I recently had overnight sleep test at Chula that returned diagnosis of OSA, possibly the cause of atrial fibrillation episodes I have experienced at night. Now I'm looking at treatment, but have not been impressed by the ENT doc at Chula who prescribed the test. Can someone who has been treated for this recommend a good specialist? Thanks.

Prof. Naricha Chirakalwasan

 

She is the head of the Chulalongkorn center for sleep disorders and can also be seen privately at Bumrungrad and at Piyavate

 

She is not an ENT but rather a pulmonologiost. US board certfied in sleep medicine.

 

https://www.bumrungrad.com/doctors/Naricha-Chirakalwasan

 

http://www.piyavate.com/medico/frontend/medico_detail/id/113?distance[0]=1&search_name[0]=Naricha&search_name[1]=&gender_id=0&language_id=0&search_from=advanced

 

If you prefer to see her at Chula can try through their after hours clinic.

 

You are likey going to need CPAP.

 

18 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Prof. Naricha Chirakalwasan

 

She is the head of the Chulalongkorn center for sleep disorders and can also be seen privately at Bumrungrad and at Piyavate

 

She is not an ENT but rather a pulmonologiost. US board certfied in sleep medicine.

 

https://www.bumrungrad.com/doctors/Naricha-Chirakalwasan

 

http://www.piyavate.com/medico/frontend/medico_detail/id/113?distance[0]=1&search_name[0]=Naricha&search_name[1]=&gender_id=0&language_id=0&search_from=advanced

 

If you prefer to see her at Chula can try through their after hours clinic.

 

You are likey going to need CPAP.

 

Dear Sheryl,

 

If the sleep apnea is caused by structural nasal-throat breathing problem, is it more appropriate to see a pulmonologist like Dr. Naricha or an ENT specialist? Two ENT docs said my breathing difficulty at night was caused by my enlarged turbinates and they recommended tubinoplasty. Should I go ahead with this, or consult Dr. Naricha first? In such a case, would a pulmonologist just send the patient to an ENT specialist? Thank you.

Well a pulmonologist certainly can't perform a turbinoplasty. But she may, based on her experience with OSA, have some insight into the likelihood that it would solve your problem. Most sleep medicine specialists are pulmonologists.

 

For an ENT to perfrom turbinoplasty:

 

Prof. Pakpoom Supiyaphun at Chula