Let’s hope today is better than yesterday.

This post is for casual conversation if you don’t feel like making a post of your own.

  • darthelmet@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Ah. That’s unfortunate. Also when I did mine it was a take home kit, so I didn’t even have someone to help adjust it even if that would have improved things. Hopefully things work out for you!

    • ContriteErudite@lemmy.world
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      9 days ago

      I actually did a take-home sleep test a few months ago, but since my results were >5 breathing disruptions an hour they said that I didn’t qualify for further testing or treatment. A colleague of mine told me to check out a different sleep doctor, one that wasn’t affiliated with a large medical network, so I did.

      That doctor took one look at the results of the at-home study and realized what happened, because it happens all the time. The network-affiliated clinic that I went to used insurance industry guidelines, but the guidelines set by actual medical sleep specialists said that I am closer to 10 interruptions an hour, and qualified me for an in-lab study.

      In short, the American medical system is a racket ran by insurance companies, and it prioritizes profit over positive outcomes. Which we all know already, but what is to be done about it?