Vancouver B.C. CPAP Prescription
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From: Jeremy Williams on 12 Jun 2006 14:29 I've been on a CPAP for about a year now with very good results in energy level and daytime alertness, My sleep study and equipment were quite costly and were largely paid for by my health insurance. My son is morbidly obese and is a loud snorer. We suspect that he suffers from apnea. He has no health insurance. We live in the USA within 175 miles of Vancouver B.C. Do you have any Vancouver recommendations for obtaining a prescription (if warranted, of course) for CPAP equipment? I am assuming that the cost of diagnosis (using a portable tester) would be significantly less there than in the USA, where an overnight test and consultation could run $2K or more. My son could combine a short stay in a Vancouver motel for this purpose with purchasing his outrageously expensive (in the USA) antidepressant medication. Would the Canadian prescription be accepted by US online sellers of CPAP equipment? Thanks!
From: TigerLily on 12 Jun 2006 15:15 a sleep study in Canada is anywhere from $2,000 to $4,000 if you go to a private clinic........ and there is a 2 to 3 week waiting list to go on then your CPAP machine is available from any DME that supplies that BRAND of CPAP machine....... i got an AutoPAP for $2,000 including the mask and hose does this help? "Jeremy Williams" <null(a)nospam.net> wrote in message news:y8mdnSuDisQDLxDZnZ2dnUVZ_o2dnZ2d(a)comcast.com... > I've been on a CPAP for about a year now with very good results in energy > level and daytime alertness, My sleep study and equipment were quite costly > and were largely paid for by my health insurance. > My son is morbidly obese and is a loud snorer. We suspect that he suffers > from apnea. He has no health insurance. We live in the USA within 175 miles > of Vancouver B.C. > > Do you have any Vancouver recommendations for obtaining a prescription (if > warranted, of course) for CPAP equipment? I am assuming that the cost of > diagnosis (using a portable tester) would be significantly less there than > in the USA, where an overnight test and consultation could run $2K or more. > My son could combine a short stay in a Vancouver motel for this purpose with > purchasing his outrageously expensive (in the USA) antidepressant > medication. > > Would the Canadian prescription be accepted by US online sellers of CPAP > equipment? > > Thanks! > >
From: Jeremy Williams on 12 Jun 2006 16:31 Thanks for your response. I was thinking that overnight pulse oximetry such as shown at: http://www.clinicalsleep.com/g201.htm# might be a more economical route. "TigerLily" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:4f5sq0F1i1pd0U1(a)individual.net... >a sleep study in Canada is anywhere from $2,000 to > $4,000 if you go to a private clinic........ and > there is a 2 to 3 week waiting list to go on > > then your CPAP machine is available from any DME > that supplies that BRAND of CPAP machine....... i > got an AutoPAP for $2,000 including the mask and > hose > > does this help? > > > "Jeremy Williams" <null(a)nospam.net> wrote in > message > news:y8mdnSuDisQDLxDZnZ2dnUVZ_o2dnZ2d(a)comcast.com... >> I've been on a CPAP for about a year now with > very good results in energy >> level and daytime alertness, My sleep study and > equipment were quite costly >> and were largely paid for by my health > insurance. >> My son is morbidly obese and is a loud snorer. > We suspect that he suffers >> from apnea. He has no health insurance. We live > in the USA within 175 miles >> of Vancouver B.C. >> >> Do you have any Vancouver recommendations for > obtaining a prescription (if >> warranted, of course) for CPAP equipment? I am > assuming that the cost of >> diagnosis (using a portable tester) would be > significantly less there than >> in the USA, where an overnight test and > consultation could run $2K or more. >> My son could combine a short stay in a Vancouver > motel for this purpose with >> purchasing his outrageously expensive (in the > USA) antidepressant >> medication. >> >> Would the Canadian prescription be accepted by > US online sellers of CPAP >> equipment? >> >> Thanks! >> >> > >
From: normc on 12 Jun 2006 18:09 Taken from the link you provided: QUOTE How is Sleep Apnea Diagnosed? Diagnosis starts with your family physician. There are a number of factors that contribute to poor sleep and it is important to have a thorough medical assessment, which will typically include: * Completing an Epworth Sleepiness Questionnaire * Screening for Sleep Apnea using a portable monitor or pulse oximeter that you use in the comfort of your own bed. * A full sleep study (polysomnography) conducted in a hospital-based sleep disorder clinic. Ask us about our FREE Sleep Screening Program. Clinical Sleep Solutions is affiliated with the Vancouver Acute Sleep Disorder Program, at the University of BC Hospital. END QUOTE Pretty clear and very straightforward. As is usually the case, you get what you pay for. A screening for sleep apnea is not a sleep test. And screening with a 'portable monitor' (I have no idea what this means, other than an autopap) might be a better screening method than a pulse oximeter. Neither screening method provides a diagnosis, per se. Both obstructional sleep apnea (OSA) and central sleep apnea (CSA) cause reduced blood oxygen saturation levels, which is what the oximeter measures. However, I think UARS also causes reduced oxy sat levels. CPAP does nothing for either CSA or UARS. So you could end up investing in a cpap that does nothing for your son. Cpap seems to reduce snoring, but remember, snorers do not necessarily have OSA. Being morbidly obese could be as likely a contributor. Contact Awake in America at www.awakeinamerrica.org . They can help with testing/screening and equipment. HTH Jeremy Williams wrote: > Thanks for your response. > I was thinking that overnight pulse oximetry such as > shown at: http://www.clinicalsleep.com/g201.htm# > might be a more economical route. > > > > > "TigerLily" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message > news:4f5sq0F1i1pd0U1(a)individual.net... > >>a sleep study in Canada is anywhere from $2,000 to >>$4,000 if you go to a private clinic........ and >>there is a 2 to 3 week waiting list to go on >> >>then your CPAP machine is available from any DME >>that supplies that BRAND of CPAP machine....... i >>got an AutoPAP for $2,000 including the mask and >>hose >> >>does this help? >> >> >>"Jeremy Williams" <null(a)nospam.net> wrote in >>message >>news:y8mdnSuDisQDLxDZnZ2dnUVZ_o2dnZ2d(a)comcast.com... >> >>>I've been on a CPAP for about a year now with >> >>very good results in energy >> >>>level and daytime alertness, My sleep study and >> >>equipment were quite costly >> >>>and were largely paid for by my health >> >>insurance. >> >>>My son is morbidly obese and is a loud snorer. >> >>We suspect that he suffers >> >>>from apnea. He has no health insurance. We live >> >>in the USA within 175 miles >> >>>of Vancouver B.C. >>> >>>Do you have any Vancouver recommendations for >> >>obtaining a prescription (if >> >>>warranted, of course) for CPAP equipment? I am >> >>assuming that the cost of >> >>>diagnosis (using a portable tester) would be >> >>significantly less there than >> >>>in the USA, where an overnight test and >> >>consultation could run $2K or more. >> >>>My son could combine a short stay in a Vancouver >> >>motel for this purpose with >> >>>purchasing his outrageously expensive (in the >> >>USA) antidepressant >> >>>medication. >>> >>>Would the Canadian prescription be accepted by >> >>US online sellers of CPAP >> >>>equipment? >>> >>>Thanks!
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