The Sleep Laboratory at Fayette County Memorial Hospital
by SleepCare
Mission
The Sleep Laboratory at Fayette County Memorial Hospital is a comprehensive, outpatient sleep disorders program designed to pinpoint, analyze and treat faultysleep patterns in a variety of sleeping disorders. The Sleep Laboratory is designed for patients 12 years and older.
Services
Comprehensive sleep disorder services provided include nocturnal (night) and daytime Polysomnography (PSG), Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), patient education and a complete follow-up program. A Polysomnographic Technologist (PSGT) using the latest computerized Polysomnographic system, which can record up to 30 diagnostic variables per patient, conducts the sleep studies, which are painless and safe. Once data is gathered and the results are interpreted, a treatment plan is designed and administered by a sleep specialist.
Common Disorders and Treatment
The Sleep Laboratory at Fayette County Memorial Hospital is able to test and diagnose a variety of sleeping disorders including; sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia and restless leg syndrome. The most common treatment, which is for sleep apnea, is the Continuous Positive Airway Pressure machine (CPAP) and assists its user in normal, unobstructed breathing, eliminating snoring and waking throughout the night.
What is a Sleep Study?
A sleep study is a medical test performed while you sleep at night. This test is used to evaluate and diagnose a sleep disorder. Sleep Studies are safe and noninvasive procedures that provide valuable information to your physician. Sleep studies are a covered benefit under most insurance plans. Our staff will contact your insurance company and arrange for payment.
Sleep Studies are done on an outpatient basis, so you will not be admitted to the hospital. You will have a private room with a television. The process will begin with some paperwork and health questionnaires that aid in your diagnosis and treatment. After the paperwork is completed, you will be asked to change into your sleep attire.
Before the sleep study begins, the sleep technician will apply several monitors to your body that record information while you sleep.
The setup includes 22 sensors applied to your head, face, shoulders, chest and legs and record brain activity, breathing, heart rate, blood-oxygen levels and chin, eye and leg movements. This setup is painless and you may watch television or read during the procedure.
Results of your sleep study will be reviewed with you by a sleep specialist or your family physician. If you have any questions regarding the sleep study, please call us at (740) 335-4733 or 1-866-351-6563 and we will be happy to be of assistance.
Where To Find Us
Medical Arts Building 2
1510 Columbus Avenue
Washington C.H., Ohio 43160
Phone: 740-335-4733
Fax: 740-335-4737
www.fcmh.org
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