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To diagnose a sleep disorder such as sleep apnea your physician will order a sleep study. This study can be conducted at a lab or in your home. Sleep Lab Testing
Home Testing
Most sleep studies can now be done in the home. You will receive a monitor that you either wear around your chest or on your forehead. This monitor records the required information while you sleep. The monitor is returned for to the lab for processing and a report is sent to your physician. If the physician finds that you have sleep apnea you will receive an auto CPAP. This type of CPAP constantly adjusts to your bodies requirements. Home sleep studies work for most people. However, home tests do not work on patients who have central sleep apnea. In that event you will be referred to a traditional sleep lab.
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