Overnight Sleep Study

By Jackie English

1 min read

When it comes to sleeping, those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often have trouble getting a good night's rest. People who have COPD have an increased risk of developing sleep disorders, including insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and restless legs syndrome (RLS).¹

The percentage of people with COPD who have sleep difficulties ranges from 34% to 78%, so having a sleep study with COPD isn't an uncommon occurrence.¹

Jackie brings us along with her as she gets ready for her sleep study, and she describes her experience.

Do you have a sleep study experience that you would like to share? Please let us know in the comments.

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Alwaystomorrow Member
Is there a tv or anything in the room? The say not to, but I ALWAYS fall asleep to the TV. Never a quiet room. Just wondering.
Jackie English Moderator & Contributor
<inline-mention username="Alwaystomorrow" user-id="4315648"/> Yes they do. They also had a fan and a noise machine. It was almost better than a hotel room. Best, Jackie (Author/Moderator) 
1. Alwaystomorrow Member
 <inline-mention username="Jackie English" user-id="2415342"/> ahhhhh, good to know. I may mention having one when I see my Pulmonologist later this month. Thank you for sharing your experience. Please let us know the results?
2. Jackie English Moderator & Contributor
 <inline-mention username="Alwaystomorrow" user-id="4315648"/> that would be a good idea. Let us know if you have it done and how it goes if so. My results were to keep doing what I already was which was wearing the cpap with my 4 liters of oxygen bled into it. - Jackie (Author/Moderator)
Melissa.Arnold Community Admin
Hi, Jackie! A SleepNumber bed -- so fancy. 😀 I hope you got some good rest the night of your study and it gave you a clear path forward. My husband had an overnight sleep study done several years ago. We were newlyweds, and I noticed he would stop breathing. Needless to say, I got tired of sleeping with one eye open and asked him to have the study done -- sleep apnea, just like his dad. He is doing much better now thanks to a CPAP and significant weight loss. In fact, he is supposed to have a sleep study done here at home at some point to see if his needs have changed. So grateful we have access to this technology. Thanks for giving us a peek into your experience. -Melissa, <a href='http://copd.net' target='_blank'>copd.net</a> team
1. Jackie English Moderator & Contributor
 Hi <inline-mention username="Melissa.Arnold" user-id="4698523"/>! Thank you for sharing your experience with your husband. Hopefully, you'll find out good news with the home sleep study and he won't need any additional pressure added and that everything is going well. Best, Jackie (Moderator)

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