Question:
sleep study
In a few hours i am going in for a sleep study. i am really nervous. can anyone shed some light on this procedure? — bikermama (posted on March 23, 2008)
March 23, 2008
Don't worry! I was treated very well when I had mine. The doctor
explained everything very well and showed me how to use the oxygen mask if
they were to find out that I had sleep apnea during my test. The hardest
part, for me, was getting to sleep in a strange environment. All you have
to do is relax. Bring your pj's from home and a book; whatever you do at
night as a ritual before bed to keep yourself comfortable. They put wires
on your head, but after awhile you don't really feel them. Just remember
that you are one more step closer on the way to surgery!
— minnweaver
March 23, 2008
It's very simple. You show up at the designated place. You might have to
fill out some paperwork. Your taken to a room, where you have a few wires
attached to your head and/or body, a pulse sensor that goes on your finger,
and a band around your chest. All of these are sensors to check your system
while asleep. They also have you on camera. If you have any "major
episode", they normally have a cpap machine to put on you, and monitor
how you respond to the breathing machine. I had this test twice, and so did
my granddaughter. Nothing to be nervous about. You just go to sleep around
10-10:30 PM and get up around 5:30 to 6 AM and then go home.
— Dave Chambers
March 23, 2008
Just a funny note, I find it humorous that they call it a sleep study,
because both times I had it, I rarely slept!
Have fun!
— Jeanne Aldrich
March 23, 2008
OH, Buddy! you came to the right man! No need to be nervous! You sleep
right through it! I have done several of these. basically what the study
does is look to see what kind of sleep patterns you have. Some folks start
to fall asleep and JUST BEFORE they get to sleep, they stop BREATHING! I
was one of those people! The sleep study is designed to see if you get to
the deeper stages of sleep of if your sleep is interrupted at some time for
some reason. It may not be due to the same reasons as MINE! Just go.
Relax. Take your sleep as you would at home and in the morning, they will
yank the hair out of your chest with the sensors! The WORST that will
happen is that you toss and turn and yank a sensor out YOURSELF! Then a
polite orderly will come and plug you back in and sing you to sleep. Well,
they will plug you back in, anyways. If your study is for sleep apnea,
like mine was, it will take a few days for the specialist to read the
information. The technician MAY or MAY NOT be able to tell you what HE
thinks the results would be. I will be willing to bet that he will NOT. I
have had ONE that DID. He was RIGHT, but I don't think he was SUPPOSED to
tell me. Contact your physician for the results as directed and follow his
directions regarding treatment! Good luck!
— hubarlow
March 23, 2008
I had mine late December, and I was also a little nervous. IT wasn't that
bad. The worst part was having all the wires hooked (with putty) to your
head. It wasn't painful, but just took the technician a long time to
hook you up, once that is done, it was very easy from that point. The
only other difficult part was falling asleep in a bed your not used to.
The process really was very easy and they were great. The mask isn't
that bad once you get used to it. I did have sleep apnea and since on
the machine I can't beleive how much sounder my sleeping is and I feel so
much better in the mornings. Good luck!
— Wanda R.
March 23, 2008
I just got home and it wasn't bad at all. I won't know the results for a
few days. I didn't sleep that well there but it wasn't terrible. thanks for
all your responses.
— bikermama
March 24, 2008
It was a waste of time and money! Seems like another insurance racket to
get more money. First, how can one sleep when hooked up to dozens of wires
and put on a county jail bed. I NEVER got any feedback or results from my
sleep clinic even after calling.
— randyjl
March 24, 2008
The room where I had mine was set up to look just like a motel room. After
being hooked up with all the wiring, I was able to fall right to sleep.
— ShirleyF
March 24, 2008
MEEEE TOO! It looked JUST like a motel room, and because my Apnea was so
bad, it really didn't matter what I had hooked up to me -- put me in a
comfy position, and I go right out! I ended up getting a CPAP, and it was
like a miracle -- I was getting SO much better rest! But THEN -- I got
RNY! 45 lbs later, and I don't need the CPAP anymore ... except if my
allergies are really acting up. Hurray!
— crydecker
March 24, 2008
Don't worry it is real easy they give you a nice room,compfortable bed and
just hook you up to a bunch of wires. But they are not in your way at all.
And if you have sleep apnia they will put a mask on you in the middel of
the night and start turning up the air to where you are sleeping ok.
— hlt1960
March 25, 2008
Hi - I had severe sleep apenia. Also had the test. Since losing 115 lbs.
I no longer need it. Actually I was about 3 -4 mos out when I didn't need
it anymore. I would use it and in the morning find it on the floor. I had
taken the mask (actually mine was for the nose a piece went under the nose
wasn't a full mask) during the night not even knowing and found it on the
floor in the morning. So, if you end up having to use one don't
fret....its not for long. LOL I looked like a scuba diver.... :) Best
of Luck
— niecie54
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