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What are the benefits of Home Sleep Testing?
- The patient self-administers the home sleep test, and is able to spend the night in the patient s own bed in familiar surroundings (reducing first night effect).
- Home sleep testing, a home sleep study, can be especially advantageous to the home-bound, elderly, or those with chronic illness, who require specialized care such as a nurse or family member spending the night, expensive transportation costs, etc. It is also beneficial for those with trouble arranging time out of their schedules to spend the night in-lab.
- The typical cost of a home sleep test or a home sleep study is only a fraction of the cost of an in-lab sleep study, and typically yields similar results in the diagnosis of Obstructive
what is a Level 2 sleep study?
- Home sleep test (HST) with Type II portable monitor, unattended (sleep studies that are performed without the oversight of a sleep technologist), with a minimum of 7 channels. Type II devices must include the following channels: EEG. EOG. ECG/heart rate.
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