Home based sleep studies are now available anywhere in Brisbane.
Sleep studies, otherwises known as 'diagnostic sleep studies' or 'polysomnograms' are critically important tools for determining the nature and severity of a patient's condition.
Until recently, sleep studies could only be performed in an 'attended' setting, typically in a hospital based sleep unit, where trained sleep scientists observe the patient throughout the night. Now in Brisbane and surrounding areas the sleep study can be done with a portable diagnostic recorder.
These state of the art portable recorders allow the patient to sleep in the comfort and privacy of their own bedroom. Apart from being less daunting and less expensive, these studies also provide a more typical sleeping environment for the sleep study to be conducted in.
High quality recorders monitor brainwave activity, cardiac activity, blood oxygen levels, breathing patterns and stoppages, limb movements, sleeping position and much more. The recorded data is then downloaded and provided to specialist, independent sleep physicians who diagnose the condition and prescribe an appropriate form of treatment.
If you are in or near Brisbane and need a sleep study, call us on 1300 246 637 for a free, no obligation chat with a friendly Care Coordinator or complete the form below.