sleep

i have a sleep study tomorrow and im only 17 years old and im really scared , nervous, anxious , and the list goes on.

[FearIsALiar]

How did it go?

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i havent gone yet

[kenster1]

been to one myself it was ok the lecturer was great afterwards they sent us all useful information to help us think I lost mine mind you.

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As in going to a sleep clinic? If so, your just hooked up to wires and they monitor your sleep. They will watch you sleep as well and that might sound creepy, but you can talk to them if you have any problems in the night.

You’ll need to sleep, so keep in mind a ‘wake study’ will not result in getting any useful data, so try to relax and be ready to sleep. You’ll do fine. 🤗

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so dont drink caffeine

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No and no naps today. They should have given you instructions, if they didn’t call them and ask any questions you might have.

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Hi again.Ok, so you're having a polysomnography, is this right?

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what is a polysomnography

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An in-lab sleep study

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It is used to diagnose sleep disorders

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You are going in for a sleep study, correct? Were you told you'd be in a sleep laboratory overnight?

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Please write your experience with sleep study once you did it. What data’s will they provide? I’m curious about it also because I just follow my sleep app on my Apple Watch, all they show are: sleep hours, heart rate, and blood oxygen. Thanx 🙏

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it was wonderful except being hooked up to a bunch of cords and getting woking up 5:00 am this morning so i'm tired but i'm not going to get off

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Very Interesting girlie. I hope you are able to rest well right now. Once you feel better, please let us know which datas they actually recorded. 🙏

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You still here?

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Morning! How'd the sleep study go?

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it's night for me, it was wonderful except being hooked up to a bunch of cords and getting woking up 5:00 am this morning so i'm tired but i'm not going to get off

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Good evening, then. Yep, that sounds familar (I've had a polysomnography before). I hear you. It is really hard and I remember being so tired the next morning.

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but i'm not going to go to sleep

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Why are you not going to go to sleep?

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i had restless sleep

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I did a sleep study once but I don't think they were too accurate. I slept about an hour and they said I slept 7 hours. I get about 4 hours of sleep on a good nite. I was restless the nite I went in because of the wires hooked to me. I couldn't sleep. I wish there was a way they could do it wireless. I hope they got to the bottom of your issues. I want to do another one where I actually slept.

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yeah i hope they find something out for you

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Thank you

[Catsamaze ADAA Volunteer]

No need to worry. It’s good to get the study done. My problem is that when I had mine I slept like a baby. Best night’s sleep in a year. Most people told me how great that was but it was the worst thing that could have happened! All the data suggested that I was a great sleeper. It’s almost funny looking back on that....my luck that the one night I am getting closely monitored because I sleep so poorly all the time I slept perfectly. That was just me. For you and countless others the sleep study will uncover problems that can be corrected and help you get back to sleeping well consistently. It’s well worth it!!!

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thank you for the advice