with an emerging transient airway obstruction. Episodic breathing interruptions are not a problem. However, you should be concerned when such events begin to recur. Underestimating the symptoms of sleep apnea can lead to very serious health problems.

How to recognize nocturnal apnea?

The first symptom that should get your attention is loud, persistent snoring, disrupted by short pauses in breathing. Unconsciously withholding lung ventilation throughout the night rest cycle can be repeated up to several hundred times. And this, in turn, disrupts proper lung ventilation and results in hypoxia.

What can happen if you don't take treatment for sleep apnea?

Improper oxygenation of the body resulting from disturbed, restless sleep can significantly affect the comfort of life, interpersonal relationships, creativity and work efficiency. In turn, it can result in very serious conditions, such as hypertension, heart disease, heart attacks and strokes.

Why CPAP therapy?

CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) therapy is a simple and effective method of getting rid of all symptoms of sleep apnea. Significant improvements in quality of life often occur after the first two days of use. It involves maintaining adequate air pressure to prevent collapse of tissues that block the free flow of air.

You do not need to take medication or undergo surgery. The device delivers, while you sleep, a stream of air to prevent apnea. It is equipped with a modern mask for comfort and freedom of movement.

Purpose of the study

• Diagnose or rule out sleep apnea.

You don't need a referral

• You do not need a referral if you suspect you are suffering from sleep apnea because, for example, you are experiencing most of the symptoms indicative of it and have not consulted a doctor.

You can take medical advice on the diagnosis of sleep disorders

• See a specialist if you are not sure that the apnea problem is specifically affecting you.

You will get the testing apparatus directly to your home

• After purchasing the service from a Luxmed facility or e-Store, the device will be delivered by DPD courier service to your home on an agreed date and collected after the test.

Course of the study

• The examination lasts one night. At all times you will be under the supervision of the Patient Support Team, who will instruct you over the phone on how to prepare for the test, how to start and set up the device. Also, under the supervision of the hotline, you will check whether the test was performed correctly.

You will receive the result of the examination in a convenient form: online or at a Luxmed facility on the basis of the code received

• You will receive the result in the form of a report with interpretation by a doctor - a certified specialist in sleep disorders and instructions for further diagnosis and therapy, within 5 working days from the time the device is shipped after the test.

What next if sleep apnea is confirmed?

• if sleep apnea is diagnosed, you will receive a recommendation for further diagnosis and therapy