Additional monitoring may be conducted to study specific problems. This testing is performed overnight. Patients stay in private rooms, with unobtrusive electrodes and sensors that are discreetly linked from the patient's room to a central room staffed by sleep specialists. We make every effort to keep patients as comfortable as possible throughout the testing. Polysomnogram testing is usually completed by 7 a.m., so patients can wake, shower at the hospital, and then go to work or their normal daily routine.
Special accommodations are available for parents whose children are undergoing a sleep study.
Continuous positive airway pressure, for sleep apnea. Nocturnal penile tumescence, used in evaluating causes of impotence. Monitoring of breathing efforts, for infants at risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The comprehensive sleep disorders center at the University of Chicago Hospitals has been accredited by the American Sleep Disorders Association since 1982. It also is certified by the American Board of Sleep Disorders Medicine.