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There’s a good article here about a Missouri hospital and how they’ve added sleep study capabilities to keep up with demand. The sleep center is used for conducting sleep studies to detect sleep apnea, a condition where breathing stops during sleep. The article talks about how sleep apnea is often discovered during surgery – at [...] Blogger Stevedawg provides a personal account about getting a sleep study done for testing of sleep apnea. He tells of getting ready for a sleep study, doing the sleep study, and getting the diagnosis. Blogger Brian also has sleep apnea and has written several personal accounts of his experiences here. He discusses doing the sleep study, [...] An article written by Don Gronning entitled “Sleeping your way to health” (view article here) on the Daily Record’s website (Ellensburg, Washington) quotes Dr. Geoffrey Greenberg, a sleep apnea specialist, as saying that studies show that of the people who have untreated obstructive sleep apnea, 40% die within 8 years. My advice: Don’t fear treatment. Most people [...] According to an article by China Daily (here), obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) affects more than 50 million Chinese people. But a lot of people don’t take sleep apnea seriously. The article goes on to quote Han Fang, of the People’s Hospital of Peking University sleep center, who explains that 80% of the patients the [...] Not insured? Have to pay out-of-pocket? The best way to reduce out-of-pocket sleep study costs is to pretend it is like buying a car. Shop around. Do your homework before choosing a sleep center. Prices can vary from $2500 to $4000 out-of-pocket for a sleep study, according to Express CPAP Supply. That really [...] Here’s a funny commentary that captures the joy of the sleep clinic, entitled “Sleepless in a Sleep Clinic” (Read). I think it captures the experience well. My experience was slightly more unpleasant as a result of the sleep technician’s office being in the room right next to me and paper thin walls. [...] |
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