{"id":14656,"date":"2020-01-14T20:47:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T20:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=14656"},"modified":"2020-01-14T20:47:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T20:47:16","slug":"how-does-a-sleep-study-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/sleep\/how-does-a-sleep-study-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does a Sleep Study Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lot of men who snore, have insomnia or other health issues are sent in for a sleep study, also known as <\/span>polysomnography<\/span><\/i>. These non-invasive tests are sometimes done at home, but more often are held in a sleep lab at a hospital or sleep center. There\u2019s nothing to be afraid of and the results can tell you a lot about why you\u2019re having health or sleep-related problems.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How a sleep study works<\/b><\/h3>\n

Typically, you\u2019ll arrive two hours before bedtime. You can bring your pajamas, reading material, etc.\u2014but don\u2019t do anything different than you normally do before bed. You\u2019ll probably be advised to take whatever medications you normally take\u2014and at the same time as usual.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll be escorted to a room with a bed and a technician will attach electrodes to your head and body. They\u2019re typically not very restrictive, so you\u2019ll still be able to get comfortable for your usual sleeping positions. The sensors will provide data to the people monitoring you while you sleep. It\u2019s common for the results to take up to two weeks and you\u2019ll probably need to do a follow-up with your doctor to discuss them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t worry that you won\u2019t get a full night of sleep; the technicians don\u2019t need 8 hours to gather data.<\/span><\/p>\n

What the sensors monitor<\/b><\/h3>\n

The EEG will provide information on your sleep stages, as well as REM and nonREM sleep, to identify any sleep disruptions.<\/span><\/p>\n

It also measures oxygen levels in your blood, snoring, body movements, muscle tone, eye movements and heart and breathing rates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Home sleep test kits<\/b><\/h3>\n

If you\u2019ll be taking the test at home, you\u2019ll get a portable monitor and instructions. Normally, this type of test involves attaching a clip to your finger, putting a belt around your mid-section and placing an airflow sensor under your nose before turning on the monitor.<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll return the device the next day and a sleep technician will review the results and provide you or your doctor with a detailed report.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A lot of men who snore, have insomnia or other health issues are sent in for a sleep study, also known as polysomnography. These non-invasive tests are sometimes done at home, but more often are held in a sleep lab at a hospital or sleep center. There\u2019s nothing to be afraid of and the results […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[692],"tags":[693],"class_list":["post-14656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sleep","tag-sleep"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14656\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}