Comments on: Where I Slept Tuesday Night http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/ Joey deVilla's Personal Blog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:12:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: » CPAP (or: Snorkeling While I Sleep) » The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century : Joey deVilla’s Personal Blog http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-12469 » CPAP (or: Snorkeling While I Sleep) » The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century : Joey deVilla’s Personal Blog Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:20:22 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/#comment-12469 [...] readers of this blog will remember the article last year in which I wrote about my overnight stay at the sleep lab at St. Joseph’.... I got the results a while back, but it was only a couple of weeks ago that I saw my doctor about [...] [...] readers of this blog will remember the article last year in which I wrote about my overnight stay at the sleep lab at St. Joseph’…. I got the results a while back, but it was only a couple of weeks ago that I saw my doctor about [...]

]]> By: » A Fortnight Without Caffeine » The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-9437 » A Fortnight Without Caffeine » The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:58:31 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/#comment-9437 [...] My appointment at the sleep lab was, if you’ll pardon the expression, my wake-up call. “Don’t take any caffeine for at least 24 hours before your sleep lab session,” I was told. I decided to go without caffeine a full 48 hours beforehand. A mere six hours before my session, I was deep into one skull-crusher of a headache and went crawling to Maria, the keeper of the office’s ibuprofen supply for help. [...] [...] My appointment at the sleep lab was, if you’ll pardon the expression, my wake-up call. “Don’t take any caffeine for at least 24 hours before your sleep lab session,” I was told. I decided to go without caffeine a full 48 hours beforehand. A mere six hours before my session, I was deep into one skull-crusher of a headache and went crawling to Maria, the keeper of the office’s ibuprofen supply for help. [...]

]]> By: David Warde-Farley http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-9436 David Warde-Farley Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:27:52 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/#comment-9436 It only took me about 2 weeks to get an appointment (could've gotten one sooner, but my schedule was the limiting factor). The CPAP machine they gave me was 3/4 paid for by the government, leaving me only to pick up about $400, which private extended insurance will probably reimburse me for (I have to see the specialist again to get a proper prescription written before i submit the claim). Sleep clinics don't seem to have very much latency in this city. Ear, Nose & Throat specialists, on the other hand, are high on the demand and low on the supply. I had to wait about 1.5 months to be seen after I jabbed myself in the ear with a Q-tip (no hearing loss thank god). It only took me about 2 weeks to get an appointment (could’ve gotten one sooner, but my schedule was the limiting factor). The CPAP machine they gave me was 3/4 paid for by the government, leaving me only to pick up about $400, which private extended insurance will probably reimburse me for (I have to see the specialist again to get a proper prescription written before i submit the claim).

Sleep clinics don’t seem to have very much latency in this city. Ear, Nose & Throat specialists, on the other hand, are high on the demand and low on the supply. I had to wait about 1.5 months to be seen after I jabbed myself in the ear with a Q-tip (no hearing loss thank god).

]]> By: Joey deVilla http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-9435 Joey deVilla Sat, 07 Jul 2007 18:39:17 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/#comment-9435 <strong>@anonymous:</strong> Actually, I got the appointment rather quickly from my GP. For details, see <a href="http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/07/how-long-did-i-wait-for-my-sleep-lab-appointment/" rel="nofollow">this post.</a> @anonymous: Actually, I got the appointment rather quickly from my GP. For details, see this post.

]]> By: » How Long Did I Wait for My Sleep Lab Appointment? » The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-9434 » How Long Did I Wait for My Sleep Lab Appointment? » The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century Sat, 07 Jul 2007 18:36:57 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/#comment-9434 [...] response to the article Where I Slept Tuesday Night,, my article about my night at the sleep lab at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, a [...] [...] response to the article Where I Slept Tuesday Night,, my article about my night at the sleep lab at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, a [...]

]]> By: anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-9439 anonymous Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:55:16 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/#comment-9439 "If you’d been living in the USA, that test would have cost you US$6000" The flipside in Canada is that it takes about 6 months to get an appointment with a sleep specialist (and you need to see your GP first to get a referral) who can prescribe the sleep study. One way Americans can get around the sleep study is to use an auto-CPAP machine. A CPAP machine would normally be perscribed if you have sleep apnea anyway. Even if you don't have the condition, it doesn't hurt to use. The machine costs thousands, but can be rented. Their primary function is for those who can't stand a sleep study and prefer the comfort of their own bed -- or who want to save $6000. The auto-CPAP fluxuates air pressure into your air passages and records the level at which optimum pressure exists. This is the system sleep clinics use once you've been diagnosed with sleep apnea. Once you've figured out what you need, the big expense is buying the machine. I'm not sure about the States but in Canada the government pays for half, and often your work insurance pays for the other half. If you don't have insurance, you pay for it yourself (about $1000). So the Canadian system stills finds a way to screw the under-privileged. “If you’d been living in the USA, that test would have cost you US$6000″

The flipside in Canada is that it takes about 6 months to get an appointment with a sleep specialist (and you need to see your GP first to get a referral) who can prescribe the sleep study.

One way Americans can get around the sleep study is to use an auto-CPAP machine. A CPAP machine would normally be perscribed if you have sleep apnea anyway. Even if you don’t have the condition, it doesn’t hurt to use.

The machine costs thousands, but can be rented. Their primary function is for those who can’t stand a sleep study and prefer the comfort of their own bed — or who want to save $6000.

The auto-CPAP fluxuates air pressure into your air passages and records the level at which optimum pressure exists. This is the system sleep clinics use once you’ve been diagnosed with sleep apnea.

Once you’ve figured out what you need, the big expense is buying the machine. I’m not sure about the States but in Canada the government pays for half, and often your work insurance pays for the other half. If you don’t have insurance, you pay for it yourself (about $1000).

So the Canadian system stills finds a way to screw the under-privileged.

]]> By: jafer http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-9438 jafer Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:12:20 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/#comment-9438 I thought of trying something like that because I used to have trouble 'getting' to sleep - it was the only time my brain seemed to be working was when I was trying to relax it. I never did though, and I guess I'm glad I didn't, for sure I wouldn't fall asleep all hooked up to stuff with a camera watching me drool. I thought of trying something like that because I used to have trouble ‘getting’ to sleep – it was the only time my brain seemed to be working was when I was trying to relax it. I never did though, and I guess I’m glad I didn’t, for sure I wouldn’t fall asleep all hooked up to stuff with a camera watching me drool.

]]> By: stasia http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-9433 stasia Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:50:33 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/#comment-9433 Joey! I hope everything works out well for you! I haven't been in a sleeplab since psych 101! Joey! I hope everything works out well for you! I haven’t been in a sleeplab since psych 101!

]]> By: goatchowder http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-9432 goatchowder Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:26:18 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/07/05/where-i-slept-tuesday-night/#comment-9432 If you'd been living in the USA, that test would have cost you US$6000. Have a good day, eh? If you’d been living in the USA, that test would have cost you US$6000.

Have a good day, eh?

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