Sleep Study Sydney

Sleep Clinic

Woolcock sleep specialists organise sleep tests on patients to better understand what is happening when they sleep. These tests measure sleep patterns and monitor breathing, heart rate and other body functions usually through polysomnography, the gold standard sleep study for diagnosing sleep disorders.

WHY GET TESTED?

These tests ensure that your sleep problem is quickly sorted out. A sleep specialist will use the results to diagnose your sleep issue, and get you onto treatment to boost your quality of life. Living with a sleep disorder increases your risk of developing cardiovascular complications including high blood pressure, heart attacks, stroke and diabetes, and can also affect your mood, productivity, and how clearly you think during the day.

Get Involved

Step 1: Book in

A GP referral is required to book a sleep study or sleep specialist consultation.

Step 2: Get prepared

The cost of the sleep study will be discussed with you upon booking. There are several options regarding payment available. Partial reimbursement may be available from Medicare and/or your private health fund if you have suitable cover.

Pack an overnight bag and have an early dinner before you come in for your sleep study. The sleep technicians require you to have clean hair and wear no nail polish, but no other special preparation is required unless instructed by your physician.

Step 3: Your sleep study night 

During the evening, a sleep technician will place sensors on your head and body to monitor you both before bed and during the night.

You’ll be woken about 6am so the sleep technician can remove the sensors. You’re free to shower and leave the Clinic by 7am.

Step 4: Getting results

Results are extensively analysed and a detailed report is provided to your sleep specialist and sent to your GP. Your sleep specialist will discuss the results with you at your next appointment.

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HOME-BASED SLEEP STUDIES

The Woolcock Clinic offers home-based sleep studies as an alternative to in-lab testing for suitable patients. This can be a better option for people who have difficulty sleeping in a different environment.

People undertaking a home-based study visit the Clinic in the evening before the study, where a sleep technician attaches sensors and explains how to operate the recording device. The person then travels home to sleep, and then returns the device and completed questionnaire the next morning.

Most sleep complaints can be adequately investigated by a home-based sleep study, discuss with your specialist to decide the most appropriate study for you.

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Find out more

• Sleep Services at the Woolcock Clinic
• Sleep Health in Adults & Older People
• Learn more about our Sleep Specialists

How do I organise a sleep study?

WHAT TO EXPECT DURING A Diagnostic Sleep Study

WHAT TO EXPECT DURING A DAYTIME (MWT/MSLT) SLEEP STUDY