My wife has prompted me to "get something done about my snoring." I have been to two sleep study's, the first study done with approx 4 other people was a terrible experience. I never received any feedback from this study and another recent study done in a private hospital had simular results.
I found the whole experience very claustrophobic (the whole package of entangled in wires, harnesses, tubes, finger stalls etc) made me extremely uncomfortable. Now I normally had no problem sleeping or going to sleep very quickly but this study too resulted in no feedback and numerous calls later the only response I got was "You need to do another sleep study!!!!"
So how many sleep studies are usually required? The study was done with a major sleep study company and I feel that I'm been strung along like a sucker.
I did get a referal to a private a specialist at the Greenslopes private Hospital this will be an expensive visit ($300) . Thinking about cancelling this.
I have in the mean time I borrowed a F&P Icon + and nasal mask (from a family member) that is not used. This machine is about 6 months old and the past two days with the help of tutorial videos have "set up" this machine and tried to use it the past 3 nights with nightly adjustments to pressure and moisture.
My question been is this normal for users to:
a) go to several study's?
b)having claustrophobic issues?
c) should I change masks? I found that even with adjusting moisture settings my mouth with like a dry sock in the Simpson desert in a heat wave.
d) Should I perservere with this torture even though I have had only about 6 hrs sleep in the past few nights?
Normally I wake very refreshed but feeling so tired and despondent and disillusioned with the whole experience.
Thanks in advance for any advise