What to expect from a home sleep apnea test

How the test works

A home sleep apnea test starts with a short visit to our Buckhead office, where you collect a small device and are shown how to wear it. That night, you wear it in your own bed while it records airflow, blood oxygen levels, breathing effort and body position.

You return the device the next day. There’s no overnight lab stay, no technician in the room, and no wires running to a wall.

Is it as accurate as a lab study?

For patients with a high likelihood of moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea and no other suspected sleep disorder, a home test is accurate enough to diagnose the condition and start treatment. An in-lab study is still the better choice when another sleep disorder is suspected, when heart or lung disease complicates the picture, or when a home test is negative but symptoms continue.

After the test

A board-certified pulmonologist scores the recording, including your AHI, the number of breathing interruptions per hour, and reviews the results with you. If you have sleep apnea, you’ll build a treatment plan together, whether that’s CPAP or one of the alternatives.