Sleep Study

[caines530 14]

Hello all! ????

I have my sleep study appointment tonight to get pulmonary clearance and see if I have sleep apnea. I really don't want to sleep away from home but it's 9:30 at night and I'm sure I'll be out in no time anyway lol. Any else have to do a sleep study? Any advice?

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I had to do a sleep study. It's more an annoyance than anything else. They'll put electrodes on your scalp, face and legs. They also put a nasal canula in your nostrils. Nothing hurts but it's a weird feeling trying to get in the bed with a zillion wires attached to you. You can only sleep on your back or side. You go to sleep, they wake you up in the morning, take all the things off, you shower (bring Shampoo that glue is a pain to get out of your hair) and send you home. A few days later they call you in and give you the results. If it's sleep apnea they'll set you up with another appointment to fit you with a cpap machine. Typically the doctor want you to have/be on cpap prior to surgery if indicated.

[caines530 14]

@@BLERDgirl Okay. Now I've been worried bc I have my hair in plaits. I hope they are culturally sensitive and can work with black girl hair! Lol

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I have bra strap length locs. They are dyed eggplant purple. At my sleep study she thought it was a weave and was just glooping that glue everywhere. Fortunately I had an retwist appointment coming up. I just wiped as much of it out as I could and the loctician got the rest when I was shampooed a few days later.

[caines530 14]

Okay. Well that's kind of good to know bc I was worried they wouldn't be able to get the electrodes in my scalp. @@BLERDgirl

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Actually the parts make it easier. It's getting the glue out that's a pain in the butt.

[jhclikesshopping@gmail.com 285]

@@caines530 - I get a sleep study every 3 years. Its not too bad. It take 30+ minutes to attach everything then about 10 min to take it all off in the morning. All the electron attachments are Water soluble - so taking a shower and everything comes off. Now - watch your Fluid intake - going to the bathroom in the middle of the night is a pain....

I love my sleep machine - it's improved my life so much that I will suffer through it for the benefit it gives me. And yes - sleeping away from home is a pain.

One more note - after you sleep for a hour or so without a mask, they put a CPAP mask on you and then you go back to sleep. This is where they see how the machine can help. So - be prepared to wake up.

[caines530 14]

@@jhclikesshopping@gmail.com Wow 30 minutes? And going to the bathroom was definitely a concern bc I go every single night ugh lol Thanks for the heads up though! I feel much more prepared for what's to come

[IncredibleShrinkingMan 437]

I had mine waived. They tried to press it on me, but I said I never had any trouble with snoring (I had originally slipped and said my SO had observed it once or twice). The hospital admin staff wouldn't leave me alone and tried to set up four different appointments to have one even though the NP and pulmonologist said it was entirely unnecessary...so I just had to manually cancel it every time.

I would never have been able to fall asleep even if I were administered all the meds in the world. I even told them, sure, I'll do it, but you'll have to put me under anesthesia. I have enough difficulty getting to sleep when I'm alone in my old boring house with nothing to look forward to the next day, what makes you think I can get to sleep at 9:00 pm in an unfamiliar bed with a bunch of strangers observing me?

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I had one 10 years ago and was diagnosed with insomnia and delayed phase sleep dysphasia. They had me get one for surgery and it wasn't fun. I did get up 3 times to go to the bathroom and that was annoying. The worse part was the floor of the sleep center had this chevron pattern that triggered my vertigo. By the time I walked down the hallway I had to sit down because the world was spinning. The center recommended cpap but I was suspicious because the resident said I had mild sleep apnea. A few days later the attending called and said I was up too much during the night and they didn't get enough info. I explained I sleep on my stomach, have only 1 functioning nostril due to trigeminal neuralgia from facial shingles a few years back and can't wear a face mask because of the neuralgia. She wanted to redo the test. Insurance wouldn't pay for it so she then tried to set me up with a CPAP machine. It wasn't covered by my insurance so I never got it. Anyway I had my surgery and everything worked out fine.

[ttdish 315]

I had mine a couple of years ago, because I was constantly exhausted, and snores loudly. It had gotten worse with weight gain.

It's definitely weird.... You are all hooked up, and sleeping in a weird place. When I had my study done, they only woke you to try the CPAP if you had a certain number of apnea events per hour. I was just barely under the threshold, which must be high, because I "woke up" about every three minutes. No wonder I was so tired!!!

My only advice is to try to do something relaxing before you are supposed to go to sleep. I was in the bed trying to fall asleep for like an hour, and I wished I had brought a book or something.

Here's me, all hooked up, lol...

~*~ Find me on YouTube: Trisha's Sleeve Story ~*~

[caines530 14]

Lol how am I supposed to sleep like that?? Ugh lol Thanks for sharing! @@ttdish

[ttdish 315]

Yeah, it's definitely WEIRD. But once you finally fall asleep, you don't really notice it.

[wwboy 141]

I had it a few years ago. I've been using a cpap ever since and my sleep is SO much better.

It is awkward to sleep with all the sensors. Lots and lots of wires. Stuck on your face, scalp, chest, etc. for me, they ran a bundle of wires down my shirt and through my shorts...very weird.

I had to get up to go to the bathroom and the tech just came in to unhook me. They have video cameras and radios in the room so any time you talk, you're heard.

A little unnerving but fine. Good luck!

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[newmebithebypass 713]

I had two sleep studies and while it was a little difficult to fall asleep with all the sensors on the bed is very comfy not your standard hospital bed its a real mattress and box spring