Sleep (Polysomnogram) Study
Sleep Inc. Limited
16 Afolabi Aina Street Off Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos.
A sleep study is an investigation into the activity of the body during sleep. It is non-invasive, and it is carried out overnight to investigate the nature of sleep disorders using devices connected to the subject.
Sleep studies are also used to monitor the progress of a patient to treatment.
A sleep technician will assign a room to the test subject to give time to acclimatise. Just before bedtime, a device is strapped to the patient’s chest, and the device’s sensors are connected to different parts of the body to monitor breathing, oxygenation, etc. while the patient sleeps. By morning, the device and its sensors are removed. Then the results are interpreted to the patient by a sleep doctor, who determines if the patient has a sleep disorder.
With the patient’s permission, staff may also request to film the sleep study to gain more insights into the patient’s sleeping behaviour.
Diagnosis of
Insomnia- seen in as high as 27 in every 100 people
Obstructive Sleep Apnea- 33 out of every 100 people
Parasomnias- like sleep-walking and sleep-talking.
Restless leg syndrome
Narcolepsy