So my doctor just got me, an appointment at the government hospital for sleep study to confirm if I have Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the cause of my high blood pressure. I'm curious about the charges though. The doctor said it will be less than RM 100.Is it true? Any help will be appreciated.Thanks in advance

your doctor told you that your hbp is because of your sleep disorder?

i think they gonna give u a machine to wear and record your breathing and voice/noise.
tbh it doesnt even worth so much, they charge high because its still rather not many places doing it.
i cant remember how much i paid last 1-2 years ago for that test..iinm around rm200-rm300

but kinda weird if apnea cause high blood pressure.
might be affect a little? assuming doc claim ur body cant get enough of sleep and ur body is 'distress' due to that.
but usually apnea are not the main cause of high blood pressure.


This post has been edited by WaCKy-Angel: Apr 18 2017, 11:20 PM

Yes. He said its whether my high blood pressure is causing my sleeping disorder or the other way around.

Did you do the test at a government hospital or private hospital?

I'm not sure about that. He said according to all the test that I did for over a year, everything is fine but my high blood pressure is still high. I told him about my breathing problem that is causing me to wake up then he suspects that I might have OSA.

did you check your kidney function?

kidney problem may not cause sleeping disorder...
however kidney failure may cause high blood pressure and vice versa...

but if your kidney function is fine then please ignore my replies...

This post has been edited by MiLKTea: Apr 19 2017, 01:33 AM

Did it at private clinic. the clinic is at Bangsar South.

Where you located?

Price should be arnd 2-400 la.

100 too cheap Liao.

I was referred to government hospital.

I know that its highly expensive if I go to a private clinic.

Hope all work out fine for you👍🏼

You can try UMSC. They do sleep studies there and i think they should be cheaper than normal rates.

A third out of the people with sleep apnea have high blood pressure and research has shown a strong corelation. It is also very strongly related to problems of the brain and heart especially but generally effects the whole body. Brain and heart affected more because they are more sensitive to drop in oxygen when you have apnea.
The damage is slow and steady if you do not seek treatment for sleep apnea - something like diabetes which also has no effect on you if not treated but one fine day 10-15 years later you are going blind, kidneys need dialysis, foot needs to be cut etc

There are two types of sleep studies:
1) Full attended sleep study - you go to hospital at night and sleep overnight and next morning on waking up can go home/work straight away. Cost < 100 in government hospital but in private can be anywhere from 1000 - 3000.
2) Partial sleep study - done at your home. Information obtained is not complete but good enough to know if you have sleep apnea or not but deficient in a number of aspects depending on the type of partial study done. Costs 250-350. Mostly done by private set-ups ( hospitals or companies dealing with CPAPs). They hardly do partial sleep study in government hospitals.