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How many of you have actually talked to a Sleep Technologist?
I am not talking about the night of your study either. Forums do not count. I mean a face to face conversation with an educated Sleep Technologist about sleep.
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Permalink Reply by bonesigh on
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None of the times that I've had a study done has the "tech" spoke to me other than say "stay on your back" and other various commands. I've only spoken to the sleep doctor.
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Permalink Reply by Chris N Schilling on
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No, I haven't. I did however take the overnight sleep study.
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Permalink Reply by Susan M. Nelling on
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No, I wouldn't know where to start. I had every door slammed in my face because I am self employed without insurance, until after 10 years I got lucky and the right person answered the phone at Professional Sleep Analysis, the owner, and allowed me to self pay.
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Permalink Reply by lia deneau on
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As the clinical coordinator for our sleep center, each patient is scheduled for a pre sleep consult before their sleep study, to register , go over paperwork, watch an educational video and discuss their night of sleep with us.... sooooo, unless the patient opts out of this...which they normally dont....our patients all get to speak to a registered sleep tech, and I even provide each one with my business card to call me if they ever have any questions.... what do ya'll think?
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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I like it.
lia deneau said:As the clinical coordinator for our sleep center, each patient is scheduled for a pre sleep consult before their sleep study, to register , go over paperwork, watch an educational video and discuss their night of sleep with us.... sooooo, unless the patient opts out of this...which they normally dont....our patients all get to speak to a registered sleep tech, and I even provide each one with my business card to call me if they ever have any questions.... what do ya'll think?
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Permalink Reply by Karen Moore www.padacheek.com on
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I would say that you are one of the good ones. Thank you for helping the patients know what to expect before their sleep study. It is the beginning of a lot of information they need to know to get the best therapy.
Karen
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Karen thank you ... years ago when I started in the field I realized the the ratio of patients with good compliance to poor compliance depends upon the sleep tech education with the patient... however there is a fine line between diagnostics and educating the patient.... I have had many a day that the patient just did not GET IT... when I was trying to explain that despite their not liking the CPAP because of the severity of apnea THEY MUST TRY HARD! otherwise they would meet an early demise..... and the other problem sometimes is that the patients perception is not clear because they are given an overload of information...it is very important to make sure that you give them paperwork that backs up what you say to them....
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I never have.
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Permalink Reply by mountainman on
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i didn't the first time around - it was interpereted by my internal med provider -- the second time i was tested in a sleep lab that was owned by the sleep specialist and her knowledge was very indepth and she explaned everything she looked for and why ---- it's a process of elimination when it comes to narrowing down the possablities and treatment ---- i am still being monitored for more information so i am pleased with the action taken so far
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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on
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Yeah, Rock, how available are the sleep techs to us and what would we use them for. I have never talked to a sleep tech outside the lab. Maybe I'll call them today with some of the questions I have for my doctor.
Thanks, Mary Z.
Mike said:Rock, in the ideal world, when, how often and under what circumstances would we patients speak to a Sleep Technologist?
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I called my Sleep Tech when I discovered the Respiration Therapist I had been sent to was not going to be helpful.
She was wonderful. She gave me a list of other DME's and she explained the importance of wearing the mask at night. She was surprised, as was I, when she found out that the RT had sent me home with a mask that had nasal pillows in it instead of a a vented nasal mask, similar or identical to the one I had successfully used at the Sleep Lap, . She was aware, because she actually took time to talk to me and read my history, that I have had an ongoing sinus problem since I was a child and that blowing air into my nostrils probably wasn't a good idea for me.
She is a very calm, encouraging person and was able to convince me that the problem was not with me, as I had believed, but lay with the RT I had seen. If she had not encouraged me to switch DME's and tell me that some people try on twenty masks before finding one that works for them, I think I would have thrown in the towel.
No one told me to call her and if I hadn't, I wouldn't be where I am now which is having a bad night occasionally and more good nights in which I use the mask at least three or four hours, or even up to eleven hours one night :). I believe that Sleep Techs are an unused source of information and encouragement. They know us better than the doctor of the Respiration Therapists.
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