I need some advice. I went to my doctor regarding one issue, and while there mentioned the fact that my wife (who was in the room) had told me that my legs had been twitching at night while I was sleeping. I thought this was related to my back pain. The doctor then asked my wife if I have been having trouble breathing and she described how I breathe. He then asked if I snore, and she replied that I do. I now have an appointment to get screened for sleep apnea.
If I have sleep apnea, I have had it for years, based on the questions in a screening questionaire I was given (snoring, waking frequently, waking tired, twitching in arms and legs, etc.) I never saw a doctor about it though. I have told doctors that I have trouble sleeping (in fact I told them that on my retirement physical). If my wife writes a letter attesting to the snoring, muscle twiches, waking frequetly etc. and my children write letters concerning the times they have heard me snoring, will this be enough to connect it to service, or will I need more?
I realize that I need to have a sleep study conducted, but assume that will be done in the near future and anticipate that I will be diganosed with sleep apnea.
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I need some advice. I went to my doctor regarding one issue, and while there mentioned the fact that my wife (who was in the room) had told me that my legs had been twitching at night while I was sleeping. I thought this was related to my back pain. The doctor then asked my wife if I have been having trouble breathing and she described how I breathe. He then asked if I snore, and she replied that I do. I now have an appointment to get screened for sleep apnea.
If I have sleep apnea, I have had it for years, based on the questions in a screening questionaire I was given (snoring, waking frequently, waking tired, twitching in arms and legs, etc.) I never saw a doctor about it though. I have told doctors that I have trouble sleeping (in fact I told them that on my retirement physical). If my wife writes a letter attesting to the snoring, muscle twiches, waking frequetly etc. and my children write letters concerning the times they have heard me snoring, will this be enough to connect it to service, or will I need more?
I realize that I need to have a sleep study conducted, but assume that will be done in the near future and anticipate that I will be diganosed with sleep apnea.
Tim
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