In the sleep laboratory, the individual's entire sleep flow is monitored throughout the night using both the device and the camera until he or she wakes up, and whether the person has a disease is determined by looking at his or her behavior during sleep. During this determination, the patient stays in this special room in the hospital and while he is asleep at night, he is subjected to a sleep test called "polysomnography" (PSG) and his sleep is recorded. With the device used in the sleep test, the person's brain activities/waves, leg movements, lying position, breathing, snoring, air flow from the mouth and nose, heart rate/rhythm and oxygen levels are detected. During this test, various cables are connected to the body and these cables are plugged into a computer, thus starting the monitoring process. A sleep laboratory should be created with the sensitivity of the home environment and the comfort of the patient should be ensured. The room where the patient will stay all night should be quiet and large enough, and the toilet and bathroom should be located in the room.

In addition, a close location is planned between the technical observation room, where technicians examine the patient's sleep patterns and the examinations, and the patient's sleeping room, so that the patient can be helped when needed. Our specialist physicians talk to the person and their relatives about their sleep complaints and problems and perform the necessary examinations, examinations and examinations.

When Should You Apply to a Sleep Laboratory?

If you are considering applying to a sleep laboratory, it means that you are now experiencing chronic insomnia problems or sleep attacks. These problems; If you can't sleep at all If you sleep excessively and have difficulty getting up and have a negative impact on your social life If you constantly wake up at night If you sleep even while sitting If you can't rest even if you sleep a lot and still feel tired If you wake up by jumping out of bed If you have very bad nightmares and bad dreams You should consult a sleep laboratory because unless this condition is treated it will affect your life further. It will become difficult. Tests Applied within the Scope of the Sleep Laboratory Information about the changes between normal sleep and sleep caused by some diseases is determined by the reports resulting from the examinations carried out in sleep laboratories. Polysomnographic recordings in the sleep laboratory provide the most basic data about sleep. During polysomnographic examinations, recordings can be made in many dimensions; EEG (brain electromagnetic); Electroencephalographic recordings are made throughout the night's sleep via electroencephalograph, and the person's sleep-wake periods and sleep stages are determined. Eye movements can be determined through EOG (eye movement electrometry); Electrooculograph. EMG; Electromyograph allows electromyographic recordings from muscles. The periods when the muscles are contracted or relaxed are determined. Chin EMG (jaw muscle tension electromyography) Changes in sleep in supine or other positions are recorded with lying position recordings, and chest and abdominal movements are monitored while breathing. ECG (heart radiograph); It is used to obtain findings such as heart rhythm and heart rate.

Blood oxygen level measurement with Pulse Oximeter, (Oxygen saturation circulating in the blood during sleep can be measured. It provides information such as periods when oxygen decreases and the number, duration and depth of these periods). By measuring the air flow entering through the nose while breathing, the depth and pattern of breathing are monitored and breathing pauses are determined. Many other parameters such as recordings of snoring sound, Leg EMG (electromyography of leg muscle contractions), and leg movements are monitored and evaluated. The records taken using all these test methods are subsequently examined and various inferences are made. First of all, the patient's sleep structure is evaluated.

Sleep stages and architecture are created. By taking into account the amount of oxygen the patient receives, some ideas about the body can be obtained. Data such as the person's breathing level and the amount of oxygen in the blood can be revealed within the framework of this system. Apart from this, it is also possible to draw a road map regarding the patient's health by monitoring factors such as heart rhythm and leg movements of the patient during sleep as a result of the ECG. By comparing these graphs, it can be learned what causes the discomfort. For example, when a person has trouble breathing, heart rate can be examined to get an idea about the onset or course of some disorders. With all these results obtained, the sleep disorder experienced by the patient is diagnosed and appropriate treatment planning is made.

What Happens If Sleep Disorders Are Untreated?

Untreated sleep disorders make daily life increasingly difficult; impact on social life, morning fatigue, morning headache, impaired concentration, forgetfulness, failure at work, increase in traffic accidents, heart problems, hypertension, irritability, heartburn, gastrointestinal diseases such as gastroesophageal and laryngopharyngeal reflux, obesity, depression, sexual reluctance It can lead to many disorders that negatively affect the quality of life, such as blood diseases and urinary problems at night. After sleep disorders are diagnosed through sleep laboratory studies, the treatment method is selected according to the severity and cause of the problem.