Knowing what to expect before, during, and after your sleep study will help make the process go smoothly and help to create the best experience for you.

Click here for our detailed overview of the sleep study process, including FAQs, how to prepare, what to expect, and what happens during and after your sleep study.

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You will be sleeping in a comfortable private room. Our technologists will monitor you using cameras and sensors from their location in a separate room.

Our monitoring method uses closed-circuit video cameras that allow the technologists to actually see you while you sleep and record your sleep for our physicians to evaluate. These cameras are equipped to allow viewing in a dark room. You will be able to talk back and forth to the technologists using an intercom system between the control room and your room.

Also, during your study, we will be monitoring several other items, such as brain wave, heart rate, breathing, eye movement and muscle activity. Several sensors will be attached to your head and chest with adhesive materials during the "hook-up procedure" to record this information.

Please arrive at your appointed sleep study time. (We typically schedule appointments after 9:00 p.m.) The hook-up procedure takes approximately 45 minutes to complete.

On the day of your study, please follow these instructions closely to help us get accurate information and to help you get a good night of sleep.

1. Bring a pair of shorts and a t-shirt to sleep in or comfortable clothing to sleep in.
2. Please make sure you have already eaten dinner as no food is allowed in the rooms during the study.
3. Avoid taking naps during the day if at all possible.
4. Avoid caffeine after 12 noon (soda, tea, coffee, chocolate, etc.)
5. Hair should be clean as sensors will be attached to your head. No oils, conditioners or treatments in hair. Weaves will need to be removed before coming in for the study. Wigs or any other prosthetic hairpieces may be worn into the sleep center, but will need to be removed during the hook-up procedure.
6. Skin should be free of lotions and/or makeup.
7. Bring your usual medications unless otherwise directed by your physician.
8. Spouses and family members are welcome to stay for the hook-up procedure but are not allowed to stay overnight with the patient unless approved by the Medical Director.
9. Parents or guardians are required to stay overnight for patients under the age of eighteen.
10. Wake up time is 5:00 a.m., and discharge is 5:30 a.m. Technicians cannot stay past 6:00 a.m.