If you are snoring or having sleep problems or think that you may have a sleep disorder, the first thing you should do is talk to your doctor. Your GP can assess your condition and refer you for a sleep study if necessary to get an accurate report of your sleep.
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\n\nIf you would like to talk to someone before seeing your GP - give us a call on 0436 141400 to find out more about snoring, sleep studies and treatments. Or send us an email - info@ethicalsleepstudies.com.au
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Sleep specialists are the best qualified medical professionals to investigate and supervise the treatment of sleep problems. More importantly, the best health outcomes are usually achieved with local sleep specialists who can consult directly with you and your GP. Ethical Sleep Studies referrals are all screened for best sleep study type and location for each patient, by the sleep specialist you have chosen.
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\n\nPlease be extremely cautious of some home-based diagnostic sleep services associated with some CPAP retailers. The main interest of these businesses is selling CPAP equipment, NOT conducting sleep studies to accepted medical standards. Many of these businesses use interstate specialists or even GPs to report on sleep studies who are not available for consultation or responsible ongoing patient care. Some of these businesses use an automated scoring report or an overseas scorer, which is never viewed by a sleep professional. About Sleep avoids this conflict of interest by recommending that you get your results from a qualified sleep specialist who has viewed your individual data. Your own GP will also be sent the results.
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For medically approved information about snoring and its relationship to Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, please follow this link to information at the Australasian Sleep Association.
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Below is a questionnaire that is a guide to predicting the likelihood of OSA in adults. It is the OSA50 screening guide.
\n\nA score of 5 points or more indicates the patient is very likely (90%) to have OSA.
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