I was just diagnosed with mild sleep apnea after dealing with weeks of fatigue. Kind of crazy to see how many "apnea" events I have per night!
We go to a Direct Primary Care physician who gets us deals with local medical providers in areas she doesn't handle (DS got an MRI yesterday for $500...it usually cost us $1500+!). We also have insurance with an extra-high deductible ($20k/person). Just supplying this info to let you know why we're self-paying for all this.
The Dr. ordered a home sleep test from a company she's affiliated with that offers a discount. Now they are, of course, recommending I buy one of their machines...but they cost a minimum of $750, up to around $1,200! And then there are the additional things needed, like sanitation
Another option offered (which they do not sell) was a mandibular advancement splint. but I see those start at $1,200.
My mom once rented a CPAP machine to make sure it would work out for her before buying one (it didn't). Has anyone here had a good experience renting...and if so, from where?
I'm also looking for recommendations for a good, less-expensive CPCP setup. A heated humidifier CPAP was recommended, which sounds good if it's not crazy expensive. I don't know what style of CPAP I need, but I could chat with the company I was referred to and then shop around.
Thanks!