{"id":31,"date":"2017-07-16T13:19:45","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T13:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sleepbetterflorida.com\/blog\/?p=31"},"modified":"2017-08-16T13:25:29","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T13:25:29","slug":"sleep-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sleepbetterflorida.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/16\/sleep-study\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Sleep Study Process Like?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DoctorIf you\u2019re one of the millions of people in the US who may be suffering from sleep apnea, it\u2019s time for a sleep study. Many patients dread this process, especially when it comes to sleeping away from home. If you\u2019ve been putting off a sleep study, you\u2019re getting ready for your study, or you\u2019re just curious about how it works, keep reading. If you\u2019re ready to find out more, contact<\/a> the Lutz dental team at Nelson Dentistry and Dental Sleep Medicine. We welcome patients from all surrounding communities including Wesley Chapel, and we\u2019ll be happy to walk you through the sleep study process from start to finish. If you\u2019re not sure you need a sleep study, we also provide a consultation to help you determine whether or not you are at high risk for sleep apnea.
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In-Office Sleep Study<\/h2>\n

Still the most common form of sleep study, the office study is conducted overnight in a facility with sleep specialists. A series of wires are attached to all areas of the body. These are connected to sensors that produce a read out that indicates any time the patient experiences an apnea incident, cessation of breathing for ten or more seconds. Many patients find these studies uncomfortable, and they can have difficulty staying asleep. These sleep study facilities do their utmost to ensure patients are comfortable and can sleep soundly, but there are many patients who receive more accurate results with an at-home study.<\/p>\n

At-Home Sleep Study<\/h2>\n

Like traditional office studies, at-home studies require patients to wear a series of electrodes and wires to gather information during sleep. A sleep doctor will walk you through where and how to apply these electrodes to capture information. Patients will likely need to wear these information gathering tools for several consecutive nights. Then, they\u2019ll return to the sleep doctors who will review the results of their home study.<\/p>\n

Sleep Apnea Diagnosis & Treatment Planning<\/h2>\n

Following either an office or home sleep study, you\u2019ll receive a report disclosing the number and length of apnea events during sleep. Based on this information, a sleep doctor can make recommendations for treatment. Traditionally, a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) system was recommended to treat sleep apnea. Studies have shown that a large majority of patients have difficulty adjusting to the sounds and sensations of using their CPAP systems. For this reason, many patients are referred to a dentist like Dr. Jay Nelson. He has advanced training and expertise that allows him to custom craft comfortable oral appliances<\/a> for sleep apnea suffers. These appliances shift the jaw forward, place pressure on the throat, and keep the airway open throughout the night, allowing patients to breathe deeply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re one of the millions of people in the US who may be suffering from sleep apnea, it\u2019s time for a sleep study. Many patients dread this process, especially when it comes to sleeping away from home. If you\u2019ve been putting off a sleep study, you\u2019re getting ready for your study, or you\u2019re just […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6,5,2,4,3],"class_list":["post-31","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cpap","tag-oral-appliance","tag-sleep-apnea","tag-sleep-studies","tag-sleep-study"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepbetterflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepbetterflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepbetterflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepbetterflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepbetterflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepbetterflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepbetterflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepbetterflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepbetterflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleepbetterflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}