Sleep apnea and CPAP monitoring...legal???????

Whether you are diagnosed with sleep apnea or not, and struggle with snoring and waking up a lot at night, you can try sleeping at an incline with pillows. Just take a few pillows and use them to prop you up at a slight angle while you sleep. It has helped me sleep much better. I don't even snore now. At least, that is what my wife tells me.

 

There are real issues about how Sleep Docs get certified (typically online like correspondence school, ASAA--American Sleep Apnea Association), they argue between themselves about the diagnosing for $$ that goes on and that less than 30% with 'mild sleep apnea' respond to CPAP.

The 'outrageous fees' have led to HST (Home Sleep Testing) starting at $159/per by your local Doc (general practitioner) to replace SCT (Sleep Center Testing) up to $1,000-$1,500/night and lots of 'Sleep Specialists' are not neurologists.

It's a really serious matter if you really have it.

But the field is in turmoil and guilty of diagnosis abuse.


//Bubba, astright's the OP. Suggest you edit.

 

As for a sleep study being ridiculously priced ($1,000+)...keep in mind what goes into a REAL sleep study. The technician that's monitoring your sleep is making ~$20/hr x 6-8 hours, they're paying for your room, the equipment, etc. That's not even getting into the neurologist fee (again...assuming you're getting a REAL sleep study).

 

What has a neurologist got to do with a CPAP. Maybe you mean a Pulmonary specialist.

 

See post #17.

 

I'm currently in the same situation. No work will be dispatched to me if I do not sign the HIPPA release form and sign up to their 3rd Party CPAP monitor company. I was wondering if you seeked out legal assistance, did you give in, or did you agree to their terms? What advice would you recommend?