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What is Polysomnography (Sleep Study): Functions and Expectations

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Polysomnography, also known as a sleep study , is a  kind of test done to diagnose sleep scrutinized.  Polysomnography is done at hospitals or sleep centers to treat the people who cannot sleep in the night and stay awake during their week shifts. These people are generally lethargic during the daytime and go for sleep treatments.  Polysomnography is not only used for the diagnosis of sleep disorders but also done on the person. has been diagnosed with the disorder before. It contains a proper course of medications and other treatment methods to treat people properly.  Why sleep study is done?  It is a technology that studies the different stages and cycles of your sleep deprivation. It fixes the frequent episodes of your disrupted sleep.  The general process of sleep study starts when rapid eye movement( REM) of a person becomes slow or gets out of working condition. The monitors and other equipment are used for fixing the sleepwalk cycle and other patterns of sleeping.  A person’s ey

What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Treatment and diagnosis

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Diagnosis For the purpose of diagnosis, physicians might ask you to undergo examinations, tests, symptoms and signs of sleep apnea. Your doctor might ask to go to a sleep specialist so that your sleep techniques could be examined. Also, he/she   might test your throat, nose and tissues which can be used for further process. Circumference of neck, waist and blood pressure could also be examined for proper treatment. A sleep specialist can add some more evaluating points to your examination and other tears. These evaluation techniques may involve the monitoring of your sleep patterns, snoring occurrence and other factors adds up to the test. Treatment Mentioned below are some treatment techniques used for the preventing Obstructive sleep Apnea. ●         Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)- if you are suffering from moderate or mild sleep apnea you can get lucky and can be helped with a machine which deliver air pressure via a mask. This machines has CPAP(PAP) which crea