Chez Sleep Clinique
The sleep study on Tuesday night was actually a nice experience. I got to the clinic at 9:30 PM and they had me fill out some paperwork. They showed me to my room, which was small by comfortable. I’ve had worse hotel rooms, and this one had cable. The bed was firm, but comfy, and I almost fell asleep before they attached the monitoring devices.
After about twenty minutes, the technicians came in and hooked me up. I had close to two dozen electrodes attached to my head with adhesive paste, a couple on my legs and a bunch on my face. I also had a tube around my nose and a microphone on my neck. If I snored, they would know; if my legs twitched, they would know; if my breathing slowed, they would know. I didn’t know how I would get to sleep like this, but I found that it wasn’t too hard to move around.
I watched some Family Guy on the television and then fell asleep. It took a little longer to pass out than usual, but no longer than ten minutes. I think I woke up a couple of times in the night, but I usually go to the bathroom before I go to bed (I was wired up to the wall by that time though, so I couldn’t). I was a little groggy when they woke me, but my circumstances roused me quickly.
The technician told me that I have definite “sleep issues”, but she said that only a doctor could diagnose me. It takes about two weeks to work through all the data, so I’ve got an appointment with the sleep doctor in three weeks. At that point, he should have some suggestions on how to get me to sleep better.
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