One year evaluation

Rigby · Post by **Rigby** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 1:34 pm

I recently had another sleep study after being on CPAP for one year. My health has improved and I'm having no problems, and no complaints so this apparently this was just a follow-up. My question is: they told me to bring the mask that I ususally use, but that they would supply the machine. What if their machine and my machine don't function the same? The sleep study wouldn't be an accurate measure of how I'm doing on my CPAP at home, would it? What made me start wondering about this was a discussion on this board about machines and I got thinking, how would I know when mine was wearing out or malfunctioning? Another thing, are all sleep labs like sleeping in the bull pen at the county jail? Tiny cold room with old furniture and worn hospital blanket, crunchy plastic covered pillow and a bed as hard as wet sand. I don't think I'm going back there again....

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 1:57 pm

Sleep lab I went to was also decorated in early poverty.

You would think if you were paying $3,000 a night for a hotel room you would at least get a mini bar in the room.

snoregirl · Post by **snoregirl** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:07 pm

I am having trouble why if you are having no troubles a doctor would recommend another sleep study. Uncomfortable at best and expensive.

I probably would have said, thank you very much NO!

inacpapfog · Post by **inacpapfog** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:19 pm

Never really thought about having to update a sleep study .
I could see the need if you were telling the doctor that you were having problems. But, if all seemed to be going well, why would you want to spend the extra money for another sleep study after just one year?
Is there some general recommendation for the frequency of a sleep study? Every 3 or five years maybe? Anyone know?

kteague · Post by **kteague** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:09 pm

I've been to three different sleep labs, and all were comparable to a nice hotel, luxurious pillows, queen sized bed with good mattress. Unless you live somewhere where there's no options, I'd tell management that their substandard accomodations are unacceptable and find another. Sleep studies are hard enough without adding miserable acomodations.

gecko1977a · Post by **gecko1977a** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:04 am

LOL, when i had my studies, the bed was a murphy bed (wall bed), and was not comfy, and on BOTH surveys I put they neede better beds and to baffle the noise from the heater. I went back for a follow up and they had replaced the beds with sleep number beds - don't know if that is better)

the reason thaat they supply the machine is that the one they use can be controlled from the monitoring room as they go through the night.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:54 am

Rigby wrote:I recently had another sleep study after being on CPAP for one year. My health has improved and I'm having no problems, and no complaints so this apparently this was just a follow-up. My question is: they told me to bring the mask that I ususally use, but that they would supply the machine. What if their machine and my machine don't function the same? The sleep study wouldn't be an accurate measure of how I'm doing on my CPAP at home, would it? What made me start wondering about this was a discussion on this board about machines and I got thinking, how would I know when mine was wearing out or malfunctioning? Another thing, are all sleep labs like sleeping in the bull pen at the county jail? Tiny cold room with old furniture and worn hospital blanket, crunchy plastic covered pillow and a bed as hard as wet sand. I don't think I'm going back there again....

They need to use a special machine there at the Lab so that they can control it remotely.
The doctor may well want to see if you can be removed entirely from cpap treatment since it sounds like you've have a pretty good change for the better with your health.
You can always just contact your DME company and setup an appointment to bring your machine in for a pressure check. My current dme actually comes out to my house with a device to check it if I ask. Both companies I've used do it whenever needed and it's no charge or anything. Just a simple once over to make sure everything is working well.

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