{"id":28,"date":"2010-07-25T07:39:40","date_gmt":"2010-07-25T12:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stoppedsnoring.com\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2010-07-30T16:51:08","modified_gmt":"2010-07-30T21:51:08","slug":"sleep-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stoppedsnoring.com\/?page_id=28","title":{"rendered":"Sleep Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When  I arrived at the sleep clinic for my sleep study, there was one other  person there before me. \u00a0He was a very large fellow and had to use  one of those electric mobility carts to get around rather  than walking. \u00a0I understand that extra tissue around the neck would certainly  contribute to snoring, and this guy appeared to be a prime candidate for weight loss to remedy whatever sleep apnea or snoring problem he might  be experiencing. \u00a0I felt a little bit more uneasy that being only  slightly overweight that I was having these issues myself.  <\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding: 20px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-5046246809536391\";\n\/* 300x250, created 7\/11\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5434359513\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Anyway after they  took my check for the downpayment I was escorted down a hall and to a room with a bed, desk and TV\/VCR combo unit and a separate  bathroom. \u00a0I noted that the room had a video camera mounted  in the upper corner pointed squarely at the bed.  It was fairly  early and was not close to my regular &#8220;bed time&#8221; so I was told to take  an hour or so to  get comfortable and get in my pajamas. \u00a0I usually only wear boxers to  bed and never appreciated wearing and pajamas growing  up. \u00a0Anyway, I got in a t-shirt and a lightweight jogging  pants. \u00a0After reading a few pamphlets and magazines that were in the room, the sleep technician came back. \u00a0He popped in a video in the TV and told me to watch the 30 minute show that would tell me more about durable medical  equipment and explain the process. \u00a0I had no idea what durable medical  equipment referred to however I was soon to find out. \u00a0The  video had little  or nothing to do with the sleep study itself, but rather focused mainly on styles of CPAP machines and how they fit. \u00a0I was pretty  nervous and somewhat upset at the thought that I had already  been &#8220;diagnosed&#8221; as having sleep apnea and should be familiarizing  myself with the durable medical equipment at this phase. The video was produced by the maker of  one of the CPAP products which also bothered me in that I felt that it was biased toward their solution (a CPAP machine) for sleep apnea.  \u00a0After the video was over the sleep technician came back in  the room and started fitting my  head, chest, legs and index finger with electrodes and  sensors to capture my brain waves, breathing,<br \/>\ninvoluntary movements  and my oxygen levels in my blood. \u00a0This process was all pretty interesting to me although  once I was hooked up to all the wires, it was nearly impossible to move. \u00a0I also was instructed to lie on my back to keep the sensor wires from getting tangled.<\/p>\n<p>As I have always had a  preference to being  a side-sleeper. \u00a0The fact is that this after the sleep  study was over bothered me as I know if I am on my back I will be snoring  loudest and have the most difficulty breathing&#8230; at least  that is when my wife informs me! \u00a0This seemed to me that the study  was trying to enhance the sleep apnea to it&#8217;s highest possible level rather than  get a good indication what I am typically experiencing. \u00a0Anyway, I did  feel like I got OK sleep during the clinic, probably as I didn&#8217;t  have to get nudged by my wife. \u00a0After getting unhooked and  showered up, I took a short walk around the streets of the medical campus. \u00a0I had about an hour before the appointment with the  sleep doctor to review the results of the study.<\/p>\n<p>The results were that I had  &#8220;moderate&#8221; sleep apnea. \u00a0I figured this was the case anyway as I usually woke up tired and my wife constantly telling me about all  the intermittent breathing throughout the night that I  usually exhibited. \u00a0He went over  the typical treatments, but again only recommended getting a  CPAP machine and downplayed all the rest. He produced a business  card for me of the company he recommended I purchase it from and  told me they  could help make arrangements to get one of them. \u00a0I asked him about the typical cost for the units and found out they could easily cost  $1600, but that my insurance would probably cover some of  it. \u00a0Some of the parts were supposed to be replaced once or twice a  year and they could add an additional $200 or $300. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ouch! \u00a0I didn&#8217;t  feel comfortable proceeding  with the purchase until I had discussed it with my wife. \u00a0The doctor  also informed me that I should sign up for another sleep study just for  the purpose of getting the CPAP machine adjusted to my  liking &#8211; apparently  there is a dial for the pressure somewhere on the unit. \u00a0I  really was getting the feeling that the whole process was geared toward selling the CPAP technology.<\/p>\n<p><P><HR><P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I arrived at the sleep clinic for my sleep study, there was one other person there before me. \u00a0He was a very large fellow and had to use one of those electric mobility carts to get around rather than walking. \u00a0I understand that extra tissue around the neck would certainly contribute to snoring, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoppedsnoring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoppedsnoring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoppedsnoring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoppedsnoring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoppedsnoring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/stoppedsnoring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":208,"href":"https:\/\/stoppedsnoring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions\/208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoppedsnoring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}