Hotel Sleep Study--Anyone?

BrianRT · Post by **BrianRT** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:27 am

Has anyone on this fine forum ever had their study done at a hotel-based sleep lab? I'v noticed a local DME is doing this at 2 area hotels and, honestly, never heard of the concept. I did a 'bit o' Googlin and found it's a little more common than I thought (including places like Vanderbilt and Duke do it). I assume insurances are OK with this then? Thoughts, feedback and opinions are welcome

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:33 am

does a commercial office suite decorated in early poverty count?

cause that was where my first one was done and it was a certified sleep center, owned by the sleep doc with the high Mercedes lease payment.

rotoplooker · Post by **rotoplooker** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:04 am

I had my sleep study in a hospital the first time which cost the *free* UK health service about $1000, a private sleep study I'm having done at home is costing me $300,

Many people think institutionalized sleep studies are a waste of time.

Maybe a hotel is a trade off for expense against comfort?

Roto

S-Dubya · Post by **S-Dubya** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:32 am

All 3 of the sleep studies I have had were in the "office suite decorated in early poverty" scenario. However, I know of a place near my office that uses the majority of one floor in a decent (3 star?) hotel. Aparently, they treat you like a guest and you ahve access to the pool, exersize area and breakfast in the morning. Plus, unlike both locations where I had sleep studies you get your own, private bathroom.

Sounds like a big improvement over the places I have seen.

RichCMH · Post by **RichCMH** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:33 am

My lab was a clinical looking hotel room, but out in a small lounge waiting room, there were treats - cookies, crackers, drinks. Carpet throughout too!

Berniem · Post by **Berniem** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:52 am

My tests were on the second floor of a strip mall. There were two "Sleep" rooms with a shared bathroom. the Sleep Lady was in a third room with all her electronics. The Sleep rooms were a bit austere,but the beds were confortable. Wasn't too bad except for my experiance with all the wires and stuff. (see prevoius posting. What have I got my self into?)
Ironically the guy who does my taxes has is office right across the hall. he saw me coming in and wanted to know if i wanted my taxes done that night. I said no I have to sleep. What else could I say? Upside of having the tests done there was that the Sleep Lady gave me a coupon to the Dunkin Donuts downstairs.

Bernie

telly · Post by **telly** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:33 pm

I had a Sleep Tech come to my home. She was in the living room and me in my own bed. Very easy way to do the test. Granted, you'll probably get a more thorough study in a dedicated lab, I have learned, over an in-home study like mine or one done in an ad hoc environment like a hotel.

john44077 · Post by **john44077** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:21 pm

I had my study done at a very nice hotal. The Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland has 4 rooms rented from a major brand/name hotal. They have it all wired for sleep studies. Cameras and sound. Very very nice set up.

John

Slinky · Post by **Slinky** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:45 pm

Sheesh! Our hospital has 1/2 of one floor dedicated to a sleep lab, the rooms are every bit as nice as a hotel room, plenty large, comfortable bed, all except the private bath at the time was a typical hospital bath: tiled, sink, toilet and shower stall. They just recently redid their sleep lab and I've been hoping they'll have an Open House as they have for some of their other new and/or remodeled facilities.

We have a couple of sleep labs in our area that are in new buildings in an area of doctors offices. About 10 years ago there was one sleep lab that was housed in a beautiful older home.

And I've heard of visiting vans w/sleep study equipment tho I only vaguely remember reading about them - but sleep studies in a motel/hotel is a new one on me.

I'd love to do a overnight sleep study w/MSLT the following day at one of these motels w/swimming pool!!!! Whooo hooo, betchya I could sleep during the latency testing!!!

cflame1 · Post by **cflame1** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:49 pm

My first study was done in an office in early poverty. My second and third were in doctor's office sterility... but hey the beds were comfy (Select Comfort, sleep number beds)!

roster · Post by **roster** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:58 pm

One sleep clinic in my area is using a permanent setup in a very nice hotel in a high rent district.

A clinic is building a nice complex for their existing ENT practice and new sleep practice. They started the sleep clinic in a nearby Holiday Inn Express while their new building was just in the design stage. It makes good economic sense for them to build up the business at the hotel before their new clinic is constructed.

BrianRT · Post by **BrianRT** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:04 pm

So I gather it's a pretty respected concept among the general public? We were thinking it was sort of 'fly by night' at work. I admit it's certainly better than the sterile environment of some labs

Slinky · Post by **Slinky** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:10 pm

Well, the first thing that occurred to me when I first read your post, before I read those following was - whoops! That's a LOT of equipment to haul in and out! I was thinking of all the equipment I saw in my sleep lab's office where the techs do the monitoring.

SleepingBeauty · Post by **SleepingBeauty** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:26 am

I had two studies done at the same facility and I think early poverty would have been an improvement for this place. The building was old office complex. The suite for the sleep studies was upstairs at the back of a long dark hallway. Mine was the only car in the lot. Talk about creepy!

The facility itself had boxes in the hallway, stained carpeting, walls in bad need of paint with a shared bathroom at the end of the hall - the toilet handle was broken so it didn't flush. I felt like I was in a back storage room of a warehouse.

When I was told I needed a second study done, I asked my neurologist if there was a better facility. She said my insurance listed one more, but that she didn't feel very comfortable with the doctor that read from that facility. I was stuck going back to the box place.

My insurance would cover the guy coming to my home, but I didn't feel comfortable with someone in my house while I slept either. I'd love to go to a hotel or hospital!

In fact, the experience of the testing facility is what made me buy the machine I did so that I could monitor myself and not have to go back to one of those too soon!

Slinky · Post by **Slinky** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:20 am

Sheesh, SleepingBeauty!!! I'd have been sorely tempted to notify my insurance company of the conditions at this "sleep lab" you had your sleep study done at!!! (Tempted, heck! I "would" have notified them!)

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