What Happens During a Sleep Study?
What Happens During A Sleep Study
If you're a patient at the St. Charles Sleep Center, your sleep physician will first determine if you need a sleep study (polysomnogram). If you do, you'll arrive in the early evening, stay the night and leave the next morning. You'll sleep in a private room while being monitored for 17 different body functions.
Painless electrodes will be placed on the surface of your scalp, face, chest and lower legs to measure your:
- Blood oxygen levels
- Brain waves
- Breathing effort and movement
- Eye movement
- Heart rhythms
- Leg movements
We use the valuable information we receive to diagnose your sleep disorder and create an individualized treatment plan.