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Questionnaires and case-notes review were used to assess the management of 119 consecutive patients referred with suspected sleep-disordered breathing. Patients diagnosed with sleep-disordered breathing were assigned nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP), ear\/nose\/throat (ENT) surgery or simple measures (eg, weight loss). There were six non-attenders. At 12 months follow-up, 33 patients had been assigned to nCPAP, 25 to ENT surgery, and 37 to simple measures. Of the remainder, nine had alternative diagnoses, two were still being assessed and seven were lost to follow-up. Patients prescribed nCPAP (81% compliance) had significant symptomatic improvements with low dissatisfaction rates (20%); patients on simple measures did not improve (33% dissatisfied); only half assigned surgery had it performed, with 42% awaiting surgery and dissatisfied. Interspecialty referral resulted in major delays (mean 16 weeks). Referral letters were generally unhelpful in deciding on the appropriateness of initial referral (respiratory physicianvs ENT). nCPAP was generally effective in improving symptoms, with a high level of patient satisfaction, while simple measures did not improve symptoms and were associated with lower satisfaction levels. Waiting times to ENT surgery can be long and patients express significant dissatisfaction. Referral letters are not useful in directing initial referral. 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