OK, so the sleep study Dr. found that his equipment isn't on my Insurance In-Network, so he referred me to a DME that is In-Network for my Anthem Blue Shield, Kadence, which is only in Socal I think. The DME guy came to my office. I had already been on Youtube looking at a few instructional videos o...

thanks for your replies. re: Stage 4 -- Yes, that was my typo. The report reads: REM sorry about that. OK, so I have mild Sleep Apnea. Can this account for my constant feeling of sleepiness? I guess there is only one way to find out... after Tuesday's appt. with the Dr, I'll try CPAP therapy and see...

That's sort of the impression I got reading it too... but I have no frame of reference. I am sleepy almost all day, every day. Heavy eyelids I guess is the best way to describe it. But sleepiness can be caused by allergies also, and any number of things. Sleepiness combined with pretty loud snoring ...

I had my results faxed to me, but the Dr. can't meet with me until Tuesday afternoon next week... I'm dying to know... what do the results mean? Test given at about 10:15pm Copied from the Report Final Impressions: 1. Mild to loud snoring 2. Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hyp0pnea Syndrome (ICD code 3...

OK, thanks for the replies. The cautionary part of me has turned out to be more influential than the part that hates waste and inefficiency, so I'm going ahead with the sleep study tonight. I am in very good health overall. BP, body mass, cholesterol, etc. I've had some vertigo 18 months ago, and a ...

I have four physicians (ENT, Allergist, Internist, neurologist) telling me that my chronic sleepiness is likely due to sleep apnea. I snore quite regularly and loudly. So, the ENT gave me a couple of places for an overnight Sleep Study. I am scheduled for tomorrow night. The cost to me will be about...