u/plasmawebs

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Sleep center won't use humidifier during titration

I'm having a sleep study this Friday. It's a split night study: a regular polysomnography followed by a bilevel titration.

The sleep lab doesn't use humidifiers in their machines, which I find ridiculous, but I bet it's a cost cutting measure because they're cheap.

I've had a bilevel titration at this sleep center before, and I woke up after 3 hours with a burning feeling in my nose and couldn't fall back asleep. I need a humidifier. It's already hard enough for me to sleep in these settings.

Is there anything I can do? I'm debating cancelling the sleep study, even though I need it, especially because it'll be monitored/overseen by a doctor and not a sleep technician. Presumably, it'll be higher quality.

This sleep lab has a monopoly on all sleep labs in the area, including those associated with major hospitals, so I can't just go elsewhere.

Thank you!

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u/plasmawebs — 3 days ago