Another question - sleep study

yardbird · Post by **yardbird** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 12:19 pm

I just called the hospital sleep lab where my sleep study was done. I had it done in 1999 (December).

Is this something I should be having done periodically? Or only if significant changes occur?

They're mailing me a release form so they can send me a copy of my sleep study. Someone mentioned to me that I might want to get that before they archive it.

I also made an appointment with my sleep doc. Haven't seen him in at LEAST 4 years. Haven't seen ANYONE about apnea in all that time.

Those of you who have been doing this for a while... do you see a doctor about it periodically? Or do you get set up and then just maintain it yourself?

Odd how little I know about this isn't it?

nodding off · Post by **nodding off** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:37 pm

First, let me state that I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice, but simply my opinion (for what it's worth)
I fired my sleep doc 10 years ago. I used a PB Partner 314 for many years, until it started sounding like a freight train. They made me get restudied last year when I requested a new machine. SURPRISE!!! I still have sleep apnea. I now have an APAP and the software and monitor my treatment myself, with the help of my family Dr. The big issue is not having a sleep Dr. monitoring your life, but how you feel. I'm not advocating that my actions are right for everyone, but they work for me. Our fellow users here as a group have more practical experience than most sleep docs, and are extremely helpful when investigating new equipment.