What Happens at a Sleep Center?

The night of your sleep study, you will arrive at 8:00 p.m. The sleep technologist will greet you upon arrival. He or she will show you to your room and explain the night’s procedures. The private rooms are equipped with television and standing shower in the bathrooms. Your blood pressure, temperature, and pulse rate will be measured. You will then be asked to complete a couple of short questionnaires and change into your sleeping clothes that you brought. The technologist will come in shortly to explain the hook up and proceed to attach adhesive or stick electrodes on you for the sleep study. Your study will begin around 10:00 p.m. unless a preferred time is requested when scheduling the sleep study. The technologist will monitor your study and all data during the night. Some of the collected computer data consists of (but may not be limited to), E.E.G. or brain waves, muscle tension,

The doctors usually start seeing patients between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. to discuss your experience, the results, and any treatment options. If you need a continuous positive airway pressure machine (CPAP) someone will be in to give you benefits for this treatment and a choice to use our center or a durable medical equipment company. Most patients should be able to leave the facility between 9:30 and 10:00 a.m. An appointment will be scheduled after your visit with the doctor. At the appointment, you will discuss your progress or issues regarding your sleep disorder or disorders. The follow up appointment usually lasts no more than 30 minutes to an hour.