How is a Sleep Disorder diagnosed?
At the Sparrow Sleep Center sleep testing is scheduled during regular sleep hours, either night or day depending on an individual’s schedule. The sleep testing is performed in a comfortable, home-like environment by specially trained technologists. The rooms are private, equipped with full sized beds, cable TV and VCRs, a private bathroom and shower facilities. A sleep technologist places small sensors on various parts of the body for documentation of brain waves and muscle activity during sleep. The sensors allow the technologist to monitor the patient’s sleep from another room. The patient will be required to be at the sleep center for a minimum of seven hours. The Sparrow Sleep Center has been an accredited sleep disorder center since 1995. The American Association of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is a professional association whose goal is to set high standards and ensure quality patient care in the field of sleep disorders medicine. By attaining accreditation, the Sparrow Sleep Center has
