Rapid Access Sleep Studies

 

Routine sleep studies have largely moved from specialist sleep laboratories and into the home, driven to a large extent by demand far exceeding sleep laboratory capacity. In reality most people don't need the very specialist additional measurements made in a sleep laboratory, and these resources are used where they are needed.

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To properly investigate OSA you must as a minimum measure:

• ​Airflow in and out of the mouth and nose

• Snoring

• Oximetry - continuous monitoring of oxygen levels in the blood

• Breathing effort - preferably both the thoracic (chest) and abdominal (tummy)

• Body position