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Sleep Medicine / St. Mary's Sleep Center
The St. Mary's Sleep Center, in partnership
with Dean Health System, is conveniently located at:
2844 Index Road
Fitchburg, WI 53711
Phone: (608) 229-7979
NOTE: Dean's Sleep Medicine services in Madison has moved to this location as of June 16, 2006.
The Sleep Center offers:
- Centralized Sleep Medicine services – diagnosis, treatment, patient education, and clinical follow-up of sleep disorders in a single location.
- Dean Sleep Medicine specialists based at the Sleep Center.
- 12 sleep study rooms – private suites with attached bathroom – designed with patients' comfort and privacy in mind.
- State-of-the-art sleep lab and diagnostic equipment for non-invasive and accurate sleep testing.
- Flexible sleep study scheduling, including weekends.
- Easy accessibility, just off Madison's South Beltline Highway (Hwy 12, 14, 18, 151), close to the intersection of Fish Hatchery Road and Greenway Cross.
- Experienced staff committed to the most comprehensive and personalized care possible.
YOUR SLEEP STUDY
The Sleep Studies
How To Prepare
What You'll Need
The Sleep Studies
To complete your sleep disorder diagnosis,
you will undergo one of two types of sleep studies:
• Night-Time Polysomnogram (NPSG), or
• Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT).
The
names of these studies may sound intimidating, 
but actually, both are simple
and painless observations of your sleep patterns.
Night-Time Polysomnogram (NPSG)
The NPSG helps determine your body's activity while you sleep during the night.
Your brainwave pattern, muscle tension levels, eye movements, body movements,
heart rate and the amount of air you breathe will be recorded and evaluated
by our staff. Typically, this study begins at 9:00 p.m. and ends at approximately
7:30 a.m.
Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)
The
MSLT measures how sleepy you are during the day. During five
20-minute daytime nap periods, your brainwave pattern, muscle
tension levels, eye movements and heart rate are recorded and
evaluated. Typically the first nap begins at 9:00 a.m. and
the last nap ends at 5:30 p.m. You will nap at approximately
2-hour intervals.
For both of these studies, recording devices (sensors) will be placed on your head, chest and legs. Using computerized equipment, a highly trained sleep technologist will then observe your sleep patterns from a separate control room as you sleep uninterrupted.
NOTE: If you normally work the night shift and sleep days, we can schedule your study during your usual sleep time.
How To Prepare
Before you come to the Center, we recommend you prepare yourself by following the suggestions given below. These guidelines will help you sleep during the study.
- Avoid naps.
- Get plenty of exercise during the day, but not within two to three hours of your appointment.
- Relax as much as possible before your visit.
- Avoid caffeinated beverages such as coffee, tea and cola, eight hours before your appointment.
- Limit your fluid intake to 16 ounces (2 cups) within three hours of your appointment.
- Please shower/bathe and shampoo on the day of your appointment. Hair should be free of hairspray, mousse, gels, etc.
- Please avoid wearing nightwear of nylon or slippery synthetic material.
What You'll Need
When you come to the Sleep Center, feel free
to bring with you anything that you may want or need during your
stay. Items may include nightclothes, toiletry articles, medications,
a bedtime snack, reading materials or even a teddy bear! If you
like to sleep in your underwear, bring a T-shirt to wear as well.
Clean bed linens and pillows are provided, but we encourage you to bring your own pillow; it will help you sleep.
Please bring necessary insurance information, such as ID card. We strongly encourage you to contact your insurance company as soon as possible to make sure you are covered or pre-approval is met. If you have questions regarding insurance coverage, please contact your insurance company.
If you are having a daytime nap study (MSLT), you may use the telephone during your wake-time breaks. Please, no social calls during the night-time study.
If you have any questions, feel free to call the Sleep Center at (608) 229-7979.
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