Eeg sleep study
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Each session will last approximately 40 minutes. There will be five sessions to this test. The maintenance wakefulness test is similar to the multiple sleep latency test, but instead of lying down in bed, the sleep technologist will ask the patient to sit in bed and to stay awake rather than sleep. A sleep technologist will continually be monitoring the patient to ensure they are staying awake during the 2 hour wake period and while they are napping. The first nap usually takes place around 10:00AM. They will have 5 naps and each nap will begin after a 2 hour wake period.
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Patients are instructed to nap for about 20 minutes every two hours. The test takes about 7 hours to complete. This test is used to document the presence and severity of daytime sleepiness, as well as to detect sleep architecture abnormalities associated with narcolepsy.Įlectrodes similar to those in the polysomnogram will be used to measure brain, heart and muscle activity as well as eye movements. It’s performed to evaluate how often and how quickly a patient falls asleep in quiet situations during the day. This test is often done following an all-night sleep study. The CPAP titration study can only be started if certain conditions are met during the polysomnogram so we cannot guarantee that both can be done on the same night. This study is an all-night polysomnogram and CPAP Titration study done in one night. Adjustments to the pressure of air will made throughout the study to determine the lowest pressure needed to keep your airway open while you sleep. The CPAP machine is a small machine that blows filtered air through a plastic hose and into a mask you must wear during the night. This sleep study is very similar to the all-night polysomnogram but CPAP therapy will be introduced. CPAP titrationĪfter your all-night polysomnogram, the Sleep physician may determine that you need CPAP therapy. Patients will typically get their results the following morning. At the end of the study, a Sleep physician will thoroughly analyze the data and determine if the patient has a sleep disorder and identify the most effective treatment. Sleep Technologists will be evaluating the data during the actual recording. Other measurements may be included at the discretion of the ordering Sleep Provider. They record and measure your breathing patterns, blood oxygen levels, muscle activity and heart rhythm.
#Eeg sleep study skin#
Small electrodes are attached to your skin with small stick pads. All-night sleep studyĪn all-night sleep study (also known as an all-night polysomnogram) allows Sleep Providers to measure how much and how well you sleep.
#Eeg sleep study software#
Please note it’s not possible to obtain your video records because it requires a special software program. These video recordings are completely confidential as all data being collected on patients at the Sleep Medicine Center. There will be digital video recordings of you sleeping. Requests must be approved by the Sleep Provider and arrangements must be made in advance.ĭuring the study, you will be monitored. In special cases, a caregiver can stay overnight in an adjacent room to the patient. The 24-hour scheduling allows patients who are involved in shift work to sleep during their normal sleep periods while a sleep study is performed. Round-the-clock sleep studies are offered by the Sleep Medicine Center ensuring the best testing conditions possible. They utilize the latest and most comprehensive, diagnostic technology. The Sleep Lab has highly qualified Registered Sleep Technologists who assist the physicians with the sleep studies. Also, if clinically indicated, an in-patient study can be ordered and the patient will be monitored at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Usually this is dictated by a patient’s insurance company. Some patients may be required to have home sleep testing.
#Eeg sleep study full#
All of our sleep rooms are private and have adjoining full bathrooms. Most of the sleep studies are performed as outpatient procedures at the Sleep Medicine Center.