Altra Service Professionals Expands Service Area to Alabama

Altra Service Professionals (ASP) announced today the addition of Alabama to their commercial customer service area. “We are very excited to expand into Alabama” said Bob DeChello, President of Altra Service Professionals. “When Tony and I purchased the company back in 2010, we were only servicing Florida. It has been one of our goals to […]

COPD, Pollen and Deaths

People with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) are often warned by doctors to stay indoors when there are high pollution or ozone levels. This is because these things in the air make it harder to breathe for anyone. Breathing polluted air can actually send patients with COPD to the emergency room! But what about other […]

A First Time for Everything

A couple months ago, you may remember a post where we found a dead mouse in a CPAP machine. Our new experience this month is an oxygen concentrator that has been shot. That’s right, our repair technician found that a concentrator had a bullet hole. Upon opening the machine, he found what damage had been […]

CPAP Maintenance

Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition where a person has problems breathing at night. Specifically, the airways are repeatedly blocked causing the person to stop breathing for an extended time. The body struggles to get the blocked airway open, which usually happens with a gasp, snore sound or jerking of the body. (1) This is […]

COPD: Eating for Energy

People with COPD burn 10 times the calories just breathing compared to a person without breathing problems. (1) This can zap your energy. Eating the right foods and the right portion sizes can help you have more energy. There are also power foods that contain a lot of nutrition in each bite. Some people may find […]

COPD: Dangers in Your Home

If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), you are probably aware that smoking can make your condition worse and may have even been the cause of your disease. But did you know that there are other dangers in your home that can make your symptoms and disease worse? Carpets, air ducts, chemicals, and fireplaces […]

Rate Us With User Reviews

Whenever I shop online, I always look at the site or product reviews. They really help me in my decision to purchase a particular product or use a specific site. Sure – there’s always a couple of suspect reviews listed, but for the most part, reviews make or break a purchase for me. Over the […]