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2. Sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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   An in-lab sleep study overnight is the preferred method for diagnosing sleep apnea. In the case of OSA, the outcome that determines disease severity and guides the treatment plan is the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). [15]

3. Polysomnography - Wikipedia

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   Polysomnography (PSG) is a multi-parameter type of sleep study and a diagnostic tool in sleep medicine.The test result is called a polysomnogram, also abbreviated PSG.The name is derived from Greek and Latin roots: the Greek πολύς (polus for "many, much", indicating many channels), the Latin somnus ("sleep"), and the Greek γράφειν (graphein, "to write").

4. Obstructive sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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   Obstructive sleep apnea ( OSA) is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder and is characterized by recurrent episodes of complete or partial obstruction of the upper airway leading to reduced or absent breathing during sleep. These episodes are termed "apneas" with complete or near-complete cessation of breathing, or "hypopneas" when ...

5. Why You Sweat So Much at Night—And What to Do About It - AOL

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   Findings from an Icelandic study of people with sleep apnea have found that people with the condition experience night sweats at a rate three times higher than the general population ...

6. Respiratory disturbance index - Wikipedia

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   Respiratory disturbance index. The respiratory disturbance index ( RDI )—or respiratory distress Index —is a formula used in reporting polysomnography (sleep study) findings. Like the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), it reports on respiratory distress events during sleep, but unlike the AHI, it also includes respiratory-effort related arousals ...

7. Paid Sleep Studies: How Much Can You Make? - AOL

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   The study is enrolling healthy volunteers, ages 18 to 30, and pays up to $2,500. A study on circadian rhythms that requires four screening visits, a regular sleep schedule for two to four weeks ...