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LuckyCharms

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14. Sorry to hear about the $300 co-pay.
Sat Dec 25, 2021, 09:42 AM
Dec 2021

I really don't know what to say about these insurance companies. $300 is enough money to make a lot of people, including me, think about not bothering with a sleep study. I hope you can somehow find a way to get the study done.

I've had 2 studies done in the past. It actually was not too bad. There is a "sleep center" in my area where the studies are done. You go into a very nice hotel-like room. All the comforts of home. You can actually get a pretty good sleep during the test, however, I kept getting woken up during my second test by a booming male voice over a speaker telling me to put my CPAP mask back on because I ripped it off while sleeping (I think I had to get the second test because they had to adjust the settings on my CPAP machine).

You are right about the wires, There's a ton of them. At the time I had the studies done, I didn't have to use the bathroom during the night, but I imagine it would not be a problem. They would probably just send someone into the room to help you navigate the wires while moving to and from the bathroom.

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I just realized there is a reading on my fitbit Skittles Dec 2021 #1
That's good! LuckyCharms Dec 2021 #2
Mine use to hover around 92 to 94. multigraincracker Dec 2021 #6
Good for you! LuckyCharms Dec 2021 #10
I ordered one when delta began to surge SheltieLover Dec 2021 #3
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That's great! Laffy Kat Dec 2021 #4
About 900 ft. above sea level LuckyCharms Dec 2021 #7
I have to use oxygen at night or when I lie down left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 #5
Yes, 95 is good. LuckyCharms Dec 2021 #8
My doc wants me tested for a CPAP left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 #13
Sorry to hear about the $300 co-pay. LuckyCharms Dec 2021 #14
they can be done at home. mopinko Dec 2021 #15
lots of bathroom trips can be a symptom of SA Kali Dec 2021 #17
Just remember if you live at altitude as many of us in the West, normal values are less hlthe2b Dec 2021 #11
Good info. Thanks! LuckyCharms Dec 2021 #12
do you know if altitude affects blood pressure? Kali Dec 2021 #18
Yes. It has an adrenergic (BP and HR-increasing impact) even at rest... hlthe2b Dec 2021 #19
I'm curious about the opposite - Kali Dec 2021 #20
Yes. Changes to a much lower altitude likewise has an adrenergic-triggering effect hlthe2b Dec 2021 #21
Good for you. I got a crap one... Wounded Bear Dec 2021 #16
I wonder why that device is not spelled Oxymeter with a y instead of the i. RicROC Dec 2021 #22
I wondered the same. LuckyCharms Dec 2021 #23
It is usual for words which have "oxygen" as root to use i instead of y localroger Dec 2021 #24
Watch a video on using it Cicada Dec 2021 #25
How was it being used incorrectly? LuckyCharms Dec 2021 #26
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