Question by van: Can you take sleep aids during a sleep study? I am going for?
my second study where I will be wears the CPAP mask this time in addition to the 25 wires, 2 belts, nasal canula and pulse ox meter. I was really hard to sleep last time. I wonder if taking some type of sleep aid will mess up the test?
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Answer by J B
Yes it will. You are not to take anything except for your daily, prescribed medications. You will be amazed how well you will sleep when you can breathe without snoring with the CPAP mask on. After being chronically sleep deprived because of sleep apnea, this is going to be a blessing. Don’t take any sleep aids.
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Do not take any sleep aids unless you are instructed to do so. It could interfere with true test results and all your efforts will have been for nothing.
Hello,
Sleep Docs disagree on this point. Ask yours, & hope you got a good one. Benzos are commonly (over)prescribed for insomnia. Benzos, & hypnotics in general, can/will collapse your airways during sleep. Dosing for your study will make your OSA worse. I hope you remember to bring a camera this time. Is it not a goof to look in the mirror after they put all that crap on you!? I couldn’t stop laughing during mine.