POLYSOMNOGRAPHY - SLEEP TEST
“Sleep Test”, that is, “polysomnography test” as it is called in the medical literature, is the sleep apnea (breathing during sleep) that the person experiences during sleep. It is a test that helps detect disorders such as stopping, snoring, and restless legs syndrome. To detect these disorders, during the sleep test, the patient's brain activities, respiratory activities, eye movements, muscle movements, and the amount of oxygen in the blood are recorded with a polysomnography device throughout the night.
Sleep test is something that many sleep patients hesitate to have, thinking that they will not be able to sleep. It is a test. The most common response I get from patients to whom I recommend a sleep test is "I can't sleep anywhere else."
The worry of "how will I sleep" before the sleep test delays patients from having this test and, if sleep apnea is present, the diagnosis of the disease. If the necessary technical equipment is provided, performing this test in the person's own sleeping environment, accompanied by an experienced technician, is advantageous compared to the test performed in the hospital, as the patient adapts to the test more easily.
SLEEP TEST AT HOME DOES IT GIVE HEALTHY RESULTS?
The test can be done at home instead of a sleep center. Healthy results are obtained by performing this sleep test in your natural sleep, without the stress of hospital, with portable sleep devices that comply with international standards and under the supervision of an experienced sleep technician all night in your own bed.
An experienced technician comes to your home to install the device. Against possible disruptions; It stays in your home all night long and follows you with cameras and data records. In this way, you will experience the comfort of having the test done in your own home, with no difference from the polysomnography test performed in a hospital environment in terms of technical infrastructure.
Trying to sleep in an environment you are not used to, that is, in a sleep center, can sometimes be difficult and test results may lead to errors. The most important advantage of the sleep test performed in your home environment is that there is no such thing as finding your bed or environment strange during the sleep test.
SLEEP TEST AT HOME HOW TO DO IT ?
Our expert sleep technicians will come to your home at the appointed time and within 30 minutes. The olisomnograph device prepares the connections of its electrodes and starts recording. It stays at your home all night and monitors you for any problems that may occur. The next day, he takes the device and its records and delivers them to me. By reviewing and analyzing these records, I will prepare your sleep test report and call you for a meeting to inform you about the results. According to these results, I recommend you the appropriate one among surgical treatment, oral appliance, drug treatment and mechanical ventilation treatment.
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