Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by Rvn: Who has been to a sleep clinic and exactly what goes on there?
My husband thinks I have sleep apnea. I probably do, but I am very reluctant to pursue it medically. I don’t want to go to a sleep clinic. I don’t think I could fall asleep with someone watching me or if I were hooked up to things. Also, if I did have sleep apnea, there’s no way I would wear one of those face masks anyways, because I wouldn’t be able to sleep, so it would seem like a waste of time and money just to find out I have it and refuse to do anything for it. Maybe if I knew exactly what would go on there, I wouldn’t be so against going. I guess I’d want to know how horrible the CPAP masks are, too. I sleep on my stomach. Any other way and I can’t really sleep either, so I don’t see how this is all going to work out.

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Answer by helper
yes, they hook you up to electrodes, to monitor brain waves, to see what stage of sleep you are in, and yes at times people monitor you.

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Question by avi: Have you ever spent the night at a sleep clinic?
My husband is being tested tonight for sleep apnea. What happens at a sleep clinic? How do you get any sleep? Is it a comfortable place?

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Answer by Robert H
They put allot of wires on you it’s uncomfortable. A clothes pin shaped sensor on your finger. Some goppy gritty stuff to hold the wires to your skin. I was only able to fall a sleep for about two hours or less at a time evan after being put on the sleep machine but that’s more because I can’t stand anything on my skin. I was their from 8pm to 6am not a lot of fun

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Question by miraclethree: Can a sleep clinic diagnosis heart problems? (please note, sleep apnea is NOT the problem)?
My three year old niece was sent to a sleep clinic because sleep apnea was suspected. After the test the nurse told her mother she saw no signs of it. A few days later she received a call that she must come in April 9 to discuss some serious results. My niece has a heart murmur so we’re wondering if the test could have detected problems with her heat.

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Answer by Lindsey G
I think you are better off going to a cardiologist

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Question by Dior: my friend has to go to a sleep clinic to test for sleep apnea – what should he expect?

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Answer by Live_For_Today
There’s really not much they can do and usually the final outcome is that they will tell him/her they need to sleep with oxygen and mask through the night.
A cheaper way of over coming this problem if all would like to know and that is sew in a pocket on the ( back ) of your friends PJ top, then when he goes to go to bed, place a tennis ball or a ball abit smaller and hard into the pocket. This stops the person from lying on their back and stops them from snoring, plus allowing them to have a good night sleep because they stay on their side.

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Question by Lila S: Does anyone know of a sleep clinic in melbourne victoria?
Where they will check you in to study a sleep disorder?

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Answer by AZkarisma
Country/State: Vic
City/Suburb: East melbourne
Name of Clinic: Melbourne Sleep Disorders Centre
Consultant(s): Dr J Swieca, Dr D Cunnington
Number of Beds: 4
Phone No for Appointment: 03 9419 5992 or 03 9928 6858
Public/Private: Private
Special Areas of Interest: Sleep disordered breathing, restless legs syndrome, daytime hypersomnolence

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