![]() ![]() Flexible belts around your chest and abdomen and sensors at your mouth and nose monitor your breathing. These sensors measure brainwave activity, eye movement, and limb movement which are then used to determine stages of sleep, the quality of sleep, and the causes for disturbances and/or awakenings that you might experience. Your body’s activities will be monitored by sensors that are applied to your head and skin by paste, tape or another adhesive. A video monitor in your room records any unusual movements or parasomnias and recordings are only kept when significant abnormalities are seen. It is used to diagnose a variety of sleep disorders including sleep apnea and leg kicking. For most patients, the initial sleep study performed is called a diagnostic polysomnogram. In order to evaluate your sleep, it is important to examine what’s happening to your brain, your heart, your breathing, and your legs while you are sleeping. You will then be shown the sleep recording equipment, given a chance to ask questions, and get ready for bed as you do at home. When you arrive at the sleep lab, a sleep technician will greet you. It is not necessary for you to arrive any earlier than your scheduled appointment time. We encourage you to bring items from home that might help you relax such as your favorite pillow or blanket. The sleep lab professionals are present in an adjacent room and are able to answer questions or assist you with trips to the bathroom etc., during the night. We will do our best to make you feel at ease. This includes medications that you may take for sleep. Please remember our technicians are NOT able to give any medications but you may bring you own medications and take them at the Sleep Center. Smoking and caffeinated beverages are prohibited, and napping is discouraged. ![]() ![]() What to expect during your sleep study – Make sure to bring everything you would normally take to spend the night away from home.Please do not use any hairsprays, hair gels, face makeup, perfumes, colognes, or body lotions.Men please be clean shaven unless you have a beard or mustache. Bathe or shower before you arrive for your study.Following these instructions will help to ensure clear, accurate results. While a diagnosis can be scary, rest assured we’ll put our expertise to work with compassionate care.There are several things to be aware of as you prepare for your sleep study. Video laryngoscopy uses video camera technology to diagnose vocal cord dysfunction.Ĭhronic and acute lung conditions affect children of all ages.Cardiopulmonary testing, which measures breathing function and vital signs during exercise.Exercise and methacholine challenge tests used for diagnosing asthma, these tests will measure your child’s airflow rate after exercise and also after inhaling a very low dose of methacholine.Your child will breathe into a mouthpiece so a computer can measure how fast and how much air he or she can blow.They measure how well your child's lungs work. Pulmonary function testing is a series of breathing tests.Pediatric sleep studies help reveal breathing problems that could cause your child's sleep disorder.The test takes a small sample of sweat on your child’s forearm. Sweat testing measures the amount of salt in sweat to diagnose cystic fibrosis.Bronchoscopy is a flexible scope with a camera that can visually examine your child's lungs and airways.Common tests for children with breathing problems include: Treating chronic or acute lung conditions starts with a thorough diagnosis. ![]()
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