Top 10 Online for Better Sleep

http://www.sharecare.com/static/shareca ... p-disorder

Too bad they missed the number one - our own Pugsy!

Do you follow any of the 10 in the list?

The only one I keep up with is Dr. Park. He is great!

ChicagoGranny wrote:<snip>http://www.sharecare.com/static/shareca ... p-disorder

Too bad they missed the number one - our own Pugsy!

That's because she's in a class all to herself! (well, her AND Robysue, and SWS, and Max, and........)

Well Chicago Granny, I am going to start following this doctor:

""http://nssleep.com/blog/sleep-disorders ... ate-cpap/f you hate CPAP, then you need to check out my blog every Tuesday for the Tuesday Tips for CPAP Strugglers. If you can’t get use to the CPAP, the most common reason is that you have not found the right mask, so you think that you hate the CPAP when in fact you hate the mask.

Today’s Tuesday Tip is to find a comprehensive sleep center that handles their own CPAP machines and masks because that way you have medical professionals working together to treat your sleep apnea and help solve the problems that you are having with the CPAP therapy. Employees of medical supply companies who, by the way, are usually not health professionals, simply cannot deliver the same quality of care. Such a sleep center should do what we do at Northshore Sleep Medicine: we let you take home and try many different masks without repeatedly billing you or your insurance company. We guide you toward the best masks and then let you take home as many as you need until you find the perfect fit and comfort for your face and your sleeping patterns.""

I am going to write my 2nd sleep doctor about this program and see what happens.

49er

PS - In rereading it, it looks like she isn't keeping things up to date. Darn. But there still looks to be alot of good information

Haven't we been warned that frequently the presence of doctor and DME under the same roof is something to BEWARE of?

chunkyfrog wrote:Haven't we been warned that frequently the presence of doctor and DME under the same roof is something to BEWARE of?

Hi Chunky,

Are you talking about my post or something else?

49er

49er wrote: Today’s Tuesday Tip is to find a comprehensive sleep center that handles their own CPAP machines and masks because that way you have medical professionals working together to treat your sleep apnea and help solve the problems that you are having with the CPAP therapy. Employees of medical supply companies who, by the way, are usually not health professionals, simply cannot deliver the same quality of care. Such a sleep center should do what we do at Northshore Sleep Medicine: we let you take home and try many different masks without repeatedly billing you or your insurance company. We guide you toward the best masks and then let you take home as many as you need until you find the perfect fit and comfort for your face and your sleeping patterns.""

Sounds like a great program!

Make sure you understand the costs in advance.

ChicagoGranny wrote:

49er wrote: Today’s Tuesday Tip is to find a comprehensive sleep center that handles their own CPAP machines and masks because that way you have medical professionals working together to treat your sleep apnea and help solve the problems that you are having with the CPAP therapy. Employees of medical supply companies who, by the way, are usually not health professionals, simply cannot deliver the same quality of care. Such a sleep center should do what we do at Northshore Sleep Medicine: we let you take home and try many different masks without repeatedly billing you or your insurance company. We guide you toward the best masks and then let you take home as many as you need until you find the perfect fit and comfort for your face and your sleeping patterns.""

Sounds like a great program!

Make sure you understand the costs in advance.

Thanks for the advice but unfortunately, the program is nowhere near where I live:(

49er

49er wrote:

chunkyfrog wrote:Haven't we been warned that frequently the presence of doctor and DME under the same roof is something to BEWARE of?

Hi Chunky,

Are you talking about my post or something else?

49er

I think Chunky was referring to a situation where the Sleep Dr owns the DME company and then there are profit incentives involved.