I actually did do this as well. Went through the handbook that we have as well as the online version. Neither had anything specific about oral appliances, just durable medical equipment. They will submit the authorization on Monday, so I am praying that it gets through.

Yeah, lesson learned 100%. It irritates me even more because the oral appliance was my first choice in the first place, and my sleep doctor reccomended it given my age and lifestyle. The funny thing is I remember the exact conversation, and the lady said they didn't cover it before I even finished a...

Another problem that I was having with the CPAP was that I would wake up to find the mask on the floor, and i had no recollection of taking it off. And then the air blowing would wake me up, and I'd be wide awake with the trouble of falling asleep with the mask on again (as if it wasn't already hard...

Hello all I was looking for some help with anyone informed on standard insurance/billing procedures. In reference to my last post, I can't tolerate the CPAP (although I haven't tried it much, it causes me emotional stress as well at the age of 22). When I was first diagnosed, I called my insurance c...

Thanks for the kind words. I honestly wish my apnea was due to weight issues. I am about 170 pounds, fairly built, and fairly lean. I have had thyroid issues (autoimmune hypothyroid disease), so I am curious to if maybe the stress on my body made me store some extra visceral fat contributing to my t...

Absolutely a quitter. My apnea is on the upper range of mild, and I'm only 22 years old. Although its obvious that cpap is the most effective therapy, I really couldn't be bothered to keep tinkering with it, especially at this age. Having a CPAP would put many more restraints on my life than a appli...

What a bummer. Thank you guys. My out of pocket cost was about $600, so I am hoping to get as close to that as possible so that I can put it towards an oral appliance. Thank you guys for your help once again.

Hello all. I have tried and failed to use my CPAP. It is a Resmed S9 Elite, and it honestly provided me more frustration than relief. I will now move to an oral appliance as I believe that will be a better option. I was wondering where the best place to sell the Resmed is? I tried a couple of the on...

Hmm ok. Well i haven't taken melatonin since the sleep study. I never have trouble falling asleep, but I was taking it to help me fall asleep faster after waking up in light stages sleep. However I don't plan on using it except for rare occasions once I get my cpap

Oops I think I mistook REM Rebound for sleep debt. Anyway, my REM is right where it should be and not over, so I'm still worried on why I didn't go into slow wave sleep. I just hope it's not something much worse. And yeah I am getting a data capable machine and it will be delivered today.

Sleep meds can reduce or eliminate deep sleep cycles in some people... did you take any I actually didn't even think about that. I did take 3MG of melatonin, but did not think that would affect the study. I consulted with my doctor before going into the titration, and he said that taking melatonin ...

To my understanding, in children sleep apnea is almost always due to a structural abnormality in development such as enlarged tonsils, adenoids, etc. And I'm pretty sure it's almost always cure able in children via surgery, where as surgery is much less effective in adults.

Bump. Anyone with insight?

Hello all, I went to the sleep clinic today to get fitted for a mask as my CPAP is being delivered tomorrow. While I was there, I asked for the results of my titration study. Everything looked pretty normal, but I was shocked once I saw that there was 0.0% Slow Wave Sleep recorded. The results from ...

Ok so I just called the doctor's office to ask about writing patient preference for mask on the prescription. She said that they don't do that because a lot of the DMEs tend to push the cheapest masks on patients, so they require me to go in for a fitting and then will send over the prescription for...