Sleep Studies: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Factors that can interfere with your test or the accuracy of the results include the following:
- You use caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, or sedatives.
- There are changes in your normal activities on the day of the sleep study.
- The electrodes come off during sleep.
- Sleep lab noises keep you awake or keep you from sleeping normally during the sleep study.
| Last updated: | July 13, 2007 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Jan Ulfberg, MD, PhD - Sleep Disorders |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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