Tag: sleep apnea awareness
Sleep Apnea Awareness Week kicks off
October 2, 2015HME News Staff
LITITZ, Pa. - Sleep Apnea Awareness Week, a campaign focused on increasing public awareness about the sleep disorder, takes place Oct. 1 through Oc. 7. Affiliates and members of the American Sleep Association from multiple sites will participate in the event, and affiliated sleep disorder treatment centers will discuss topics relating to sleep apnea. The ASA website will also present important information on the signs, symptoms, risks and treatment options of obstructive sleep apnea. The ASA is a...
'We are not anti-CPAP'
May 24, 2012Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
Elias Kalantzis believes so strongly in the importance of treating sleep apnea that, in April, he gave away 50 home sleep tests at a Dallas awareness event—at a cost of $25,000. Kalantzis, president of sleeptest.com, founded the site in 2010 as an online resource to educate the public about sleep apnea as well as “CPAP” alternatives. He spoke with HME News recently about what drives his passion for sleep.HME News: What got you interested in sleep apnea awareness?Elias Kalantzis:...