I really, really would like to avoid taking him back to the lab. I'm not crazy about giving him any meds to make him sleep. He already takes meds for his ocd and anxiety and I worry about adding something new to the mix. We haven't had a problem with him wearing the mask in the lab, just that he ref...

I asked my son's Dr about the APAP, she wanted to run it by a pulmonologist and of course the pulmonologist wants to see him first. So now we have to wait 2 more weeks. Do people usually see a pulmonologist for sleep apnea? When I was dx'd they sent me to an ENT.

Thank you everyone for the input. I do think that if there's a way to do the titration at home he would be more cooperative so if the APAP will work for doing that I would try it. I know it was stressful for him in the lab and was actually surprised that he did as well as he did. For the initial sle...

I'm so glad I found this place! I've been a CPAP user for about 8 years with no problems but have still learned a lot reading through the posts here. I am actually looking for some advice about my son. He is 23 and has Down Syndrome. He's had a lot of health and mental health issues over the years a...