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Sleep Test
Feb. 20th, 2018 08:11 amYou would think nobody would need to be tested on how well they sleep. You would be wrong. In order to determine if one has sleep apnea, one needs a test, which I just took. Herewith is the report.
My doctor is a member of the DuPage Medical Group, and he sent me to another doctor in this group. The group has a sleep test center in the basement of their office building in Lombard. At 9:30 PM last night, I checked in. The room itself has all the accommodations of a Motel Six, albeit of a nicer fit and finish. It did not have independent climate control (which meant I was hot) nor did it have a clock, which was deliberate.
After getting enough wires attached to keep a NASA flight surgeon happy, one goes to sleep, monitored by camera and audio. The tech tells you that they can't officially diagnose anything, but that they may come in and have you wear a CPAP mask if you fit the criteria. It's perhaps indicative of an issue.
Well, I went to sleep, and was awoken some time later to try a mask. We tried an over-the-nose job, which only served to blow air out my mouth. The face-and-nose mask we finally went to worked nicely; however a 5:30 AM wake-up call was not as pleasant as I'd have liked. (Especially since the breather was working!)
Not having anything better to do, I went out to breakfast and into work, arriving at 7 AM. Now I wait another week or two for the official results.
My doctor is a member of the DuPage Medical Group, and he sent me to another doctor in this group. The group has a sleep test center in the basement of their office building in Lombard. At 9:30 PM last night, I checked in. The room itself has all the accommodations of a Motel Six, albeit of a nicer fit and finish. It did not have independent climate control (which meant I was hot) nor did it have a clock, which was deliberate.
After getting enough wires attached to keep a NASA flight surgeon happy, one goes to sleep, monitored by camera and audio. The tech tells you that they can't officially diagnose anything, but that they may come in and have you wear a CPAP mask if you fit the criteria. It's perhaps indicative of an issue.
Well, I went to sleep, and was awoken some time later to try a mask. We tried an over-the-nose job, which only served to blow air out my mouth. The face-and-nose mask we finally went to worked nicely; however a 5:30 AM wake-up call was not as pleasant as I'd have liked. (Especially since the breather was working!)
Not having anything better to do, I went out to breakfast and into work, arriving at 7 AM. Now I wait another week or two for the official results.
