Wow! Thanks, everyone! I'm getting answers to questions I didn't even know to ask! Thanks to you guys, I'm going in well armed, knowing what to expect, what machine to ask for, and even not to be afraid of asking for something to help me sleep, which I would never have thought of. If only I could be...

Thank you all for the great advice! My doctor is not willing to sign a prescription without the sleep study, which I totally understand. I'm not so sure I buy the need for gatekeeping in this case, but it is what it is. So I called around as suggested, and found a place actually closer to me that is...

Hello all! I have a dilemma and would appreciate advice. I have received a preliminary diagnosis of sleep apnea and asked to do a sleep study. I have health insurance, but it's one of those high-deductible plans, so I have to pay the first $3000 of my medical costs. The hospital has told me that eac...