Is it possible to this at home does anyone know

I did mine at home.they gave me a little machine that monitored my sleeping

I did mine at home.they gave me a little machine that monitored my sleeping

Were you able to hook yourself up to the machine or did the technician have to come in and do it?

I had an Puls Ox machine that strapped on my wrist like a watch and went on my finger. They sent it home with me and I took it back that next morning. If that comes back normal, I won't have to do an in center sleep study. If it comes back abnormally, then they will want me to come in for a full sleep study.

Wow I had to do it in the clinic last wed..now tomorrow night u have to do it again with cpap

Not complaining tho because I needed to have apnea to qualify do to a lower than needed bmi

I have I meant!

I got to do mine at home as well.

I got my referral today... I have to go in for am over night one... Boooo

Boo-having people watch you while you sleep is weird lol least it is to me

Boo-having people watch you while you sleep is weird lol least it is to me

I know rIght. If i so breathing its because I'm nervous haha

I think sleep studies give a person sleep apnea from the stress lol

Hopefully I could put some ease to the topic. I'm a Registered sleep Technologist. The key reason for a Sleep Study prior to any major surgery is due to breathing or apnea issues as it relates to being put to sleep.

While we are being sedated and put under, it is normal for us to have a higher risk of sleep disordered breathing than what we may already have.

Also it is good to have one to detect an additional comorbidity for a better chance at insurance approval.

Hopefully I could put some ease to the topic. I'm a Registered sleep Technologist. The key reason for a Sleep Study prior to any major surgery is due to breathing or apnea issues as it relates to being put to sleep.

While we are being sedated and put under' date=' it is normal for us to have a higher risk of sleep disordered breathing than what we may already have.

Also it is good to have one to detect an additional comorbidity for a better chance at insurance approval.[/quote']

Thank you for that. It helped take the edge off

I have a hard enough time getting to sleep in my own bed :/....I wonder if they will give you ambien to knock you out. That will work

I have a hard enough time getting to sleep in my own bed :/....I wonder if they will give you ambien to knock you out. That will work <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

We have had patients in our sleep lab who are unable to fall asleep or their sleep just isn't sufficient. In their cases, the Dr only sends them back anyway.

It is important, regardless of what you may have been told, to find a sleep aid prior to the study if u already have insomnia. It saves you a lot of time and hassle. If an OTC aid is not sufficient for you then your dr would be able to help.

Bje I have a question for you.

I just had my sleep study done and they would not let me sleep how I normally do. The told me I had to sleep on my back. I could not fall asleep until I finally told the tech I was just going to go home bc I can't sleep on my back. I ended up flipping over to my side/stomach and sleeping for 1 hour and 15 minutes. The DR who read my study said I had 58 apneas.

I went back for the triation (sp?) and the tech would not let me sleep how I sleep at home. They made me sleep on my back with 3 pillows under my upper body while I had the cpap on. In the morning they told me I didn't need a bunch of pressure to keep my airway open.

I feel like since they would not let me sleep how I sleep at home, this Cpap is going to be useless. Are they able to see what pressure I need at home and change it if it needs to be increased since I will be sleeping on my side/stomach and not my back? Is it normal for them to tell you that you cannot sleep in the position you normally sleep in?

Thanks in advance for your help.