What kind of doctor would you back for snoring / sleep apnea?

My husband and I have problems with snoring. I think he suffers from sleep apnea. Would a GP treat this or he will jump to an ENT?

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#1 written by Sharon W 1 year ago

Go to your primary care doctor and he may be able to help you or if he can’t ask him to refer you to either a ear,nose-and throat doctor or a pulmonologist because snoring is not something you want to mess with.It may be something as simple a needing your sinuses drained and then again it might be something else.I had that problem from gaining weight after I quit smoking and all I nded was my sinuses drained.My brother on the other hand has to use a C-Pap to sleep at night because his throat coses up at night.Good luck with whatever you do I hope it gts better.Sharon W.

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#2 written by Stacia 1 year ago

Neurologist could refer him to a Sleep Pathologist to have a Sleep Study done, to see if he needs a CPAP or something like that. If you don’t have insurance, the sleep study is quite expensive. A normal doctor should be able to refer him to the right place though, he shouldn’t have to go to a neurologist for it.

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#3 written by VikingLord 1 year ago

A GP willl recommend a sleep specialist for testing.

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#4 written by GI 1 year ago

I saw a pulmonoligst and went to a sleep clinic..I know have a cpap machine and the difference in how I feel can not be put in words.Your family doctor can get you into a sleep clinic.

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