A sleep study is a comprehensive overnight sleep-cycle evaluation, which monitors sleep patterns, severity of snoring, apnea frequency, blood-oxygen saturation, heart rhythms and brain wave patterns (EEG).
Sleep disorder treatment depends on the severity of sleep apnea diagnosis. Often the solution is a combination of treatments ranging from weight loss and dental devices to surgery that corrects upper airway problems that trigger sleep apnea.
For more information contact Scott Chartier at Upper Peninsula Sleep Center at (906) 341-3231. This study must be ordered from a family physician.