Sleep Study

Hi, No personally I have not undergone any such test for I did need to. People usually aren't aware of their breathing and movements while sleeping. They may never think to talk to their doctors about sleep- and health-related issues that may be linked to sleep problems. Doctors can diagnose and treat sleep disorders. Talk with your doctor if you snore regularly or feel very tired while at work or school most days of the week. You also may want to talk with your doctor if you often have trouble falling or staying asleep, or if you wake up too early and aren't able to go back to sleep. These are common signs of a sleep disorder. Doctors can diagnose some sleep disorders by asking questions about your sleep schedule and habits and by getting information from sleep partners or parents. To diagnose other sleep disorders, doctors also use the results from sleep studies and other medical tests.

Just the thought of it makes the muscles in my neck cramp and the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. My sister had this done. She never snored, her husband did. She went there for his moral support. They proclaimed sleep apnea to both of them. I say nothing. Hmmm! I wonder how much they make from all this?

I've never participated in a sleep study, but I always had the impression it would be really uncomfortable. It's difficult for me to fall asleep if my regular routine is disrupted -- I'm not sure that I wouldn't stay up all night under those conditions! At any rate, now that your ordeal is over with I hope they'll find out what's wrong. Are you having serious sleep difficulties of some kind?

Geez! How do they even expect people who are 'good' sleepers to fall asleep under those conditions, let alone someone who has sleeping problems? I've never had it done but know someone who did. Through the test they discovered he had some problem with his sinuses, which he ended up having scraped or something. I guess it did the trick because he's a lot pleasanter to be around ever since. Not so crabby and irritable from lack of sleep! I often suffer from insomnia but I don't think I have a physical problem so I don't think I'd go through the sleep study.

What the #$%#, when you will get sleep at the early morning time, they woke you up and sent you home? Even cricket and baseball players do not wear such kind of things for protection, how do they expect you to sleep with all those things? I feel sad about you, tell me that wasn't some newly designed experiment on you. You know what, when these so called doctors do not have any idea of the problems they will try such hit and trial methods. However, as far as sleeping is concerned, if you have any problems, you should physically work hard, go to gym or run for 30-45 mins. Once your body is tired, you will automatically get sleep, if you still have problems go to some good doctor who does not treat you like this.

Sounds interesting but i've never have any like that..

I have never done it, but I would, especially if it could figure out how to help me sleep better at night. My sleeping patterns have been terrible lately. I would for them to do a study on me, that is if they could tell me how to get a better nights sleep then I am getting now. I think all the wires would kind of stink, but I guess that is part of it.

My boyfriend had one done last year and he explained the discomfort as you. He had it done becuase he has a really bad snoring problem. At home he is out in a second flat. All it takes is his head hits the pillow and he is out. He said it was very difficult to fall asleep at the sleep study as he felt he was being watched. He too was not happy to be awakened at 5 am. The test did not reveal the reasoning behind his snoring and then came the bill. Whoa, it was very expensive.