Sleep Studies?

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Have any of you delightful people had sleep studies done at area hospitals? Any recommendations or warnings about a particular sleep clinic? Thanks so much.

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[avecvu.livejournal.com]

I had a sleep study done at MGH a few years back. I don't know how most hospitals do it, but MGH commandeers a floor at the Holiday Inn for it, so it's a legit bedroom and pretty comfortable, all things considered. They do stick tape in your hair to attach the electrodes to your head, so keep that in mind, and you may want to shave your legs beforehand. Because, again, tape. That was the worst.

[undoneson.livejournal.com]

I had mine done at a Tufts area hospital / lab several years ago. I don't recall the exact name - I think it was around 10-15 min away from Ball Square. They had several rooms with beds - bare minimum of stuff, not all that comfortable. The lab technicians seemed competent and were friendly. The doctor at the same place that I went to see a few weeks later to discuss the results - different story. He basically told me I was wasting his time because the tests did not show anything and I didn't need them at all. (If I knew the results in advance, sure, why would I bother doing the test? Sadly for me, I didn't.)

[bex77]

This sounds like Sleep Health Centers where my husband had a similar experience. I am happy to report they went out of business in January. http://www.boston.com/whitecoatnotes/2013/01/25/all-sleep-healthcenters-clinics-close-abruptly/etWEa95wd6kNoNSgLaMuzH/story.html

[rmd.livejournal.com]

I had one done at Mt Auburn, and it was fine. About like the other one I'd had done out of state a few years before.

[omnia-mutantur.livejournal.com]

I had one at the Somerville Hospital. The experience itself was pretty miserable, but the tech was extremely nice and informative.

[avacon.livejournal.com]

I had one done at Somerville Hospital about 7 years ago and it was useless. They had very outdated equipment at the time and the room had no sound-proofing from the admittance area, making it impossible to sleep. A few years ago I had a second one at a clinic associated with Mt Auburn Hospital (out on Concord Ave) which was much more useful in a much better environment.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the feedback, everyone! Much appreciated.

[whowehavetofear.livejournal.com]

I highly recommend against the Somerville Hospital. They didn't tell me in advance I wouldn't be allowed to take my meds [which I need at night to get more than an hour of sleep], then they put me in the pitch black room at 8 pm [I usually go to bed between 10:30 and 11] and ignored me when I buzzed the call button to get them to help me to the bathroom. Also, they only really seem set up to diagnose sleep apnea, which was bad because I went in to be tested for narcolepsy. It was one of the worse medical experiences I've been through and I have a lot of experience with poor medical care.