A sleep study is required for an obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis. Polysomnogram (PSG) During a PSG attended sleep study, one stays overnight in a sleep center, either located in a hospital or an outpatient facility. You stay in a private room that is made up similar to a bedroom, ...
Despite its name, light sleep is no lightweight when it comes to your health. It’s a key stage of sleep that delivers benefits to your brain and body, including codifying memories and boosting creativity. And that’s nothing to sleep on, given that about half of your time asleep — abo...
Does your doctor think you have obstructive sleep apnea? You may need an at-home sleep apnea test. Find out who the test is best for and how it’s conducted.
Being diagnosed is the first step to finding a treatment that works for you. In order to diagnose sleep apnea or other sleep disorders, a patient must undergo a polysomnography (sleep study). This is typically done in a sleep lab, requiring the patient to spend the night in-lab, while th...
Difficulty breathing could be Obstructive Sleep Apneas and can be treated with a mouthguard. Dr. Tsai at Millbrae Dental Care is the leading dentist for Sleep Apnea treatment in Millbrae, San Bruno, San Mateo, Burlingame, Hillsborough, Brisbane, South...
Keep a sleep log. Usually, after recording your sleep for a couple of weeks, you may notice a consistent sleep delay for 2 hours minimum. Polysomnography (PSG). This study is conducted two nights in a row to track the sleep phase delay and possibly identify other underlying sleep disorders...
Often, there is no need to consult a professional as sleep paralysis is not a serious condition. However, recurrent episodes of sleep paralysis that impair daily activities can be a cause for concern and medical attention is required. To determine whether someone is suffering from sleep paralysis...
Does the function of REM sleep concern non-REM sleep or waking? We have hypothesized that REM sleep is functionally and homeostatically related to NREM sleep rather than to waking. In other words, REM sleep rather than ... JH Benington,HC Heller - 《Progress in Neurobiology》...
Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine whether serum concentrations of surfactant proteins A and D are altered and related to hypopnea index (HI) in OSA. This is a cross-sectional study. Consecutive 140 males, suspicious of OSA, were studied. OSA was determined by PSG and polysom...
Professional diagnoses for narcolepsy use the Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), which involves a series of short naps throughout the day monitered by a Polysomnogram (PSG). The PSG records brain waves, eye movements, and muscle tone, which can be used to determine when the sleeper is ...