In today’s episode of the “Get a Gasp” podcast, Gina Pepitone-Mattiello discusses a topic about which she is very excited – the diagnosis of sleep apnea.
Episode Highlights:
- The types of physicians most involved with sleep medicine
- The types of sleep tests/studies that can be ordered and how they work
- What you will find in a typical sleep report
Quotes:
“I’ll try to make it sound boring even though it’s so crazy exciting for me.”
“Any physician can order a sleep study.”
“Be prepared for lots of glue.”
“It can be a little bit of an awkward feeling when you go for these in-lab sleep studies.”
“Oftentimes…health insurances will…require you to do a home sleep test because it’s much less expensive for them to pay for.”
“With a home sleep test, you’re in your own bed, you’re getting your true night’s sleep, you probably sleep a little longer, and a little deeper, and sometimes…you can get more accurate information from there.”
Links:
More Get a Gasp Podcast: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/getagasp/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429
Sleep Study link:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/polysomnography/about/pac-20394877
