Last night, I completed a sleep study. They connected me to an EEG and EKG. They also measured my breathing and monitored me all night through video and audio. The sleep tech explained that they were not allowed to tell me what the results were, so I have to wait for the specialist to contact me in a few weeks. In the mean time, I’m wondering what the sleep study could possibly reveal about my sleep and general well-being.

Edit: For years, I have been waking up feeling exhausted. It takes me hours to get going in the morning. They were concerned I might have sleep apnea. However, when I was getting hooked up, the sleep tech told me that they look for much more than just sleep apnea.

    • Björn Tantau
      4•1 year ago

      My n=1, they measured two consecutive nights because usually the first night is bad because you have to get used to all the stuff attached to you.

      • @[email protected]
        4•1 year ago

        Hey, there’s some logic to get behind!

        With one night, they can still gather some information – since everyone’s first night will be bad, they’d still be able to determine differences from “the normal first night”.

        More data is always better, but that doesn’t mean that one point is useless. (And I know you’re not the one who was making that claim)

    • @[email protected]
      -23•1 year ago

      Yes, it’s one night.

      If you need a source to confirm that one abnormal nights sleep tells you almost nothing about a persons “sleep and wellbeing” then you are either 9 years old or an idiot. Perhaps you are both.