Sleep study or polysomnography is a test to diagnose sleep disorders such as snoring, apnea, rapid leg movements during sleep, frequent awakenings, shallow sleep and other cases. It is carried out by the doctor prescription.
Our patients undergo such tests under the guidance of Israeli doctor in the sleep study laboratory of Assuta hospital.
The main symptoms of a sleep disorder are snoring, dry mouth in the morning, awakening at night.
Sometimes patients feel suffocation, frequent urination at night, unrefreshing sleep, fatigue and
drowsiness during the day.
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome increases the risk of many diseases such as hypertension, heart disease, stroke, sexual dysfunction, memory disorders, impaired attention and mood disorders.
Difficulty during falling asleep or insomnia is the most common sleep disorder. This condition manifests
itself as difficulty falling asleep, intermittent awakening, morning wakefulness or set of indicated states.
If you have sleep disorders and want to undergo sleep study in Israel, please contact and send us medical records about your health condition. We will have prior counselling with the leading Israeli doctor and coordinate a consultation with the doctor who will proscribe a sleep study in a laboratory containing all the necessary equipment.
How is sleep study performed in Israel?
You will be connected by a specialist to a computer to record physiological processes during your sleep such as brain waves using electroencephalography (EEG), eye movements (EOG), muscle tension (EMG), chest and diaphragm movements, electrical activity of the heart (ECG), heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, snoring and hypertension.
Tests performed in Israeli sleep laboratory
Sleep test for adults and children
Wakefulness test (MWT)
Actigraphy
Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)
Results of Sleep Study and consequences
Our lab staff will interpret obtained test results and you will get consequences of sleep study.
Various methods of “medication sleep” as well as CPAP or BPAP, soft palate radio wave therapy (ablation) and others can help to treat sleep disorders.
Psychological counseling is considered as an effective treatment for condition issues with falling asleep and insomnia.
Israeli doctor will make a final decision about the treatment based on sleep study results, and it will be discussed with you.
