The center has four bedrooms and a control room where technologists will monitor you throughout the study. The bedrooms are designed to be comfortable and home-like so you can sleep normally during the study. We encourage you to wear your own comfortable pajamas and bring your own pillow if you wish. Technologists use microphones, infrared cameras and electrodes to record all aspects of your sleep throughout the study. Brain and muscle activity, eye movements, breathing and heart rate are monitored simultaneously to create an accurate representation of your sleep patterns. The state-of-the-art equipment is as unobtrusive as possible and does not restrict movement or repositioning during the night.

For patients who meet a specific criterion, we now offer a small, portable unit that can be taken home to screen for obstructive sleep apnea. This device records and evaluates the patient‘s physiological parameters according to the Standards of Practice by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. It also monitors oxygen saturation, heart rate, airflow and respiratory effort. When the portable unit is returned to the Sleep Disorders Center, the information is downloaded, reviewed and interpreted by a physician who is board certified in sleep medicine. If your test is positive for obstructive sleep apnea, you may be asked to return to do an overnight CPAP Titration in our sleep center to determine the best treatment options for your diagnosis.