An Introduction to Sleep Apnea: Identifying a Problem
Sleep apnea (also known as sleep apnoea) is a condition that affects a large proportion of people and can be highly unpleasant causing insomnia or broken sleep and their associated symptoms such as fatigue and tiredness. To identify any difficulties sleeping as sleep apnea however, you need to understand exact symptoms and causes; and to [...]
An Introduction to Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis
A gap in breathing alone is not enough to be classified as an ‘apneic’ event and to diagnose the condition a patient will be subjected to a sleep study – an overnight sleeping test called a ‘polysomnogram’. During the polysomnogram patients will have their neurological activity measured on an ‘electro-encephalograph’ or ‘EEG’.
The EEG device will [...]