The PSG helps to diagnose other sleep disorders and sleep apnea. The cardiorespiratory polygraphy is used primarily to diagnose sleep apnea. If you think you may have a sleep disorder, or are experiencing any difficulty with getting to sleep, staying asleep, staying awake during the day, or have any other sleep related questions, contacts us.
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Weight loss and sleep apnea
Your weight loss regimen may be stagnating due to no fault of your own Once people make the choice to lose weight, they usually do so with support from friends, family and health professionals. Most of us know the benefits of weight loss when obese or overweight. We reduce our chances of developing disorders like…
Weight gain and Sleep
Sleep disturbances, like sleep apnea, can lead to weight gain. Working the night shift has been shown to lead to weight gain.
Sleep Paralysis
Sleep paralysis is being awake without the ability to move or speak, this occurs because when a patient wakes out of REM sleep, the muscles are still atonic (without muscle tone).
When do I need a Polysomnography?
What is Polysomnography (PSG)? It is the recording of several parameters while you sleep that gives a full assessment of how you sleep. It is an important test to determine sleep disorders. A Polysomnography (PSG) looks at your sleep staging via electroencephalography (EEG), body movements via electromyography (EMG), eye movement via electrooculography (EOG), heart rate…
Snoring, what causes it?
Snoring is due to the soft tissue in the upper airway relaxing. Your tongue may fall backwards, and when you breath out the vibration created by the soft tissue causes the typical buzz sound. When the airway narrows completely this is due to an apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious sleep disorder that…
Home Sleep Testing
How to get a home sleep test to determine if you have sleep apnea. Clinique Somnomed, Montreal.
Pregnancy and sleep-disordered breathing
Learn how to spot the symptoms to help ensure a healthy pregnancy. It’s normal to gain weight and suffer from insomnia during the later stages of your pregnancy. If you notice that you are snoring and that you feel more tired than usual when you wake up, you may be suffering from sleep disordered breathing….