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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about living with sleep apnea.

8 doctors weighed in across 7 answers
Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Ignore: Tell your doctor that you snore really loudly at night, and are wiped out when you wake up.

Answered 4/22/2014

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Dr. Linda Everett answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ask: Ask for a home sleep study, a convenient alternative to going to the sleep lab.

Answered 6/28/2014

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Dr. I. Jay Freedman answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Ignore: Ask your doctor if your diagnosis would allow treatment with an oral appliance made by a dentist.

Answered 7/14/2014

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Dr. Dale Kristle answered

Specializes in Gynecology

Ignore: Let your doctor know if you snore and wake up tired. Symptoms of sleep apnea.

Answered 7/23/2014

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Dr. Warren Foster answered

Specializes in Cardiac Electrophysiology

Ignore: Speak with your sleep doctor to find a comfortably fitting CPAP/BiPAP mask.

Answered 7/25/2014

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Ignore: If you don't feel comfortable with your mask, discuss sizing, types and pressures with doctor.

Answered 2/20/2016

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Dr. Victor Francisco Izaguirre Gutiérrez answered

Specializes in Medicina Interna

Ignore: Please ask about the activities you can do and what you can not do, weight management, alarm signs.

Answered 5/10/2019

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