Quote Originally Posted by Geep View Post
My wife was forwarded to a CPAP clinic by her doctor. Clinic suggested that she needed to wear one based upon 24 test data. So she purchased one. She just went to a doctor prescribed Sleep Apnia Clinic and the doctor questioned whether she needed one or not. Are CPAP clinics just “sell to everyone?” Based upon clinic questionnaire she was not symptomatic of sleep apnia, but clinic test data said her breathing stopped 43 times in one hour (max) while sleeping.....

Insurance paid for her machine but wondering if this is real or hocus pocus?
It's real, but there probably are charlatans out there, just as with all thing medical. If she snores, is tired and sleepy during the day, and has to get up during the night to go pee, then she undoubtedly is suffering from sleep apnea. But as has been said, the lab report is definitive. The criteria for diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea is 15 or more pauses in breathing lasting 10 seconds or more.

To learn all sorts of things about sleep apnea, and the issues related to it and to its treatment, go to www.CPAPTalk.com. It's an active forum with all kinds of questions and answers just like this one is!