Rabbit37 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Has anyone had a sleep study done at home? My pdoc would like me to have one done, but I feel it’d be useless at the clinic. I already can’t sleep in my own bed, I can pretty much guarantee I’d be unable to in strange surroundings. He said the clinic would provide the sensors and explain how to use them. I googled it, and it sounds like the home version would basically only be useful for detecting apnea, which I don’t think is the problem. Is there anything I’m missing? It said the home study would typically be covered by insurance, but I have a fairly high deductible which I haven’t met yet, I can’t afford to do this on a whim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I have done both in clinic and at home. They get more information at the clinic and since I have apnea they were able to get data with and without cpap. The bed was more comfortable than home. I had no problem sleeping. at home, you have a cannula in your nose so they can test respiration. And you wear some kind of monitor and a pulse ox on your finger. It looked like a lot, but they went over it with me. I think they need at least 5 hours and I took it off as soon as I could. It can detect what position you are in. They both had similar results. I want my husband to do an at home study. I can tell he has apnea. I think he would rather do it at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unstrung Harp Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 What confused said. I've done both, and they definitely get a lot more information from the on site version, but from what I understand (American) insurance resists paying for the on site study unless there's a specific cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit37 Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 Thanks both. Good to know, Harp, about insurance not wanting on site study. I really don’t think it’s apnea though, a lot of it is simply getting to sleep. And when I can sleep, it’s pretty restful. I think it’s more brain cooties than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unstrung Harp Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, Rabbit37 said: Thanks both. Good to know, Harp, about insurance not wanting on site study. I really don’t think it’s apnea though, a lot of it is simply getting to sleep. And when I can sleep, it’s pretty restful. I think it’s more brain cooties than anything. The impression I had from the sleep doctor staff when I did my at home study last year was that insurance would require me to do the at home before okaying the on site. YMMV, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRedhead Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 When I had an on-site sleep study done, several years ago, it was covered with no problems.....My pdoc recommended it and referred me to the sleep doc. I was only able to get 2.5 hours sleep there, though, on the downside......The only thing they did conclude is that I did not have sleep apnea........The sleep doc said I probably had a "mood disorder"--which I basically already knew........They really didn't come up with anything new.........But that was just my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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