Health & Good Sleep

At Frontier Home Medical, we place considerable value on sleep therapy because of the profound effects we know that it can have on patients’ health. When left untreated, sleep apnea can increase the risk of high blood pressure, stroke, atrial fibrillation (AFib), diabetes, depression, memory loss and motor vehicle accidents due to falling asleep at the wheel. We hear the feedback from patients regarding how much better they feel after beginning their therapy. One of the most common comments we hear is “CPAP changed my life.” Our experts work with patients every… Read More
Online DME Ordering

Are you tired of extra paperwork, addendums and difficult ordering criteria? Frontier Home Medical’s E-Prescribe portal, called Parachute, walks you through the ordering process and helps to build documentation needed to get patients the timely care they deserve. What can you prescribe in Frontier’s Parachute app? Oxygen CPAP & BiLevel Nebulizer Non-Invasive Ventilation High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation Patient Monitoring Mobility Hospital Beds Ambulatory Toilet & Bath Aids to Daily Living Get started today and make opportunities happen—email us today at FHM@frontierhomemedical.com today!
Depression and OSA

The Correlation of Anxiety and Depression With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Authors: Fariborz Rezaeitalab , Fatemeh Moharrari , Soheila Saberi, Hadi Asadpour, Fariba Rezaeetalab Publisher: J Res Med Sci. 2014 Mar;19(3):205-10. Background: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common sleep disorder characterized by repeated upper airway obstruction during sleep. While respiratory pauses followed by loud snoring and daytime sleepiness are the main symptoms of OSAS, the patients may complain from sleep disruption, headache, mood disturbance, irritability, and memory impairment. However, the association of sleep apnea with anxiety and depression is not completely… Read More