FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

15 October 2003

Oklahoma City, OK––Breathing Disorders Services, Inc. (BDS), a national rehabilitation specialist for sleep disordered breathing, has announced the opening of a new service center, BDS/Texas, at 3500 Oakmont in Austin, TX.  Headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company already has successful operations in Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, California, North Carolina and Arizona.
 

Through the new center, BDS will provide in-home nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment and support to persons diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome. OSA is a disorder in which a person repeatedly stops breathing during sleep. It can occur when muscles that control the tongue and soft palate relax, allowing the upper airway to narrow or even become blocked. CPAP equipment delivers mildly pressurized air through a small nose mask, keeping the airway open.
 

Recent medical studies have established a direct correlation between sleep disordered breathing and cardiovascular problems such as hypertension, stroke, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, pulmonary hypertension and congestive heart failure.

Most newly diagnosed OSA sufferers need hands-on technical assistance and emotional support in order to make a lifelong adjustment to sleeping with CPAP equipment. Applying a philosophy of, “Relationship First,” BDS provides a multi-faceted, on-going, and personal program of assistance in order to gain compliance from each patient.

“The Austin office is just the latest step in our plan to render services in areas of the country where there is a known demand,” said an official company spokesperson from BDS. “The need for our services is very wide-spread. Nearly 20 million Americans are estimated to suffer from sleep disordered breathing, though many of them are still undiagnosed.”

ABOUT BDS
Breathing Disorders Services (BDS) is a niche home medical equipment provider, specializing in personal rehabilitative support and e-commerce solutions to persons diagnosed with sleep disordered breathing. Operating currently in six states, BDS is growing rapidly into other markets, while continuously refining its original focus on sleep disordered breathing. By stressing customer education and support, BDS’s therapeutic methodology has achieved a level of patient compliance that exceeds the national average by 78 percent.