Having a sleep study done Monday night. Doctor thinks I may have sleep apnea. Just wondering if someone could shed some insight on what to expect.......
Kool said:
Why are you having an in-lab study? If your doctor is only concerned about apnea, you should do an at home two-night study. If you have cardiac arrhythmias or other significant cardiac disease, restless leg syndrome, a previous stroke or other significant neurological disease, or if there is suspicion for narcolepsy or something else like REM Behavioral Disorder or something really odd, then an in-lab study will definitely give you information that an at-home study will not provide. Otherwise, you'll be spending time and money that you really don't need. If the at-home sleep study shows apnea, and no significant central sleep apnea, then you go on auto-titration CPAP and follow-up with your prescribing M.D. after 30 - 90 days to monitor compliance and efficacy.
tailgating hall of fame said:Kool said:
Why are you having an in-lab study? If your doctor is only concerned about apnea, you should do an at home two-night study. If you have cardiac arrhythmias or other significant cardiac disease, restless leg syndrome, a previous stroke or other significant neurological disease, or if there is suspicion for narcolepsy or something else like REM Behavioral Disorder or something really odd, then an in-lab study will definitely give you information that an at-home study will not provide. Otherwise, you'll be spending time and money that you really don't need. If the at-home sleep study shows apnea, and no significant central sleep apnea, then you go on auto-titration CPAP and follow-up with your prescribing M.D. after 30 - 90 days to monitor compliance and efficacy.
That's a great question. My wife is concerned, she's told me she's woken up more than once and shaken me because she wasn't sure if I was breathing. So, we just decided, if I'm going to do this, get it done at the sleep center and make sure it's done right. Not saying our decision is the best or the most economical, just what we decided.
No way you should pay out of pocket for that. Most insurance guidelines state that all apnea of over 15 should be treated, but between 5 and 15, it should be treated if you can prove any daytime imipairment (can be almost anything, mood, irritability, difficulty concentrating, falling asleep, etc.), or if you have any cardiovascular comorbidities (hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, etc). Try to get the guidelines from your insurer.TexAg2001 said:
I did a sleep study at a sleep center in late February right before everything shut down for COVID-19. The results showed I had mild sleep aplea and the doc and technician both said would definitely benefit from using a CPAP. However, my Hypopnea index score was a 14.9. Insurance would only cover the machine if I was at 15 or higher. I haven't done anything about it since the sleep test, though, since I didn't want to even attempt to make an appointment during this time.
I'm wondering if I should just bite the bullet and pay out of pocket or try something else first.