• Common symptoms are:

    • Witnessed Pauses: Someone else notices you holding your breath during sleep.

    • Choking/Gasping: Waking up abruptly feeling like you are choking or gasping for air.

    • Daytime Sleepiness: Feeling constantly unrested, tired or falling asleep during the day.

    • Snoring: Associated with upper airway airflow restriction due to obstructive sleep apnea.

    • Morning Symptoms: Waking with a headache, dry mouth, or sore throat. Feeling unrested.

    • Restless Sleep: Frequent waking or tossing and turning due to low oxygen levels caused by upper airway obstruction.

    • Increased Nighttime Urination: Known as nocturia. (>1 time without other clear explanation)

    Other common symptoms, that most people are unaware:

    • Difficulty concentrating (brain fog)

    • Feeling overwhelm with tasks used to be easy to do before.

    • Memory issues (like forgetting close friends names)

    • Changes in mood and motivation

    • Headaches

    This changes and symptoms are very slow appearing and most of the time are thought to be age related.

    Risk Factors:

    • Excess weight (BMI>25)

    • Large neck circumference (>16 inches)

    • Being male

    • Age >50

    • Smoking or using alcohol/sedatives

  • At Somnocare, we believe getting better sleep should be simple and clear. Many traditional sleep practices are too busy to give you the personal time you deserve. 

    We do things differently by ensuring you can see a sleep doctor right away and have direct access to your sleep care.

    When you join our Direct Specialty Care (DSC) practice, we are always available to listen to your story and advocate for your sleep health. Our goal is to provide the best sleep apnea care for your specific needs, even when insurance companies try to limit your options.

    The costs of our services will always be transparent and shared prior to any services provided. No hidden Insurance co-payments.

  • The WatchPAT One is a disposable Home Sleep Test designed for a single night of use. This test requires a smartphone with the WatchPAT One app installed, internet access, and a 4-digit PIN that will be provided by Somnocare.

  • Our Enhanced Membership includes:

    Extended Sleep Evaluations and Holistic Sleep Wellness Coaching

    Direct Access to your Sleep Care with Expedited Telemedicine visits.

    Continuous CPAP Monitoring of your sleep therapy with Performance Tuning and Setting Adjustments.

    Unlimited Text Messaging/Calls with your Sleep Physician

    Sleep therapy reports, prescriptions for new CPAP devices, masks and/or other sleep supplies.

    Initiation fee of $60 and a minimum of 3-month subscription is required.
    A 10% discount is available for pre-paid semi-annual memberships.

    An active ResMed Remote Access service is required for continuous CPAP monitoring.

  • ResMed Remote Access, allows Sleep Physicians to securely monitor and adjust settings on ResMed CPAP, BiPAP and/or ASV devices remotely. It enables sleep physicians to troubleshoot, change pressure/comfort settings, and review data without having to bring your CPAP to the sleep office.

    You can verify this by checking for a wireless signal icon on the machine's screen, downloading the myAir app or checking if your machine has a built-in cellular modem, which automatically uploads data. If unsure, please contact your CPAP equipment provider.

  • No, Somnocare does not accept or bill insurances. We prioritize and serve you, without having to focus on the requirements of insurance and billing. By reducing the financial and time restraints of insurance, Somnocare can commit as much time as needed to provide comprehensive, efficient and personalized sleep care.

  • FSA/HSA accounts may cover monthly membership services, this may be employer dependent. We recommend you check with your accountant and/or employer to verify.

  • You may cancel your membership at any time after the 3 month minimum required for membership. The fee of $60 will be again required to restart the membership in a later time.

    However, please note that we require 30-day cancellation notice. Membership will continue during this period, and we will continue to provide care through the end of that term.

  • Somnocare provides sleep care for the states of New Mexico and Idaho.

  • Privacy is another advantage of direct specialty care. We do not share any information with insurance, employers or anyone else unless this is requested and authorized by you.

Frequently Asked Questions