Last night, I completed a sleep study. They connected me to an EEG and EKG. They also measured my breathing and monitored me all night through video and audio. The sleep tech explained that they were not allowed to tell me what the results were, so I have to wait for the specialist to contact me in a few weeks. In the mean time, I’m wondering what the sleep study could possibly reveal about my sleep and general well-being.
Edit: For years, I have been waking up feeling exhausted. It takes me hours to get going in the morning. They were concerned I might have sleep apnea. However, when I was getting hooked up, the sleep tech told me that they look for much more than just sleep apnea.
They will check you get enough sleep, that you go through the correct sleep cycles. One big thing they will check is your blood oxygen saturation levels and your breathing, checking for sleep apnoea events. They will count them, per hour, how long for, how long cumulativeley etc.
If your sleep is normal and your event numbers are in normal range, they won’t need to do anything. If they find something is off, it might mean referral for other tests, or recommendations for treatment, like a cpap machine or see an otolaryngologist for airway assessment.