Beware - Sleep Study

It's a total racket now. The machine should not cost that much.

 

i'd just stay awake....can't sleep on my back so i guess i'd pass

 

It's a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine that holds the airway open while a person sleeps. While sleeping on the back it is very easy for an extra fat or tissue to fall down and partially block a persons airway, thus the positive pressure blowing in holds it open.

During a sleep study, the patient should be allowed to sleep in the position they normally sleep in. Allowing them to only sleep on their back does make me believe they are pushing these machines on people. Some people can move air in and out of the lungs more profiently while laying on their side or belly.

Are they also doing a pulse oximetry test also? This measures the amount of oxygen saturated to the blood cells, shows if a person is getting an adequate amount of oxygen during sleep. Did their oxygen level drop too low during the study? That is one of the requirements of testing is to show the oxygen level dropped below 90%.

Also, how severe is their apnea (stopping breathing)? Some people have severe apnea where they completely stop breathing for up to a 30 seconds or more during sleep. Some apnea is much less severe.

There are several things that have to be looked at during a study, and allowing a person to only sleep on their back can make the results much different than if they were on their side or belly.

I was a respiratory therapist for many years and worked home health instructing cpap machines. I can't say for sure, but it seems an awful lot of drivers that apply for Crete need these machines.... makes me wonder if there's something fishy going on here.

A good cpap machine can be purchased for $300-$500 dollars now, and insurances will help cover the cost. They will pay for a new cpap or bipap machine every 5 years.

Charging everyone $900 is a bit much. Not to mention the costs of the hose, masks, filters, etc.

Yes, Crete is pocketing some money off of this, that's for sure.

 

If you can't sleep on your back they would have to let you sleep in your normal position. The test can't be done unless your asleep.

 

Just another prime example of being controlled either by companies or the government.No escape from it.Sad what our country has become in the last few yrs.

 

They tell you to sleep normal then hook all those wires up. If I had it to do again I would try and stay awake as long as possible before the test. I would like to hear from someone that has passed it.

 

Is Crete making money from this?

Actually, I would have to know if that $900 included all the needed accessories; the mask (some are as high as $500 depending on the brand and type) and does that include hoses, filters, and data card, along with the machine? If all of those things are included in the $900, then its possible that it is a fair price. But without those accessories, $900 is way too much, especially if it is a cheap brand of cpap machine.

The best and most reliable brand of machine are ResMed and Respironics. Those companies also make the best quality masks.

just sayin'

 

If you have grown so obese that simply going to sleep can be a threat to your life, you have bigger (no pun intended) problems than $900 for a cpap machine.

 

There is no requirement from FMCSA that you need to undergo a sleep study. Only people that have been Diagnosed with sleep apnea need to under go the study.

http://www.landlinemag.com/Magazine/2014/May/News/sleep-apnea-testing.aspx

They tried to measure my neck during my last physical. I told "No!! if you want to check my neck size , you need to show me where it says that the DOT physical requires that".

The backed down and said that it does not say that......

Physical passed. These clinics have their own Sleep Centers doing the study. It probably their brother, and they make money EVERY MONTH on the CPAP>