subject: Sleep Apnea – Why People Will Not Get Checked [print this page] People will resist suggestions that they need to get their snoring problem checked for Sleep Apnea.
I cannot get my snoring checked because:
Expensive, expensive, expensive
Getting tested in scary
It is a big hassle to go to a sleep testing facility
I am afraid of that the results will mean to my lifestyle
Not Cheap
Sleep tests are sleep clinics are not cheap. Even with insurance, you are still looking at a sizeable expense. You generally cannot use the lower priced services of a home study as most insurance plans will not pay for them. If you are found to have sleep apnea, then there is also the added expense of any equipment or surgery that is recommended
Quite Scary
Hospital type environments are associated with pain and death, so no one goes there unless they have to. The locations that test patients are outpatient clinic, but they are still associated with the clinical environment. The potential testee, though there for their health, will still find it an alien environment.
Big Hassle
There is a "hassle" element to finding out if your snoring is just that, or a more serious condition such as sleep apnea. You have to take time off work. You have to stay somewhere overnight away from the comfort of your own bed. You have to make arrangements for someone to take you there and pick you up. What a pain.
Fear of Change
Let's face it. If the studies done at the sleep center show that you have anything worse than sleep apnea, it means change. That is change with a capital "C". Usually, a couple of unpleasant things will happen. You will get referred to surgery (more scary stuff). You will be directed to get a CPAP or BPAP machine and mask (more hassle). No one wants to have a machine attached to them every night.
Is It Worth It?
I can honestly say that the reasons given above should not stop you from finding out the truth. Other than disrupting others around you, snoring in itself is not life threatening. Sleep Apnea, on the other hand, is very life threatening to both you and those around up. Check our information site at http://sleepapnearevealed.com to find out a lot more about the positive side of testing.
Yes, it is a hassle. Yes, it can be costly. Yes, your life can be vastly improved with correct treatment. To get that, you have to first find out the truth.
