Sleep Apnea

[Slinky]

I am so DISGUSTED w/the sleep profession in this country and I don't know that it is a heck of a whole lot better in other countries!

I am absolutely fed up w/these so-called "sleep doctors"! Those that don't even bother to ever see or talk to the patient. Those that have absolutely NO INTEREST in the data the fully data capable xPAPs are able to provide when a patient is having difficulties w/their xPAP therapy, and those I'm FIRMLY convinced don't even understand the data provided by the fully data capable xPAPs. Those that just turn the patient loose after either FAXing the equipment order (script) to the local DME supplier or just FAX their recommendation to the referring doctor who usually has no training or understanding of OSA and/or xPAP therapy. Too many are just plain "educated idiots", pawning themselves off w/a little bit of training as sleep "specialists" when all sleep medicine is to them is a "cash cow" sub-speciality w/minimal or no contact w/the patient at all.

I'm FIRMLY convinced patients would do better, be more successful w/their therapy and better understand their therapy and when they need to ask for help if they had access to a good RPSGT and just forget about these sleep doctors. Why not put sleep apnea therapy in the hands of those who actually UNDERSTAND the data??