Anyone ever have a sleep study done?

Misanthropical · #1 04-12-2008, 04:33 PM

My doctor thinks a lot of what is going on with my body lately is due to a problem with how I sleep or don't sleep, so he is sending me off for a sleep study.

I have to spend the night at the hospital so they can monitor how I sleep.

Has anyone had one done? What goes on during it? Any insight would be great!

flybye023 · #2 04-12-2008, 04:46 PM

My mom just had one done so I asked her. She said that they attached a bunch of wires to her. On her head, nose, face, by the heart, on the legs. Then she basically went into a room and tried to sleep while she was monitored by the doctors. She was unable to fall asleep and stay asleep so the $2000 study was almost useless. She recommends that if you have any concerns about sleeping to ask you doctor or the doctor in charge of the study for a sleep aid.

Slytovhand · #3 04-12-2008, 06:25 PM

no... but.... 'sleep' - as in the bit that the body really needs, is getting the mind into an Alpha state of brain waves - with the occasional bit of Delta and Theta. But it's the Alpha that makes all the difference.

Fortunately, Alpha is very easy to slip into consciously (Delta and Theta are a little harder). Alpha is the state people enter when they go into a light state of meditation -so you might want to see if you can do that!

( I know this, because these are the elements to the meditation CD that I've made up! If you want a copy to help you, drop me a line. One of my triallers was an insomniac, so the 4 hours she got after trying it were blissful... or so she said).

Slyt

BookstoreEscapee · #4 04-12-2008, 06:32 PM

Hey, Mis - I have a friend who works for the sleep lab in a hospital in PA. I just sent her email; I'll let you know what she says.

Andara Bledin · #5 04-13-2008, 01:45 AM

I had a co-worker that went through all of that.

She went in for the sleep study, and they found that on an average night, she is actually "asleep" for approximately 45 minutes, spread out in 2-3 minute increments over the course of a night. She has an odd form of sleep apnea. Other than the fact that she can get to sleep almost immediately and never wakes up feeling groggy, it has no discernible effect on her health.

Most people with sleep apnea, however, tend to get less restful sleep than normal and so suffer from a semi-constant state of fatigue, which can be really hard on both the body and the mind. Meditation can actually be really helpful in those cases.

^-.-^

Seshat · #6 04-13-2008, 01:58 AM

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Quoth Slytovhand

no... but.... 'sleep' - as in the bit that the body really needs, is getting the mind into an Alpha state of brain waves - with the occasional bit of Delta and Theta. But it's the Alpha that makes all the difference.

Actually, due to my disabilities, I have been deprived of the deeper levels of sleep. Deprivation of deep sleep is also a major problem - it's in deep sleep that you heal, for instance.

Slytovhand · #7 04-13-2008, 01:52 PM

I made up a few CD's as I was trying to get to where I needed - including one that I use from time to time (such as today) which helps me to relax and sleep better. I've also got stuff that helps put one into the Theta and Delta states.

And the 'sleep' word is used cos that's when people normally experience those levels. They are quite attainable while still awake. Sesh - I think you're just over the border, if you want a copy of one of my CD's, drop me a line (no - free.... I haven't yet charged for them - not until the project is complete...)

Dawnchaser · #8 04-13-2008, 05:50 PM

Yup...I had a really hard time sleeping with all the junk they attached to me and the fact that I knew people were watching.

Hardly slept and they concluded that I "probably" have sleep apnea and sent me home with a cpap machine. (Which doesn't help me much - but it does help a lot of people so I won't say anything bad about it.)

They didn't want to give me sleep aids because they said then they wouldn't see what I did under natural circumstances.