New Sleep Doc

So, my sleep doc won't treat me anymore without a new sleep study, my third in a 9-month period. There are a few reasons why I cannot do that. So, I'm looking for a new sleep doc who might have a different approach. Sleep docs have different medical backgrounds ranging from pulmonology to neurology to ear-nose-and throat. Is one better than the other? Or, are those that specialize in sleep medicine the best? I really need at this point someone who can handle complex sleep apnea.

I'd definitely be inclined to skip the ENT as they're focused on surgery as an option for treatment. I would also, at least at first, opt for a neurologist trained in sleep problems as your central (complex) events are less of a respiratory nature than neuro. based. But if the timing doesn't work out - if wait times are long - a pulmonologist with sleep training would not be 'wrong' if you're comfortable with them otherwise.

My sleep doc is a neurologist. I certainly recommend a neurologist sleep doc in your case, given that your condition has a central component. I also say the same if Narcolepsy is suspected.

I'm a little puzzled as to why you would need another sleep test, given that you're already had three recently. They are all recent, so why are they not usable?

lwieland11 wrote:So, my sleep doc won't treat me anymore without a new sleep study, my third in a 9-month period.

Does this doc own or have an interest in the sleep lab? Did he say why? I would be very suspicious.