Home sleep study
If a home sleep study is determined to be the best course of action, you’ll be sent home with a device to measure your breathing.
Getting a good night’s sleep doesn’t have to be the stuff of dreams. The specialists at St. Tammany Health System’s Sleep Center are trained and equipped to help you catch some precious Z’s.
Trying to get a good night’s sleep doesn’t have to be a nightmare.
Forget the warm milk, lullabies or whatever bedtime remedy your Mee-Maw told you would help you fall asleep. Sometimes, a lack of sleep – and the persistent unrefreshed feeling that so often goes along with it – is the result of an underlying issue.
The good news is that those issues are often treatable, which means getting a good night’s sleep doesn’t have to be the stuff of dreams. What’s more, the specialists at St. Tammany Health System’s Sleep Center – under the direction of Dr. Richard Casey – are trained and equipped to help you catch some precious Z’s.
In some cases, that will mean sending you home with a device that will measure your sleep functions from the comfort of your own bed. In other cases, we’ll welcome you into our fully accredited sleep-study facility, which boasts state-of-the-art amenities including four cozy, hotel-like bedrooms – three with queen-size beds and one special needs room – all equipped with private bathrooms, cable TV, Wi-Fi and personal air-conditioning.
And unlike ordinary sleep labs, our St. Tammany Sleep Center – which is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine – not only provides on-site, overnight testing, but also follow-up with comprehensive treatment, including with a board-certified sleep physician.
So, go ahead. Live the dream – and leave the sheep-counting to the shepherds.
If a home sleep study is determined to be the best course of action, you’ll be sent home with a device to measure your breathing.
If an on-site session is recommended, you’ll be invited to spend a night in one of the clean, comfortable sleep rooms at our Sleep Center, with special equipment monitoring your sleep and breathing patterns, your heart activity and body movements.
A follow-up appointment with a board-certified sleep specialist should be scheduled within two weeks of your sleep study. To fully understand the results of a sleep study, you should meet face-to-face with a physician.
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