A sleep study you take at home
A home sleep apnea test is a small recorder worn overnight in your own bed. It is appropriate for some adults, not all, and that decision is made after a clinical evaluation — not from this page.
What a home test records
A technically adequate home sleep apnea test records breathing and oxygen overnight. The 2017 AASM diagnostic testing guideline describes two adequate approaches: nasal pressure with effort belts and oximetry, or peripheral arterial tonometry with oximetry and actigraphy. Which device you are given is decided at the visit.
Who it is for
A home test may be used for uncomplicated adults whose signs and symptoms indicate an increased risk of moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea. It is not a walk-in product and it is not a substitute for an in-lab study when the guideline says the lab is required — including significant heart or lung disease, neuromuscular weakness, suspected hypoventilation, chronic opioid use, a history of stroke, or severe insomnia.
A negative or technically inadequate home test in someone who still has symptoms is a reason to go to the lab, not a reason to stop. Read the full sleep testing page for how that choice is made.
Request a home sleep study
Leave a name, phone and email. Someone from the office will call to confirm whether a home test is appropriate and to arrange it. Do not describe symptoms in this form. Or ring (614) 898-9340.
Sources
- Kapur VK et al. Clinical practice guideline for diagnostic testing for adult obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med 2017;13(3):479–504. https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/10.5664/jcsm.6506