After 5 years of going it alone on CPAP therapy after a sleep test and lousy support in New Mexico, I am now in Austin, Texas. I thought I would take the opportunity to find a professional to review where I am at and maybe offer recommendations for improvement.
Can anyone recommend someone in the Austin area?
Sleep Doc/Center Recommendation
Sleep Doc/Center Recommendation
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Re: Sleep Doc/Center Recommendation
What help and improvement are you looking for. You can probably find all the help you need right here.MarcoSil wrote:After 5 years of going it alone on CPAP therapy after a sleep test and lousy support in New Mexico, I am now in Austin, Texas. I thought I would take the opportunity to find a professional to review where I am at and maybe offer recommendations for improvement.
Can anyone recommend someone in the Austin area?
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Re: Sleep Doc/Center Recommendation
I don't live in the area, but talking to others with the same problem, I found that the attention I received at my stand alone sleep clinic was superior to the local hospital. The sleep suite looked like a hotel room and everyone worked to see that I was comfortable during my study. Instead of having to wait for results, I had them from the sleep specialist (MD) the morning I left. I even could have left with a mask and machine that very same morning.
If you're looking for a back door list of providers, I logged into my CPAP.com account (the sales end, not this forum), went to personal information, prescription, add prescription feature, and it gave me a list to choose from for my city and state.
If you're looking for a back door list of providers, I logged into my CPAP.com account (the sales end, not this forum), went to personal information, prescription, add prescription feature, and it gave me a list to choose from for my city and state.
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Re: Sleep Doc/Center Recommendation
I have found healthgrades.com to be a fairly reliable point of reference for many specialties if one has no specifically targeted referral. For the Austin area, I found this doc to have impressive credentials and board certifications as well as good patient reviews:
https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/ ... wang-2hrwq
While the practice group he is in is primarily cardiology, one of his specialties is sleep medicine and is board certified in that area.
https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/ ... wang-2hrwq
While the practice group he is in is primarily cardiology, one of his specialties is sleep medicine and is board certified in that area.
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