Completely agree. And the worst part is sleep studies are medically unnecessary - an APAP machine (automatic machine) can auto-set the necessary pressure, and no sleep study is needed.
Simply sleep with an APAP for a week, review the pressure graph and draw a line at the bottom of the values. Then set the minimum pressure to that number, or slightly less and done.
Review every few months.
If you ask a Dr. about this they'll talk about the 1% of less cases that will not be correctly adjusted by such a machine. But all you need to do is ask the patient after a week "do you feel better?". If they say no you can go for the more complicated options.
Simply sleep with an APAP for a week, review the pressure graph and draw a line at the bottom of the values. Then set the minimum pressure to that number, or slightly less and done.
Review every few months.
If you ask a Dr. about this they'll talk about the 1% of less cases that will not be correctly adjusted by such a machine. But all you need to do is ask the patient after a week "do you feel better?". If they say no you can go for the more complicated options.