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What is a sleep study? How does a sleep study work? How do doctors diagnose sleep disorders? These questions answered, and more.
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What is a sleep study?
Sleep studies help us find out if someone has a sleep disorder. While you sleep, we watch your:
- Breathing
- Leg and arm movements
- Other movements
Watching how you sleep helps us find out if you have a sleep disorder.
Where does a sleep study take place?
Traditionally, sleep studies happen in the sleep lab. We still have you in the lab for complex cases.
Some studies can be done at home for less complicated issues, like obstructive sleep apnea.
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