Sleep Testing Geelong

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Sleep Testing Geelong

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Sleep Testing Geelong

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Sleep Testing is a test used to diagnose sleep disorders.

Sleep Tests are painless and very important that measure how well you sleep and how your body responds to sleep problems. These tests can help your doctor find out whether you have a sleep disorder and how severe it is.

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Sleep Testing is important because untreated sleep disorders can raise your risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and other medical conditions. Sleep disorders also have been linked to an increased risk of injury, such as falling (in the elderly) and car accidents.

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Sleep Testing in Geelong can help diagnose: Sleep-related breathing disorders, such as sleep apnea

Sleep-related seizure disorders

Sleep-related movement disorders, such as periodic limb movement disorder

Sleep disorders that cause extreme daytime tiredness, such as narcolepsy

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Polysomnogram

Multiple sleep latency test (MSLT)

Maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT).

Common sleep Testing:

The most common sleep Testing are:

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Sleep Testing usually are done in a sleep lab.

But sleep tests also can be done with portable equipment you use at home.

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For more information please visit:

http://www.communitycarechemist.com.au/