sleep studies
Lab-based rest analysis
Sleep studies are medical tests that monitor brain activity, breathing, heart rate, and movement during sleep to diagnose disorders like sleep apnea, insomnia, or narcolepsy.
Conducted overnight in a lab or sometimes at home, they record what happens when conscious control is absent: The sleep study showed he stopped breathing dozens of times per night.
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- narcolepsyNeurological excessive drowsiness condition
- melatoninCircadian rhythm regulator
- snoringNoisy breathing while asleep
- circadian rhythmsInternal daily biological cycles
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