Sleep Study (Polysomnography)
Care Before the Procedure
- Avoid caffeine, alcohol, and heavy meals before bedtime.
- Follow your usual sleep schedule if possible.
- Bring comfortable clothing and personal items for overnight stay.
- Continue medications unless advised otherwise by your doctor.
- Do not sleep in the afternoon on the day of the procedure
Care During the Procedure
- Sensors are placed on the head, chest, limbs, and fingers to monitor body functions.
- You sleep overnight in a sleep lab or monitored setting.
- Technicians observe and record your sleep patterns throughout the night.
- The test is non-invasive and generally safe.
Care After the Procedure
- Resume normal activities immediately unless otherwise advised.
- Technicians and doctors will review and analyze the data.
- Discuss treatment options based on the results with your physician.
- Report any persistent discomfort from sensors or unusual symptoms.
- Avoid caffeine, alcohol, and heavy meals before bedtime.
- Follow your usual sleep schedule if possible.
- Bring comfortable clothing and personal items for overnight stay.
- Continue medications unless advised otherwise by your doctor.
- Do not sleep in the afternoon on the day of the procedure
Featured Specialities
Our Speciality Services
Pulmonology (Respiratory Medicine)
Our Respiratory Medicine department delivers specialist care for the full spectrum of lung and sleep disorders, from asthma and COPD to interstitial lung disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory failure. An interventional pulmonologist, sleep specialist, respiratory therapist and critical care expert make up our multidisciplinary team, which provides personalised diagnosis, bronchoscopic and image-guided interventions, comprehensive rehabilitation, and post-COVID support. The clinic offers in-depth functional testing (PFT, DLCO, body plethysmography, FeNO, CPET), level-1 and level-3 sleep studies, and therapeutic services such as EBUS, cryobiopsy, pleuroscopy, and bronchial artery embolisation.
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