Start With a Pulmonologist or Neurologist, Not a General Physician
The referral chain is where months get lost. A general physician will often send you to an ENT, who may send you back, who may then suggest a cardiologist if snoring is involved, and somewhere in that loop the sleep study never gets ordered. Go directly to a pulmonologist or a neurologist and ask specifically for a sleep evaluation. Both specialties can order a polysomnography in India, and both typically have the referral pathways already set up. In metro cities, a sleep medicine clinic run by a pulmonologist is often the fastest single stop.
