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Sleep Study and the length of sleep
I go to bed early -- typically between 9 and 10 p.m. When I had my initial sleep study they had me check in at between 7:15 and 7:30. There were two techs and two patients. One tech took one patient into one of the two available rooms. They went over their procedures and what they were doing as they went along. This was very helpful.
After getting all set up, I told them I could go to sleep. Even though I go to bed early I often had trouble going to sleep. That night wasn't any different. After drifting off to sleep, I woke to go to the bathroom and then had trouble falling back to sleep.
When I got my dictated reports it indicated that I only slept for a little over two hours. Do they record the entire time one is awake? Does this produce any relevant information and if so what? When you have a patient that sleeps in short burst of sleep of just a short amount of time how does the sleep tech handle this?
After getting all set up, I told them I could go to sleep. Even though I go to bed early I often had trouble going to sleep. That night wasn't any different. After drifting off to sleep, I woke to go to the bathroom and then had trouble falling back to sleep.
When I got my dictated reports it indicated that I only slept for a little over two hours. Do they record the entire time one is awake? Does this produce any relevant information and if so what? When you have a patient that sleeps in short burst of sleep of just a short amount of time how does the sleep tech handle this?
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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Quite a few people with appnea have trouble initiating, or maintaining sleep. Sometimes patients with sleep problems actually fear going to bed. Most sleep diagnosis are based off of an average of something. RDI, AHI, Arousal index..etc,etc. These averages are based on your total sleep time regardless of what it was. Only a physician can say that there was not enough sleep time. The tech has to do the required job despite how the pt sleeps. A technologist should try to work the pt through the anxieties that may be keeping them up. Sometimes this works, sometimes it does not.
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Permalink Reply by sleepycarol on
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Thanks Rock
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Permalink Reply by D. W. Conn on
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Often many patients have trouble sleeping. If we can get a good 120 minutes of sleep with a REM period we are happy. 6 to 8 hours even better. Back in the Old days (80s)sleep studies were done over 2 nights. The first night was to get you to relax and the second night split. Times have changed but for the good.
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