suburbanone

Thanks so much for the responses. I will seek out a specialist.

Thank you so much for the reply! She told me she has to send the report (at home sleep report) off to the MD who then generates a report that will issue the prescription for the device. It all sounds very suspect to me but I do trust her and have been her patient for 20 years and consider her a friend.

If another MD signs off on this does this still sound like the incorrect protocol? So both of you are saying I need to see a specialist.....I sort of came to that conclusion as well. I appreciate you taking the time to respond.

Hi everyone. I have been reading over some of the topics and have a few questions of my own. A little background....I am 47, female, in relatively decent shape (could stand to lose 15lbs). I just found out the other day from my dentist that I have obstructive sleep apnea. I almost dropped the phone when she told me as this came out of let field. What started it all was she sent me home with a machine to use at night to see how much I am grinding. so I can be fitted for a mouth guard. Well, she told me it is so much more severe and that I have apnea. She said I woke up 237 times and I am graded a 41? Not exactly sure what that means but she said it is borderline severe and she wants to put me in a device to hold my tongue in place. The device will cost $2500. yikes!

My questions are this: -I have researched the symptoms and I do not have any of them other than the grinding. I fell fine during the day, not sluggish at all, do not snore, etc -Any chance this sleep device/machine I used gave a false positive? My sleep was horrible the night I wore it and slept very fitfully because it was irritating.

-Can someone have SA without the classic symptoms ad not realize it?

Anything else I should be doing.? Do I need a second opinion? I guess if I exhibited some of the typical signs of SA then I wouldn't be questioning it so much.

I appreciate any help you can offer.

Thanks-