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Has anyone had a sleep study done?

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I have got to have one and wondering what is involved

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Hi, I've never had one but here's a link explaining what happens. Hopes this helps. Libby

rbht.nhs.uk/patients/condit...

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raptor

ME never awake long enough to find out about them :)

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Bumley

I have not been on one but I am being referred by my GP and waiting for a date. I found the link on Libby's post very useful (thanks Libby). In my case I have often been accused of snoring by both my children and my late wife. Thankfully for them I live on my own now.

I am also a Diabetic Type 2 (Insulin dependant), COPD (Moderate) and a Triple Bypass four years ago. I have recently discovered in my medical notes that I have a mild left ventricular dysfunction (nobody bothered to tell me) and when I queried this it led my GP to send me for a number of medical investigations. I am looking forward to seeing the results.

David

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nuttiella

I had one done a couple of years ago, and I'm currently awaiting an appointment to come through for another one.

They aren't scary, just a little weird because you're sleeping in an unusual environment. Mine was held at the local hospital, in a private room off the side of the respiratory ward.

I checked in at 9pm. My allocated nurse showed me to my room and made me a cup of tea. She then took a brief history from me, before explaining what would happen.

On the wall opposite the end of my bed there was a tiny camera pointing at the bed. On the wall behind the head of the bed there was a microphone. These were there to record exactly and noises or movements I made during the night.

Just after 10pm I got ready for bed. The nurse came back in and put some electrode stickers on me at various points. She then lowered the lights a little and made me a bedtime drink/snack of Horlicks and cookies. Yum!

I got into bed. The nurse came to attach the electrodes, put a pulse oximeter on my finger and tuck me in. She said I could read a little, but ideally she wanted lights out by 11pm so that I could get a full nights sleep. Or as best I could, seeing as my inability to get a good nights sleep is what landed me there in the first place!

I really didn't sleep very well. Trying to sleep in a strange bed, in strange surroundings, with wires attached to you and a camera and microphone pointing at you is not the most relaxing atmosphere. I felt like I hadn't slept at all, and by 6am I was really grumpy and wanted to go home, convinced I'd wasted everyone's time and efforts.

A few weeks later, I got an appointment through in the post to go back to the clinic for my results. It seems I had fallen asleep after all. The data they'd managed to collect during the night had shown that on average I stopped breathing 21 times an hour, which apparently denotes moderate sleep apnoea. I was given a CPAP machine to take home, and after overcoming the initial weirdness of sleeping with a mask on my face, I had the best nights sleep I'd had since I was a child.

I hope this answers your question, but if you want to know anything else, just let me know.

Good luck!

Ells x

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chellshock

Ells thank you for your reply, it has helped me put my mind at rest a bit. I'm going in for a sleep study in June.x

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nuttiella in reply to chellshock

Glad I could help. :-)

There's really nothing to worry about. I was left alone to sleep, (well, if you ignore the camera, microphone and monitoring equipment), but there was always a nurse on call if I needed help or had concerns during the night.

Good luck for your study in June. Let us know how you get on!

Ells x

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WorcesterDebs

What is it you would like to know? Studies vary, some are done in the home and some overnight in the sleep clinic .. Have you been told anything at all?

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chellshock

Haven't really been told anything. Only that ive got to turn up there and a over night sleep study will be done at the hospital.

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lenniep

I've had a sleep study done but nothing like I've read in any of the other posts. My respiratory consultant wanted me to have this done and the respiratory nurse showed me the equipment that I had to use and take home with me for that night. It involved a small device and I'm going to show my age here describing its size, about the size of a personal sterio with loads of wires attached. These were to be attached around your chest (not too tight) and also nasal cannula's too, to measure and analyse your breathing patterns and also a wee device to place on your finger to measure your pulse.

All this was done in the comfort and privacy of my own home. Didn't get much sleep mind you with all the wires but perseverance paid off in the end. I took the 'sleep study equipment' back to my local hospital the day for them to download the data collated and presented the consultant with a report.

I hope info this helps you and you get on OK with your study

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