The sleep unit consists of several private bedrooms. you go in and get registered. they bring you to your room and they try to make it look like a hotel room, but its not the same...
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| all the rooms are outfitted with simple non-invasive(or so they say) monitoring equipment used to monitor brain, muscle, heart and breathing activity during sleep. |
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| Prior to sleep, the staff will attach several monitoring leads to you,which are glued and taped all over you head, legs and face. there are 2 straps that go around your stomach and chest with wires on them as well. There is also an oxygen tubing that goes into you nostrils and mouth to monitor your airflow. Then the tech will work through the night in an adjacent room to observe the recordings. |
Some of the activities of the body monitored during a sleep study usually include the following:
Brain activity (electroencephalogram, EEG)
Muscle activity (electromyogram, EMG) Heart activity (electrocardiogram, ECG)
Eye activity (electrooculogram, EOG)
Chest and stomach movements
Airflow at nose and/or mouth
Body oxygen level (light transmission through finger/ear-lobe)
Sleeping position
It is really hard a first to get comfortable.... I didn't get to sleep until about 11:15pm or so. Then they came in and woke me up because one of the main wires fell off. It then took me almost and hour to fall back asleep... I was then woken up at 5:30 to get everything taken off and sent on my way. All the money you pay for the sleep study they could at least let you sleep in a little! just saying! I have showered and washed my hair 3 times and there is still glue in it. I guess i will just have to shower again later!
Today I am doing some hair at home and probably going to take a nap and not be involved in Superbowl! :-)
Stay tuned in y'all! ONLY 11 DAYS TIL SURGERY!!!
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