Sleep Sutdy in Pune

Sleep studies are tests that record the body activity during sleep. They are helpful in identification of Sleep Disorders. Polysomnography, a type of sleep study, is the Gold Standerd to rule out Obstructive Sleep Apnea. If a home study does not find obstructive sleep apnea, but the patient still complains of unrefreshing sleep and daytime sleepiness, an in-lab polysomnogram may be necessary to find other possible disorders.

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a condition that affects sufferers during sleep. When a person with sleep apnoea falls asleep the muscles in the neck and throat relax causing the airway to become narrower. The brain is able to sense that the blockage is causing a lack of oxygen and the patient wakes briefly, often gasping loudly, before returning to sleep. This can happen hundreds of times a night and causes the sufferer to have a very interrupted sleep pattern.

It is common that a person with Sleep Apnoea is unaware that he or she has woken in the night, because the arousal is so brief. Quite often it can be a partner who alerts the sufferer to the problem.