RE: Does anyone know a good UARS Dr in SoCal?
(09-30-2019, 04:08 PM)toratora Wrote: I finished reading that book "Sleep interrupted", not too long ago. It has a significant portion written about UARS and diagnosis, but less on solutions, BUT.... he talks about talking to regular sleep doctors, and how much resistance they have to the idea. That has been my experience. I have a friend who also has sleep issues, and she was seeing the head of sleep at USC and I asked her to ask him about UARS. The response was "that is just another word for snoring" ! So I figured instead of me calling every doctor on the west coast, asking here might yield better results.
......Just to let you know: i myself have UARS and its companions RLS/PLM's. I pretty much forgot about MD to help me, except for some prescriptions and some discussions; ultimate decisions, at least thus far, are mine; It might change eventually. In my country, i am afraid doctors only heard about those, If.
I have been experiencing for some 6 months, with my BPAP and Oscar. I am doing rather well; many everyday learnings. I don't even imagine myself waiting for a doctor give me directions on what EPAPmin an PS i Will Go tonight, as well as whether i Will Go with pregabalin or valerian.
Good luck
09-30-2019, 05:36 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-30-2019, 05:38 PM by toratora.)
RE: Does anyone know a good UARS Dr in SoCal?
I am willing to go, but I would rather exhaust the socal resources first
(09-30-2019, 05:01 PM)mper6794 Wrote: (09-30-2019, 04:08 PM)toratora Wrote: I finished reading that book "Sleep interrupted", not too long ago. It has a significant portion written about UARS and diagnosis, but less on solutions, BUT.... he talks about talking to regular sleep doctors, and how much resistance they have to the idea. That has been my experience. I have a friend who also has sleep issues, and she was seeing the head of sleep at USC and I asked her to ask him about UARS. The response was "that is just another word for snoring" ! So I figured instead of me calling every doctor on the west coast, asking here might yield better results.
......Just to let you know: i myself have UARS and its companions RLS/PLM's. I pretty much forgot about MD to help me, except for some prescriptions and some discussions; ultimate decisions, at least thus far, are mine; It might change eventually. In my country, i am afraid doctors only heard about those, If.
I have been experiencing for some 6 months, with my BPAP and Oscar. I am doing rather well; many everyday learnings. I don't even imagine myself waiting for a doctor give me directions on what EPAPmin an PS i Will Go tonight, as well as whether i Will Go with pregabalin or valerian.
Good luck
Yeah that seems to be true for me, but I figured it was worth trying !
RE: Does anyone know a good UARS Dr in SoCal?
....well, only i can tell, if were me, no doubt, i would go strait to Albuquerque.
And let us know, later on, how high we should go with the EPAP, above 7.8, and what to do with the centrals...
GL
RE: Does anyone know a good UARS Dr in SoCal?
what is that doctors name again? I think I saw that they were shutting down?
RE: Does anyone know a good UARS Dr in SoCal?
Found it myself
Dr. Barry Krakow, MD
