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For the rest you need... choose Windber’s Sleep Lab • Certified sleep technician monitoring • Board-certified sleep physician • Studies conducted as outpatient • Covered by most insurances • No scheduling delays • Relaxed setting • Comfortable beds • Accepting children Call 814-467-3470 for more information or to schedule an appointment.   Additional services offered by the Respiratory Department • Pulmonary Function Testing • Methacholine Challenges • Department of Labor Testing • Disability Testing • Exercise–Induced Asthma Testing • Pulmonary Stress Tests • Pulmonary Rehabilitation • Arterial Blood Gases • Sleep Studies • Holter Monitoring • EKG (Elctrocardiograms) • EEG (Electroencephalograms) • Cardiac Stress Tests • Smoking Cessation

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) occurs when there is partial or complete collapse of the upper airway. Who is affected? Everyone from children to senior citizens can be faced with sleep apnea; however, there are higher risks among people who have: • Cardiovascular problems • Diabetes • Obesity   Why should YOU seek support • Improve quality of life • Reduce risk factors of comorbidities • More energy   Windber’s Sleep Lab Offers: Diagnostic Sleep Testing • determines if you have sleep apnea • monitors brainwave activity & body movement CPAP Titration Testing (Continuous Postive Airway Pressure) • determines if you are continually breathing through the night • measures amount of time and how frequently you stop breathing through the night   Split Study Testing • Part 1 - diagnostic sleep test • Part 2 – treatment   Treatment Methods   Continuous Positive Airway Pressure • one set pressure for inspiration and exhalation that flows through the mask   BiLevel Continuous Positive Airway Pressure • one pressure for inhalation and one pressure for exhalation through the mask   Automatic Positive Airway Pressure • most advanced form of treatment • machine incorporates pressure sensors and a computer monitors patient’s breathing • adjusts pressure continuously   These therapies keep airways open so air can pass without obstructions.