Sleep Studies

If you have trouble falling asleep, wake up frequently, snore, or have other symptoms of a sleep disorder. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea can also be indicated if you suffer from fatigue, hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes, depression, heart problems or work-related reasons. Some patients are also screened before having a major operation and this information is important for their post-operative care.

The sleep study device will be set up at the clinic or posted to you. During the in-clinic process, one of our team will connect to demonstrate the fitting of the equipment and provide a sleep questionnaire.

Please go about your normal night-time routine. This includes having your evening meal, consuming your usual alcoholic beverages, and taking your routine medications (unless advised not to). The sleep study is a record of your typical night’s sleep.

When it is bedtime fit the monitor as instructed ready for sleep.

When you wake up the next morning, remove the sleep study equipment as you have been directed by the clinic staff, and place the device and leads into the carry bag along with your completed sleep questionnaire.

Please return the sleep study equipment to the clinic in the morning after your sleep study, along with your questionnaire.

Home-based sleep studies are a non-invasive, painless procedure. Some patients may experience a minor irritation from the nasal cannula or pulse oximeter, but this is rare.

The results of the home-based sleep study will be made available to your referring health practitioner. An appointment with one of our sleep team will also be offered.