Sleep Laboratory Instructions

• Come prepared as if you are spending the night in a hotel or motel.
• If at all possible, shampoo your hair on the day of your scheduled sleep study.
• If you are scheduled for a night study, have dinner before reporting to the sleep laboratory.
• Pajamas or shorts can be worn by men during the study. Women can wear pajamas or a nightgown. Please leave valuables and personal items at home. You may bring your pillow.
• Where to report: The easiest access is through the rear entrance at the back of the hospital. You will go around the hospital and Emergency Dept., around the Medical Education Building and into the parking lot for Desk R and the Dialysis Center. After entering the automatic doors at Desk R, take the elevators to the fourth floor and follow the signs to the sleep lab.
• Bring any medications that you take at bedtime or in the morning.
• If you are a diabetic on insulin, bring the insulin and syringes, and a snack in case of a hypoglycemic episode.
• If you cannot find the sleep lab , call extension 4-4189 from any wall phone or dial 254-724-4189 from an outside line.