Why Test?

Excessive sleepiness is the inability to stay awake even after adequate night time sleep. People can fall asleep while sitting and reading, watching television, talking to someone and even while eating. Excessive sleepiness can have a negative impact on work as well as affect driving and reaction times.

The most common cause of excessive sleepiness is Obstructive Sleep Apnea, or OSA. Sleep apnea is characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. This lowers the oxygen level in the blood, and also disrupts sleep. Heart attacks, high blood pressure, diabetes, and stroke may result from OSA.

The Cost to your Business

According to a study by Sessani et. al, it was estimated that 800,000 American drivers were involved in motor vehicle collisions related to OSA; the costs of these crashes were approximately $15.9 billion. Furthermore, the authors estimated that treatment in these patients would have reduced these costs by $11.1 billion and saved 980 lives.¹ People with OSA also have an increased rate of work related injuries and experience a reduction in work productivity.

Individuals with untreated sleep apnea perform, on average, as poorly as individuals whose levels of blood alchohol concentration exceed the legal limit. 

Sleep Testing Saves 

Making Sleep Work For You is 1/3 to 1/2 less expensive than the cost of traditional testing and treatment.

MSWFY is fast - time from testing, diagnosis, and treatment is quicker than traditional sleep centers.

Health care savings are over $500 per employee per month after 12 months of treatment for a sleep disorder.

Safety-sensitive employees reduced accident rates by up to 30%.

Retention rates double among treated employees.

^{1 Sessani A, Findley LJ, Kryger M, Goldlust E, George C, Davidson TM. “Reducing motor-vehicle collisions, costs, and fatalities by treating obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.” Sleep. May 2004. 1;27(3):369-70.}