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In preparation for the sleep study a technician hooks a series of electrodes to your body used to monitor the patient throughout the night.
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Just by visiting our website you have begun to take the steps necessary to put your sleep problems to rest. You will find that we administer numerous tests to determine what is causing each individual patient's sleepiness and fatigue.
How to schedule your sleep study
- To have a sleep study done at one of our seven locations you should first speak with your primary care physician about your sleep problems he/she will fax a prescription for your sleep study directly to our center at 815-773-9099. Within 24 hours one of our Office Assistants will contact you personally to schedule your appointment and verify insurance benefits for you.
- Sleep studies are available seven days a week at any of our seven locations.
- If you don’t have a primary care physician or prefer to seek advice directly from a specialist, you can call us toll free at 888-740-5700 to schedule a consultation.
- Consultations are available with our sleep experts.
- If it is determined a sleep study is required, we can conduct one at one of our seven locations. Below are some of the more common sleep tests we conduct.
There are two types of polysomnograms (PSG). The first study is a diagnostic (DX) or routine sleep study; which assess the baseline of a patient’s sleep. The second type of sleep study is a titration (TX) or therapeutic sleep study, in which, constant positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine is utilized to alleviate obstructive sleep apnea(OSA) or any other minor airway obstructions. All nocturnal studies begin around 9:00 p.m. and conclude at approximately 6:00 a.m.; however we will adjust hours to the patients needs.
A DX polysomnogram is a simple painless laboratory analysis of the length and quality of the patient's sleep. The patient will sleep overnight in a special room, while a trained technologist monitors your breathing, brain wave activity, heart rate, body movements, and blood oxygen levels.
A TX polysomnogram is a sleep study using CPAP, a simple, painless treatment for patients diagnosed with sleep disordered breathing. In certain situations a patient may need more than CPAP, in these situations, CPAP with oxygen, BiPAP, BiPAP with oxygen or new technology like Adaptive Servo Ventilation can be implemented as well. The patient will sleep overnight while a trained technologist monitors breathing, brain wave activity, heart rate, body movements, blood oxygen levels and leg movements.
A RETX polysomnogram is a sleep study similar to the initial TX sleep study. It is recommended that a RETX is performed if you become symptomatic, have a change in weight, nasal patency, alcohol use or medications. This study will verify that the patients current pressure settings are sufficient to effectively treat the patient’s OSA. If the pressure settings are incorrect they will be adjusted to obtain proper treatment pressures. The patient sleeps overnight in a private room while a trained technologist monitors the patients’ breathing, brain wave activity, heart rate, body movements, and blood oxygen levels.
Both the MSLT (Multiple Sleep Latency Test) and MWT (Maintenance Wakefulness Test) are daytime studies that follow a nocturnal DX polysomnogram. An MSLT study consists of four to five nap trials given every two hours. During each nap opportunity the patient will have twenty minutes to fall asleep. A MWT is the opposite of an MSLT in which the patient will try to stay awake for the twenty minute trials. Daytime studies conclude at approximately 5:00 p.m. Both breakfast and lunch are provided by the facility during these studies.
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