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Please read the following instructions and try to observe
them as closely as possible:
- Remember
to bring your Ontario Health card.
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Do not drink any alcoholic beverages for 12 hours prior
to the sleep study.
- Do
not consume caffeine after 6 p.m. on the night of your sleep
study, i.e. coffee, colas, tea, and chocolate.
- Bring
all your medications and take them as usual. Unless advised
by the doctor.
If you are on Nasal CPAP, please bring your equipment to
the sleep study.
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If you are diabetic, please bring a snack with you, as food
is not available at the clinic.
- Please
leave your valuables at home. Do not nap the day of our
sleep study.
- Please
bring pyjamas and personal hygiene items to the sleep study.
You may also bring a favourite pillow if necessary. A Walkman
and reading material is advisable, in case you may need
to wait.
- Overnight
parking is available immediately beside the clinic.
- Prior
to leaving for your study, please call the technician and
inform them of your arrival.
- Please
press Door Bell on arrival.
- If
you have any further questions or require further clarification
on the instructions, please give us a call.
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Indications
of Sleep Disorders
- Excessive
daytime sleepiness.
- Trouble
falling or staying asleep.
- Irritability.
- Loud
snoring.
- Morning
headaches.
- Depression,
reduced sense of well-being.
- Forgetfulness.
- Lack
of energy and motivation.
- Leg
cramps or continuous, uncontrollable urge to move legs.
- Impotence.
- Anxiety.
- Difficulty
learning or concentration.
- Obesity.
- High
blood pressure.
- Awakening
with a choking feeling or grasping for air.
- Racing
heartbeat during the night.
- Pauses
in breathing during the night.
- Restlessness
while sleeping.
- Night-time
sweating.
- Frequent
awakenings.
- Loss
of muscle control while laughing or angry.
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Symptoms
are often reported not by the patients, but by his or her bed partner.
Definite treatment is now available for many of these symptoms.
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