| Sleep apnea is a condition that affects millions of | | | | essentially brings the apnea lab into your home. |
| Americans. In fact, many Americans don't even | | | | The FDA approved Landon Medical PC-68B Sleep |
| know that they have sleep apnea. Some common | | | | Unit Wrist Oximeter provides on spot check |
| symptoms of telling whether you have apnea are | | | | measurements of oxygen saturation of arterial |
| that you wake up in the morning very tired and | | | | hemoglobin. It monitors SpO2 (percentage of |
| sluggish. This could mean that in fact you didn't | | | | oxygen saturation in the blood) and pulse rate |
| get enough oxygen during your sleep cycle. | | | | while sleeping or during other daily activities. The |
| Apnea is characterized by a 10 second interval | | | | PC-68B features a multi-color OLED display along |
| between breaths. The most important thing to do | | | | with Perfusion Index, Plethysmograph capabilities, |
| when you suspect you have apnea is to speak | | | | 72 hour data storage and optional data |
| with your physician. Your physician will recommend | | | | management software for storage onto |
| undergoing sleep apnea tests at a special sleep | | | | computers. |
| apnea lab. | | | | What is particularly great about this pulse |
| From the results of those tests your physician will | | | | oximeter is that it wraps around your wrist and all |
| be able to determine whether in fact you have | | | | of the measurements of your pulse rate and |
| apnea. If you do, then you may be required to go | | | | oxygen taken during the night is saved on the |
| to the apnea lab on a regular basis. However this | | | | oximeter's hard drive. Then, the next morning you |
| will prove to be very difficult for you as it is hard | | | | simply take your sleep unit oximeter to your |
| to leave one's comfort of home and have to | | | | physician and he can download that onto his/her |
| sleep in a apnea lab. In response to this, Landon | | | | computer and analyze the data. |
| Medical has introduced a new product which | | | | |