Sleep apnea test

Sleep apnea test is not that one which may be done at home accommodations. This kind of sleep disorder requires different facilities and should be done at the special centers. There you will be sure that sleep apnea diagnosis is made proper by the experienced specialist. It is impossible do get to know how deep your sleep is when you sleep at home, but it is the base of sleep apnea test. In the special sleep center doctors are able to measure this feature of the individual’s sleep. When you make an appointment with the doctor from a special sleep clinic you will have two possible variants of making the test. The first variant is connected with the overnight stay at the clinic. The second one is longer in time as it may take several days in a row to finish the sleep apnea test. When you make a decision that your sleep should be studied your doctor will ask you a lot of questions which are connected with your sleep patterns. This is normal practice for all sleep clinics. After such a conversation you will be taken to the room where specialists attach electrodes to different parts of your body. It is necessary for monitoring the state of the organism while you are sleeping.
Tests to detect sleep apnea may include: nocturnal polysomnography and portable monitoring devices. The first type of the test includes monitoring your heart, lung and brain activity through the different equipment. Also they measure the level of the oxygen in the blood, arm and leg movements while you are sleeping. Breathing patterns are also taken into consideration during this procedure. The second type of the test may be done by your doctor at home if for some reasons you are not able to visit a hospital. In this case he, doctor, will measure the blood pressure, hear rate, airflow and breathing patterns and the level of the oxygen in the blood. This is simplified test and if you want to get the most detailed examination it is better to visit a special sleep clinic. Also you should remember that not all case of this sleep disorder may be recognized by portable monitoring devices. If you or your doctor has some doubts about the result nocturnal polysomnography may be recommended for you.
You may think that such a procedure and the time you have to spend for diagnosing this disease is not very important, but you are false. Without correct diagnosing it is rather hard to find the proper way of treatment. In addition, if you leave your sleep disorder without examination (and as a result without treatment) it may lead to heart attacks, stroke, high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes, arrhythmia, depression or memory loss. It is not the aim to scare you, but severe cases of this disease especially with the complications may cause death.

Among preventive sleep apnea solutions it is possible to distinguish avoiding alcohol, smoking, excessive usage of tea, coffee and other drinks which contain caffeine, especially in the afternoon or in the evening. It is harmful to eat a lot late in the evening. Regime of sleep and warm bath before going to bed are good preventive sleep apnea solutions. Physical exercising is also rather helpful but you should avoid excessive exercising in the evening time.

Body work and movement sleep apnea solutions may include moderate exercising and yoga.