{"id":577,"date":"2016-09-29T19:49:41","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T19:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.besthealthsciencedegree.com\/?page_id=577"},"modified":"2016-09-29T19:50:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T19:50:21","slug":"what-is-polysomnography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.besthealthsciencedegree.com\/faq\/what-is-polysomnography\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Polysomnography?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sufficient, restful sleep is essential to so many of life\u2019s functions, which is why polysomnography is a beneficial diagnostic tool for physicians. Also called a sleep study, this test is multi-faceted, recording many vital functions and aspects of our sleep experience. While it may be a mouthful to say, this collective of observational testing is essential to assess the factors interrupting sound, healthy sleep. In the article below, we\u2019ll investigate what the test involves, where and by whom it is normally performed, and its ultimate purpose in our unconscious lives.<\/p>\n
The short-term consequences<\/a> of chronic insomnia, whether situational or due to an underlying sleep disorder, run the gamut from concentration deficits to general fatigue and a lowered immunity to pathogens common is close-knit social groups. While these are unpleasant enough, and can cause detrimental accidents, mistakes in routine tasks or chronic colds and other immune system upsets, they do not approach the serious consequences of long-term sleep deprivation on the human body.<\/p>\n