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A member asked:
Is there anyway to test for sleep apnea without sleeping in lab?
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No: Excessive sleepiness by day. Often it is the spouse that spots the apneas but many people do not have any idea that they have sleep apnea. I have become pretty certain that the underlying cause is bad diet. See my blog "oxygen, the spark of life" that you can google.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Yes but: Home testing can be done for sleep apnea, but it is not as good as testing in a lab with more errors both for false positives and false negatives. I would suggest using a sleep lab that is accredited by the american academy of sleep medicine to be reasonably certain of good quality.
Answered 5/25/2014
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Home sleep studies: Home sleep studies are becoming more popular.
Answered 3/12/2014
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Home tests.: There are home sleep tests available, but if they're abnormal you would probably need the formal in-lab test anyway. If it's normal then you could probably stop right there if the pretest suspicion of sleep apnea isn't too high. The in-lab test is ultimately the best.
Answered 11/9/2014
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