Thanks for the kind words, rooster. But don't be taken in by my odd style of writing. I come off more humble and IQ-ish than I am. I am very thankful for my "education on osa and cpap," which took place right here on this board from posts from you and the rest of the gang here. I know I have a lot to learn, but I have the feeling that, given the quality of so many of this board's posters, I'll always have a lot to learn.rooster wrote: . . . home diagnosis . . . (education on osa and cpap) . . . IQ . . . "problem" cases. . . . humble . . .
My main issue with home diagnosis and home titrations is that I still wonder how easily the "'problem' cases" would get identified.
Cost versus quality is the issue, along with the lack of qualified docs, techs, and centers. But my hope is that those issues can be addressed without making the quality of care even worse than it already is for way too many. To me, the problem is cookie-cutter assembly-line healthcare, so pushing it further that way is not the solution. Sleep-disordered breathing can be complicated, and part of the diagnosis and titration process involves differentiating it from other sleep-related and breathing-related problems. I think that quality care still requires one semi-trained human being watching the other human being sleep, as of 2008/2009.