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Sleep study waiting times?

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penguinteacup
penguinteacup

Hi, I've been referred for a sleep study on the nhs and I've been waiting five weeks and no appointment letter through yet. They can't seem to give me any indication of how much longer i'll have to wait. Just wondered if others had had a sleep study roughly how long you had to wait for your appointment?

Thanks

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  • Misssy2
    Misssy2 penguinteacup

    Posted

    Did you ever get to the sleep study?

    I don't think I could ever sleep if I knew I was being monitored.  I KNOW I couldn't sleep....

    How does this work? If you went.

    • penguinteacup
      penguinteacup Misssy2

      Posted

      Hi,

      The sleep study I had was not where people watch you or anything, it was just a wrist monitor at home that I handed in to the hospital the next day for them to look at. It didn't show sleep apnea so no further studies were done.

    • Misssy2
      Misssy2 penguinteacup

      Posted

      Hi..yes, I have learned in the last couple of days there are 2 types of sleep studies done...one is just for sleep apnea...and the other one...is more in depth..measuring cycles of sleep...specifically to tell if we are getting restful...REM sleep...then they follow up with specific treatments...and this in depth study is only done in the lab.

      How are you sleeping now (obviously..possibly not well...if you are still on this page).  Will you go to the in-lab study?

       

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