• 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.

    We do things differently by having a hybrid model using your insurance and optional concierge services, ensuring you can have access to your sleep specialist for your sleep care at the comfort of your own home.

  • 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.

  • Membership Plan offers additional personalized care:

    Frequent and extended Sleep Evaluations, Holistic Sleep Wellness Coaching, Direct Access to your Sleep Physician with Direct Messaging and calls. Not covered by insurances.

    A registration fee of $60 applies. Month to month billing, cancel at anytime with a 30 day notice.

  • 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.

  • Yes, we bill your insurance (Medicare and BCBS) for visits and sleep tests and with and optional concierge membership services, 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 , 30 days before next payment.
    A registration fee of $60 will be required to restart the membership in a later time.
    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, California and Idaho.

Frequently Asked Questions