What is ASV? Treating Complex and Central Sleep Apnea
Adaptive Servo Ventilation (ASV) is a non-invasive ventilatory treatment option created specifically for the treatment of adults who have obstructive sleep apnea and central and/or complex sleep apnea. It’s one […]
Depression and Its Impact on Sleep Architecture: NREM, REM, and Insomnia
If you have depression, you may notice you’re having difficulties with getting to and staying asleep. This is because there is a link between depression and sleep. Below are some […]
What is CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) Therapy?
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy for Sleep Apnea What is CPAP? CPAP, the abbreviation for continuous positive airway pressure therapy, is a treatment method for patients who have sleep […]
What is PAP Therapy?
PAP therapy, or positive airway pressure therapy, is a general term that health professionals apply to all sleep apnea treatments that provide patients with a stream of compressed air while […]
What Is Polysomnography?
Polysomnography is a test conducted to study sleep and to diagnose a variety of sleep disorders. Some people refer to polysomnography (PSG) as a sleep study. Sleep technologists perform the […]
4 Ways You Can Advance Your Career as a Sleep Technologist
Sleep medicine is an advancing field and continues to grow rapidly. Because there’s a greater awareness of sleep disorders these days, there are more job openings, including as a sleep […]
Bridging the Gap between the Sleep Lab DME – A Sleep Educator’s Role
Having been in health care for nearly 35 years now, I feel like I have worked all aspects of patient care. I did bedside care for patients as a respiratory […]
Working Together to Identify Pediatric SDB
This is part two in a six-part series on the evolution of the sleep technologist role. AAST has engaged professionals from across allied healthcare to address, from their perspective, the […]
Sleep Technology: An Educator’s Perspective
This is part three in a six-part series on the evolution of the sleep technologist. AAST has engaged professionals from across allied healthcare to address, from their perspective, the value […]
Starting the Sleep Conversation with Allied Health
This is part one in a six-part series on the evolution of the sleep technologist role. AAST has engaged professionals from across allied healthcare to address, from their perspective, the […]