What To Expect
Our staff has developed the following guidelines to help ensure that you receive the most comfortable and accurate sleep study possible:
Appointment and Arrival |
A reservation has been made for you. If you cannot make your appointment please call us at (800) 797-7533. Please allow a 24-hour advance notice for cancellations. Please do not arrive more than 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment time. The technician will wake you between 5:00am and 5:30am the following morning. |
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Payment |
As previously discussed by our scheduling department, you are responsible for your coinsurance or co-payment due on the night of your study. This amount can be paid by check, money order, credit card or cash. |
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Accommodations |
Each bedroom suite has a queen size bed and is equipped with cable television for your enjoyment. |
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Special Needs |
If you have any special needs (i.e. handicapped, prosthetics, language barrier etc.) please make sure that our office is aware of your needs as soon as possible so that we may be prepared to assist in meeting your needs. |
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Caregiver |
Should you need a caregiver to stay with you or transport you on the night of your sleep study, our office MUST be made aware of this prior to your study or we may not be able to accommodate them. |
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Medications |
KEEP TAKING ALL MEDICATION unless specifically ordered by your physician. |
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Day of Study |
Avoid alcohol and caffeine after 2:00pm. Avoid taking excessive naps to insure you are able to sleep for your appointment. Please have clean, dry hair. Do not apply hairspray, gel, talcum powder or lotion. For males, if you are usually clean-shaven, please shave before your sleep study. |
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What to Wear and Bring |
Bring your insurance cards and an identification card. We will need to make a copy for our files. Wear comfortable pajamas to sleep in. Two-piece pajamas that button in the front are the optimal sleepwear to enable the technician to easily apply the electrodes. If you don’t own two-piece pajamas, just bring a loose fitted tee shirt and comfortable shorts or even sweats. We will be placing electrodes on your upper torso so a nightgown will not work well for those that are modest or shy. Please feel free to bring any sleeping aids with you (i.e. extra pillows, book, sound machine). |
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Medical Equipment |
Bring any medical equipment you may use other than Oxygen. For example if you use a Nebulizer, please bring all equipment/medications used with it. We have oxygen if required. |
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