Polysomnography Articles & Analysis
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Mike Birbiglia is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He has released several comedy albums, including My Secret Public Album and Thank God for Jokes. In 2005, he was diagnosed with REM sleep behavior disorder. He went to a sleep specialist and was diagnosed after jumping out of a second-story window while dreaming. He has stated that acting out his dreams usually involves fleeing from ...
BioSerenity can assist with the diagnosis of REM sleep behavior disorder by performing a sleep study. Polysomnography consists of a monitored overnight sleep recording; sleep studies are performed by licensed sleep technologists and the results are reviewed by board certified sleep specialists. ...
In order to diagnose Sleep Apnea or other sleep disorders, a patient must undergo a polysomnography (sleep study). This is typically done in a sleep lab, requiring the patient to spend the night in-lab, while the polysomnography (PSG) equipment records his/her physiological data. However, today with technological advancements a polysomnography ...
Disordered sleep may be diagnosed by keeping a sleep diary or undergoing a sleep study (also called polysomnography). BioSerenity can assist with the diagnosis of narcolepsy by performing a sleep study. Polysomnography consists of a monitored overnight sleep recording; sleep studies are performed by licensed sleep technologists and the results are reviewed by ...
From alcohol to sleeping position, even seemingly minor changes in a person’s nighttime routine can significantly impact the results of polysomnography. Recently, researchers found single-night sleep studies could miss moderate and mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) up to 60% and 84% of the time, respectively. ...
The Benefits of AI in Monitoring and Treating Sleep Disorders The typical way of monitoring and treating sleep disorders is to undergo nocturnal polysomnography, more commonly called a clinical sleep test. During the test, the patient is hooked up for monitoring heart, lung, and brain activity, breathing patterns, and blood oxygen levels. ...
The Circadia Contactless Respiratory Monitor was initially used to record 17 nights of sleep data from 9 participants alongside polysomnography (PSG), with a subsequent 24 nights of PSG data for validation purposes. ...